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2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog > The College of Education and Human Services > Behavioral Sciences Department

Behavioral Sciences Department

Chairperson: Carla Edwards

Faculty: Jerrold Barnett, Sarah Creason, Elizabeth Dimmitt, Don Ehlers, Alisha Francis, Rebecca Hendrix, Shelly Hiatt, Lauren Leach-Steffens, Roger Neustadter, Jennifer Pratt-Hyatt, Kyoung-Ho Shin, Linda Sterling, Michele Veasey, Ryan Wessell

Mission

The Department of Behavioral Sciences focuses on Student Success in Career, Academics and Personal Development.

Vision

We will facilitate comprehensive professional student-centered and challenging learning within the university environment.

Values

The Department of Behavioral Sciences values:

• Critical thinking and scientific mentality
• Professionalism and professional ethics
• Student organizations and student research
• Personal responsibility
• Collegiality and professional networks

Degree Programs

Majors develop research and writing skills, problem solving and higher-order thinking ability related to analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating information. Majors find jobs in administrative support, public affairs, education, business, sales, helping professions, service industries, health, the biological sciences and computer programming. Many work as employment counselors, corrections counselor trainees, interviewers, personnel analysts, probation officers and writers.

Advanced Standing Requirement

For all undergraduate psychology degree programs (excludes child and family studies majors):

1. Completion of all Directed General Education Courses with a minimum GPA of 2.00;
2. Completion of PSYC 08103 General Psychology, and at least one, but not more than two, other psychology courses; and
3. A 2.00 GPA for any psychology courses taken prior to declaring the major.

Exit Requirement

All graduating seniors with the exception of biology/psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, and child and family studies majors must take the ACAT subject matter test and provide the department with test results prior to graduation approval.