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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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