Psychology

Bachelor of Arts
Understand the human experience.

Psychology is not simply the study of abnormal behavior. It's the science of how we behave and why, the key to questions of personality, intelligence, and social behavior. At Nazareth, you can participate in research and fieldwork opportunities usually only found at the graduate level. The prominent place given to research and experiential learning fosters critical and precise thinking, clear communication, the use of evidence to support your conclusions, and making connections between your intellectual life and life in the community.

Course curriculum • Student outcomes • Cost of attendance

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Service orientation: Focus on making others' lives better

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Form community: Psych students know and support each other. Faculty focus on your education

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Challenge your thinking and expand your abilities by running your own research projects with faculty support

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Classes and coaching focus on your successful transition to what's next

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Career Paths

  • Psychologist
  • Private therapist
  • Clinical researcher
  • Human resources
  • Social worker
  • Community organizer
Internships and Field Experiences
  • John F. Kennedy School in Berlin
  • Seneca Park Zoo
  • Rochester Psychiatric Center
  • Veterans Administration
Graduate Schools and Employers
  • Boston College
  • Syracuse University
  • University of Rochester
  • SUNY Geneseo
  • Temple University
  • ARC of Monroe County

Minors

Specialize through popular minors such as gerontology, cognitive neuropsychology, or clinical interventions.

99%

of new Nazareth grads are employed or in grad school within six months of graduation

$4,000

Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad. SPARK details »

Want to teach?

For elementary school (birth to grade 6): You can double major in psychology and in inclusive early childhood/childhood education, for a curriculum that includes both psychology and teaching younger children, preparing you to get teaching certification.

Become a Changemaker

As a psychology major at Nazareth, you'll learn that your life doesn't "just happen." Your choices, skills, dedication, and experience matter — and you can understand how and why. You'll learn that to work as a counselor, teacher, therapist, or in careers of all kinds, you need to understand why people behave the way they do. You'll take challenging classes and then apply your understanding at places like Mount Hope Family Center, St. John's Home, and the Eastern Psychological Association research meeting. You'll change yourself. You'll change your future. You'll change your world.

Tyler Young, psychology major alumnus, BA degree program, Nazareth University Rochester NY

Alumni Spotlight

"Nazareth's psychology program allows you to customize your experience to match your individual interests through the wide range of experiences. Faculty helped develop a plan specific to me with courses and experiences that would help me reach my goals. I was able to take upper-level courses related specifically to what I wanted to pursue and work at the Mt. Hope Family Center gaining experience on a longitudinal developmental psychology research study. Regardless of your interests, the department will work hard to ensure that you are prepared for your next step after graduation."

— Tyler Young '22, who went on for a doctorate in school psychology at Syracuse University