Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Humboldt State University (California State University, CSU)

The Department of Psychology offers an undergraduate major leading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, a minor program, course options for General Education requirements and electives, service courses for other majors, and three graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree.The B.A. degree in psychology is an excellent background for graduate school and many careers. Our students have been accepted into prestigious, nationally recognized Ph.D. programs and many have gone on to master’s degree programs. The psychology major provides the basis for a career as a psychologist or mental health worker. Typically, those professions require a Ph.D. or M.A. degree. Also, medical personnel, executives, lawyers, and business professionals often earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology before they obtained advanced degrees. Psychology graduates leave Humboldt with a number of highly marketable skills such as the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data, write reports, exhibit interpersonal skills, and communicate effectively. An undergraduate degree is also helpful in many health and mental health positions, and for careers in areas such as college admissions, human resources, management training, survey research, customer relations, and more.

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