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
  • General education courses (45 cr.)
  • Core courses (31 cr.)
  • Concentration courses (25 cr.)
  • Psychology elective courses (10 cr.)
  • Elective courses (70 cr.)

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your 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.

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
COMM 1000	Communication Skills For Career Development	1
PSYC 1002	Psychology as a Natural Science	5
PSYC 1003	Psychology as a Social Science	5
PSYC 2001	Cross-Cultural Psychology	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

Psychology 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 Psychology elective courses you will take 14 elective courses (70 credits) from the remaining B.S. in Psychology courses or from general education, B.S. Business Administration, B.S. in Computer Information Systems or B.S. in Child Development courses.

Course Descriptions