Preparation for Graduate Studies

If you’re considering an advanced degree in psychology in the future, begin preparing now through the Preparation for Graduate Studies concentration. Expand your knowledge across all major areas from human development to professional ethics. Learn to conduct research, analyze data, and present your findings. Increase your understanding of what influences social behavior as you develop the quantitative and qualitative analytical skills needed for graduate study.

Completion Requirements

  • 181 total credit hours
    • Foundation course (1 cr.)
    • General education courses (45 cr.)
    • Core courses (35 cr.)
    • Concentration courses (25 cr.)
    • Psychology elective courses (10 cr.)
    • Elective courses (65 cr.)

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

Students may be eligible to transfer up to 135 credits with at least 45 credits (including specific courses) completed at Walden.

Foundation Course

Course Code Course Title Credits
WLDN 1000 Dynamics of Walden Success: Learning Lab 1

Core Courses

These courses may be taken while you are taking general education courses as long as prerequisites are complete.

Course Code Course Title Credits
PSYC 1002  Psychology as a Natural Science 5
PSYC 1003  Psychology as a Social Science 5
PSYC 2001  Cross-Cultural Psychology  5
PSYC 2009  Theories of Personality 5
PSYC 3002  Data Analysis and Presentation 5
PSYC 3003  Methods in Psychological Inquiry  5
PSYC 4010  Capstone: Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology 5

Concentration Courses

Course Code Course Title Credits
PSYC 2002  Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence 5
PSYC 2003  Human Development: Adulthood 5
PSYC 2005  Social Influences on Behavior 5
PSYC 4002  Brain and Behavior 5
PSYC 4007  Judgment, Choice, and Decision Making 5

Elective Courses

Choose two of the four courses listed below or any two 3000-level or 4000-level courses from the other B.S. in Psychology concentrations.

Course Code Course Title Credits
PSYC 3005  Racial and Ethnic Identities 5
PSYC 3006  Psychology of Gender 5
PSYC 3007  Influence and Persuasion 5
PSYC 4006  Global Perspectives in Psychology 5

Elective Courses

In addition to the psychology elective courses shown above, you will take 13 elective courses (65 credits) from the remaining B.S. in Psychology courses or from general education, B.S. in Business Administration, B.S. in Computer Information Systems, or B.S. in Child Development courses.

Course Descriptions

For assistance in deciding which online degree concentration fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.

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When Can I Start?

Next Start Date: March 5 

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