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Mission Statement

The Cedarville University Department of Psychology seeks to:

• Develop understanding of biblical content that has

psychological impact and to investigate all psychological

concepts in the light of scriptural truth.

• Provide an analysis of the person from physical, emotional,

rational, and spiritual levels.

• Aid students in their personal adjustment to everyday life

through an understanding of human behavior.

• Prepare students for graduate study in psychology and related

areas.

• Train students desiring to use counseling in vocational

ministry and in biblical counseling contexts.

• Introduce students to the work world through internships,

Christian ministries, guest lecturers, and advisement.

• Provide courses in psychology necessary for teacher

certification.

Personal Requirements

Some students who pursue a major in psychology are interested

in providing human services to populations with special needs.

Other psychology majors choose to focus on graduate school

preparation, including research interests.

Department Requirements

All psychology majors must obtain a cumulative 2.0 GPA or

higher in their major for graduation.

Programs of Study

The Department of Psychology offers a Bachelor of Arts degree

with a major or a minor in psychology. For those majoring in

psychology, each student chooses at least one track of study from

the following:

• Child and Family

• Comprehensive Counseling

• Cognitive Neuroscience

• Cross-Cultural Psychology

• Health Psychology and Addictions

• Research

The psychology program is particularly useful to students who

wish to earn a minor field of study at Cedarville, earn a double

major, or take a sequence of courses in preparation for graduate

school.

Cocurricular Opportunities

Psychology majors have the opportunity to present their

scholarly work and papers at various academic and professional

venues. For example, students have presented at the Ohio

Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Ohio

Psychological Association Annual Conference, Christian

Association for Psychological Studies International Conference,

and Association for Psychological Science Annual Conference.

Students can join the academic organization Psi Kappa

Theta (PKT), whose mission is to build unity in the psychology

department and connect students to each other and their

professors. They host educational and social events for students

interested in psychology.

Technical Resources

Psychology students are able to conduct researches and

data analyses using, for example, the Statistical Package for the

Social Sciences (SPSS), biofeedback instruments and programs,

psychological assessment inventories, and to engage in real or

stimulated experiments and projects to enhance learning.

Career Opportunities

The Cedarville University Department of Psychology has a

strong track record in seeing alumni placed in quality graduate

psychology and counseling programs. In addition, graduates of

the psychology major find ready placements in human service

agencies after graduation. Careers pursued by psychology majors

include:

• Author

• Health psychologist in

• Behavior specialist

a hospital

M/R populations

• High school psychology

• Chaplain

teacher

• Child therapist

• Industrial psychologist

• College counselor

• Marriage and family

• College professor

therapist

• Correctional institution

• Missions agency

counselor

counselor

• Counselor in local church

• Private practice

• Crisis pregnancy center

• Psychologist (clinical)

director

• School psychologist

• Dean of men/women

• Social agency counselor

• Forensic psychologist

• State hospital counselor

• Geriatric center counselor

• Substance abuse

• Guidance counselor

counselor

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Department of Psychology

Mission Statement