{"id":772,"date":"2015-03-19T15:32:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:07:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:07:59","slug":"psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology BA\/BS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #005947\">Psychology online &#8211; Bemidji State does it best!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The BSU Department of Psychology is\u00a0excited to offer\u00a0this program, which affords\u00a0great\u00a0flexibility to working or off-campus students. You may choose to earn either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. There are no differences in the course requirements, and in general, the two degrees are equally respected by employers and graduate schools.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #92001d\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Online courses in the Psychology program are very popular, and have limited capacity. Classes are available every semester, including summer, so plan accordingly if you had expected to complete the degree on a full-time schedule. If all PSY courses are full, consider completing your liberal education requirements in the meantime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your liberal education and elective degree requirements are complete, consider double-majoring with another online program. We suggest Sociology, Criminal Justice, Marketing Communication, Business Administration, Applied Management, or Nursing (RN-to-BS). In addition, plan to continue your psychology studies in graduate school, to improve your odds of landing a great job as a professional.<\/p>\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;background-color: #f3f9f3;padding: 10px\">\n<h3>Program Highlights<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 63%;margin-left: 2%\">\n<h5><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>All admitted, degree-seeking students are eligible for this program. Consider completing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mntransfer.org\/students\/plan\/s_mntc.php\">Minnesota transfer curriculum<\/a>\u00a0first, to simplify the completion of your major and degree requirements from BSU.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Psychology BS\/BA major requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>49 major credits &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/ba__psy\">view\u00a0catalog for required\u00a0courses<\/a>. 120 credits are required to complete a BA or BS degree.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Delivery options<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Psychology major is available\u00a0completely\u00a0online and also on-campus.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right;border-left: 1px solid #ccc;padding: 0 2%;text-align: right\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/online-distance\/apply\/\">APPLY NOW<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/psychology\/\">MORE INFORMATION<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/contact\/\">CONTACT\u00a0US<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychology online &#8211; Bemidji State does it best! 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