Be equipped to bring Christ’s love into churches, businesses, schools, and wherever it is needed.
Gain interpersonal, analytical, and critical thinking skills from a Christian worldview. Criswell skills—listening, understanding yourself and others, serving—are life skills that can provide a foundation for a variety of careers. We use our location in Dallas to connect you with the experiences that strengthen and hone those skills. Once equipped, you can apply the knowledge in psychology you have gained (knowledge in behavior, emotion, cultural diversity, family dynamics, learning, and research) to better serve others by understanding the way they think and believe.
PROGRAM COURSE INFORMATION
COM 101 Rhetoric and Writing I
COM 102 Rhetoric and Writing II
COM 201 Intercultural Communication
CRIS 100 The Roots of a Christian Scholar
CRIS 201 Global Learning and Service
CRIS 202 Global Learning and Service Lab (non-credit)
CRIS 203 Local Learning and Service
MTH 101 College Algebra*
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
STA 201 Introduction to Statistics
100-200 Humanities/Fine Arts**
100-200 Humanities/Fine Arts**
100-200 Social/Behavioral Science**
100-400 Open Elective
100-400 Open Elective
*If a student demonstrates mastery of College Algebra in high school or through a standardized exam, Introduction to Statistics can be taken instead.
**Courses offered at Criswell College that will satisfy these requirements will be marked in the Academic Catalog course descriptions.
BIB 105 Hermeneutics
CRIS 300 Baptist Faith and Witness
NTS 101 New Testament Survey I
NTS 201 New Testament Survey II
OTS 101 Old Testament Survey I
OTS 201 Old Testament Survey II
PSY 410 Integration of Theology and Psychology
THS 201 Church History
THS 203 Systematic Theology I
THS 204 Systematic Theology II
300 Bible/Theology Elective
PSY 102 Dynamics of Marriage and Family
PSY 202 Multicultural Perspectives
PSY 203 Introduction to Counseling
PSY 205 History of Psychology
PSY 210 Theories of Personality
PSY 260 Conflict Management
PSY 302 Psychology of Learning
PSY 305 Introduction to Neuroscience
PSY 315 Experimental Psychology
PSY 320 Social Psychology
PSY 330 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 340 Developmental Psychology
PSY 401 Social Behavioral Research
PSY 402 Community Mental Health
PSY 407 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Criswell College and the psychology program have changed my life. They have given me the tools to think critically about what I am learning in an atmosphere of love, respect, and acceptance. The psychology program at Criswell College has given me a deeper appreciation of God and my personal journey of faith.
CAREERS
Students who graduate with a B.A. in Psychology are ready to:
- Serve on a church staff
- Work in a school or businesses
- Become a missionary
- Pursue graduate studies and a career as a mental health worker
- Lead in a Christian ministry
- Work as a victim or veteran advocate
- Work in a community service organization
- Serve as a human resource or relations director
From 2018-2021, 80% of those graduating with a B.A. in Psychology are employed or continuing their education.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Steve Hunter
Professor of Psychology & Counseling; Hope for the Heart Chair of Biblical Counseling; Program Director of B.A. in Psychology and M.A. in Counseling
B.A. in Psychology
How can the study of neuroscience enhance your worship? Find out from Dr. Hunter.
