Navigate the infinite inner workings of the human mind with an online Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University. When you earn a psychology degree online, you're able to immerse yourself in cutting-edge theories, using case studies and experiential learning, to develop a skill set that translates to any field where understanding human behavior is important. This program prepares you for a career in psychology by helping you build skills in scientific inquiry while developing the ability to interpret, communicate and apply data. You'll have the opportunity to strengthen your communication and critical thinking skills, along with your respect for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Across our 6 (8-week) terms, you'll lay the groundwork for diverse career paths such as human resources specialist, market researcher, or management analyst. At SNHU, an online psychology degree is affordable, accredited, and designed to take you where you want to go in your career and in your life.

Learn how to:

- Gather, organize and analyze data

- Evaluate research methods

- Develop detailed reviews and presentations

- Present informed conclusions

- Address ethical issues in the field

This program includes a 12-credit embedded certificate in Data Literacy in Psychology, which helps you develop the knowledge and skills you need to synthesize data and theory and communicate findings to academic and professional audiences. Additionally, this program offers 39 free electives, making it extremely transfer-friendly. You'll have the chance to use what you're learning in your class throughout your psychology degree online program and before you graduate. Take advantage of experiential learning and internship opportunities, both of which can help you better define your career path and fill your resume with work to show future employers.

Our online degree in psychology allows you to focus on a general track or gain a competitive edge with one of several career-focused concentrations. Plus, with 39 free electives, it's an extremely transfer-friendly program. In addition, the embedded certificate in Data Literacy in Psychology, provided to all eligible students in the program, helps you develop the knowledge and skills needed to synthesize data and communicate your findings. Designed to prepare you for success in a diverse, global society, our online psychology degree courses give you exposure to a variety of paths you can pursue in the workforce.

This program offers significant research skills and a cohesive course experience leading up to the capstone. You'll also create a portfolio of work throughout the program, which will be embedded in each course, building to the culminating experience in PSY-491 Psychology and Social Change. Not only are the courses designed to prepare you for that final culminating experience, but each course is further broken down to help you stay on track week by week.

"The format of the courses was easy to follow and proved to maximize my learning in each and every course I took here, " said Nicole McCormick, a student in the psychology program. "My favorite part about the format is that it helped me learn the importance of time management. Working on the final project throughout the term in separate milestones made it nearly impossible to procrastinate on the final project."

Taking a capstone course helped Karinne Colón '20 solidify her plans for the future would be. "The capstone class had us all research all the possibilities for careers related to psychology," she said. "It provided me with a better understanding of the field of public health. I realized that my love of research, within the field of public health, could help me to be an instrument of change to improve health. That research could potentially guide the policies and practices that could impact inequity within healthcare. This class helped me to fine-tune the way I wanted to make my mark through a future degree. It pushed me to find my niche in research." Colón is now pursuing her master's in public health at SNHU.

Aligned with the latest American Psychological Association Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major, this program focuses on five themes woven throughout the courses:

- Self-care

- Social justice

- Emotional intelligence

- Ethics

- Career connections

Your online bachelor's degree in psychology can help you build a solid liberal arts foundation that provides a well-rounded education to support your study of psychology. Strengthen your skills in:

- Research and assessments

- Data analysis

- Social psychology

"Theories of personality Instructors in the psychology program are on hand to help you, as well as share lessons from working in the field. My instructors were able to give me excellent and time-sensitive feedback that I could then apply effects to my coursework," said Ali Stephens '21.

Expanding access to quality higher education means removing the barriers that may stand between you and your degree. That's why you can apply at any time and get a decision within days of submitting all required materials:

- Completed free undergraduate application

- Prior transcripts, which we can retrieve at no cost to you

- Test scores are not required as part of your application Acceptance decisions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year for our 6 (8-week) undergraduate terms.

$150 Graduation Fee, Course Materials ($ varies by course)