Get a head start on your master’s degree while earning your bachelor’s degree. Students who choose Alverno’s undergraduate psychology pre-counseling major will be able to start their graduate credits during their senior year. Once you earn your bachelor’s degree after four years of study, you will spend another 18 months to complete your graduate degree and then become eligible to sit for the professional counselor licensing exam. You’ll experience our undergraduate focus on the scientific study of normal and abnormal human behavior across the diverse subdisciplines of psychology, including developmental, cognitive, physiological, social, and cultural psychology. As you complete your advanced undergraduate work, you’ll begin your training in counseling psychology, engaging with issues of healing and social justice. The courses you take will prepare you to be a skilled counselor, and you will learn how to address the important social issues that affect our communities daily.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSC-255 | Behavioral Science Research Methods | 4 |
| BSC-256 | Probability & Statistics | 4 |
| SC-118 & 118L | Human Biology and Human Biology Lab | 4 |
| PSY-110 | Life Span Development | 4 |
| PSY-250 | Abnormal Psychology | 4 |
| PSY-301 | Analytic Reading in Psychology | 4 |
| PSY-302 | Classic & Contemporary Psychology Theory | 4 |
| PSY-350 | Experimental Psychology | 4 |
| PSY-399 | Formal Introduction to Advanced Work | 0 |
| PSY-491 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| PSY Elective | Psychology (PSY) Electives | 8 |
| PPC-500 | Foundations/Comm Psychology & Counseling | 4 |
| PPC-511 | Human Development in Community Contexts | 4 |
| PPC-520 | Helping Rel: Prevention, Intervnt & Syst | 4 |
| PPC-525 | Clin Mntl Hlth Cnsl: Diagnosis& Treatmnt | 4 |
| PPC-527 | Culturally Engaged Counseling | 4 |
| PPC-540 | Trauma Counseling | 4 |
| INTERN-383 | Internship Seminar | 2 |
| Total Credits | 68 | |