Psychology

Adjunct Faculty:
Denise Barclay, M.S.
Russell Berry, M.S.
Kelurah Comilang, Ph.D.
Carol Hammond, Ph.D.
Denise Parsons, ABD
LaJoy Preston, M.A.
Philip Singh, M.A.
Phillip Thompson, Ph.D.

Introduction
The Department of Psychology offers two four-year curricula leading to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees. Each course is built on the basic philosophy that the "true principles of psychology are found in the Holy Scriptures(1MCP 10.1)." The department's objective is to assist the student in mental and spiritual development through the application of these principles and to enable the student to evaluate emotional and spiritual phenomena through an understanding of Christian principles of mental health.

The Department of Psychology serves four separate but related purposes:

1. For the liberal arts major it provides an opportunity for increased self-understanding and insight into the behavior of others and an adequate foundation for a large number of occupations requiring a baccalaureate degree.

2. For students preparing for other fields dealing with individuals-such as medicine, nursing, religion, law, education, business, social work and personnel work-it provides important basic knowledge designed to increase competence in these fields.

3. For those planning on graduate study in psychology it provides an opportunity for a sound foundation for advanced training in industrial, clinical, experimental, educational or social psychology, or research and teaching.

4. For those desiring to teach psychology on the secondary level it provides an opportunity to earn a major in psychology and a minor in secondary education.