Faculty
Luke Tse
, Chair; Associate Professor of Psychology. Education:
B.A., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1991; M.Div., New
Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1995; Ph.D., New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000. Licensed Professional
Counselor (LPC); Licensed Independent Marriage and Family
Therapist (LIMFT); National Certified Counselor (NCC). At
Cedarville since 2001.
Milton Becknell
, Professor of Psychology. Education: B.A.,
University of North Texas, 1973; B.S.N., Texas Christian University,
1977; M.S.N., University of Texas at Austin, 1980; Ph.D., University
of Southern Mississippi, 1989. Diplomate, American Board of
Professional Psychology in Clinical Health Psychology (ABPP);
Registered Nurse (TX); Licensed Psychologist (OH). At Cedarville
since 2004.
Amanda Burger
, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Education:
B.A., Cedarville University, 2004; Ph.D., Wayne State University,
2010; Licensed Psychologist (OH). At Cedarville since 2008.
Charles Dolph
, Senior Professor of Psychology. Education: B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1974; M.Ed., Georgia State University, 1982;
Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1982. Licensed Psychologist
(OH). At Cedarville since 1979.
Michael Firmin
, Professor of Psychology. Education: B.A.,
Calvary Bible College, 1983; M.A., Calvary Theological Seminary,
1985; M.S. and Ph.D., Bob Jones University, 1987, 1988; M.A.,
Marywood University, 1992; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2000.
National Certified Counselor (NCC); Licensed Psychologist (OH).
At Cedarville since 1998.
Chi-en Hwang
, Senior Professor of Psychology. Education: B.S.,
National Taiwan University, 1977; M.A., University of Iowa, 1980;
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1986. At Cedarville since 1991.
Ruth Markham
, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Education:
B.A., Grace College, 1979; M.A., Ball State University, 1981;
Ed.S., Ball State University, 1982; Ed.D., Ball State University,
1987; Certified School Psychologist (OH). At Cedarville since 2011.
Di Wu,
Assistant Professor of Psychology. Education: B.S., Beijing
Normal University, 1999; M.Ed., Beijing Normal University, 2002;
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004; M.A.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005; Ph.D., University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010. At Cedarville since 2011.
Emeriti
Robert Abbas
, Professor Emeritus of Psychology. Education:
B.M., Northwestern College, 1959; B.A., Wartburg College, 1962;
M.A., University of Northern Colorado, 1965; Ph.D., University
of Missouri at Columbia, 1972. Licensed Psychologist (OH). At
Cedarville since 1971.
Stanley Ballard
, Professor Emeritus of Psychology. Education:
Graduate, Moody Bible Institute, 1954; Th.B., Baptist Bible
College, 1956; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1964; M.S.,
North Texas State University, 1965; Ph.D., North Texas State
University, 1971. At Cedarville from 1965–2001.
Psychology
The
psychology major
provides students with general
exposure to the field of psychology in preparation for graduate
study in psychology and related fields or a number of other human
service positions.
Course requirements involve 42 semester credits of psychology
core courses and an additional 12 semester hour track:
Psychology Core Courses.........................................................42
Professional Issues Block...................................................... 3
*Capstone Course
Select one of the following tracks............................................12
Comprehensive Counseling Track................................... 12
Health Psychology and Addictions Track........................ 12
Cognitive Neuroscience Track.......................................... 12
Child and Family Track...................................................... 12
Research Track................................................................... 12
Cross-Cultural Psychology Track..................................... 12
**Study abroad credits...................................................6
**Students must complete the required internship at an international site. It is
strongly recommended that students also minor in one of the language studies.
Psychology Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
Other General Education Requirements................................45–53
Psychology Major Requirements..................................................54
Electives.................................................................................21–29
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
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2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Department of Psychology
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