Bachelor of Science 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 BS degree program includes more courses related to quantitative research and statistics. It teaches you to use science to address real-world problems and can be the foundation of many careers. The psychology degree gives training in communication and critical thinking with scientific methodology. You’ll also learn laws of behavior, principles and basic theories of human interaction between individuals and social groups. 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.