Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Explore a Psychology degree at Seattle University, offering BA, BS, and Minor degrees. Enroll today and gain valuable skills for a variety of career paths. Seattle University’s Psychology Department engages students in the study of the many aspects of psychological life-individual, bodily, interpersonal, ethical, social, and cultural-using reflective and empirical methods. The specific and unique role of the department is to provide knowledge of psychology as a human science and as a natural science, founded both on solid philosophical reflection and scientific rigor. The BA program is a more flexible degree with a humanities-rather than research-focus. It teaches you critical thinking skills and scientific perspective to address mental and behavioral conditions. It also gives you more flexibility to make it possible for you to pursue other areas of study, while still preparing you to work in a psychology-adjacent career. Typically, interns are juniors or seniors. Practicum combines on-site training with coursework. Undergraduates are not qualified to get clinical experience, but interns work in labs studying such things as trauma, autism, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse (again, among many others).

Applications are reviewed holistically to consider many factors. For specific program requirements, please review the program’s admissions requirements. Competitive applicants typically have the equivalent of a 3.0 grade-point average or higher on a U.S.-based 4.0 scale. Applicants should provide copies of transcripts/grade reports for the equivalent of US grades 9-11, and grade 12 if it has been completed. We recognize that grade 9 is considered middle school/lower secondary in many countries; however, we still would like to see transcripts for at least 3 years of coursework.