Tri-State University’s Psychology major is one of the newer majors on the SPS campuses, offering a solid education in this behavioral science through diverse course offerings, covering forensic psychology, abnormal psychology, psychology of addiction, counseling, personality, human sexuality, and marriage and family.

The psychology major prepares the student for employment in a wide variety of community settings or for graduate studies degree. Many students combine psychology by double majoring in Criminal Justice.

The following courses are required in Psychology major:
PSY 113 Principles of Psychology
PSY 303 Research Methods in Psychology

Choose two:

PSY 323 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 403 Human Sexuality
PSY 413 The Psychology of Addiction
PSY 423 Counseling Theories and Practices

Choose two:

PSY 333 Psychology of Personality
PSY 343 Social Psychology
PSY 373 Political Psychology
PSY 313 Topics in Psychology

Choose one:

PSY 353 Child and Adolescent Psychology
SOC 323 The Family

Eighteen (18) hours of 300 or 400 level psychology or sociology electives