Overview

The Psychology major at Shepherd University was designed according to the American Psychological Association’s guidelines for the undergraduate psychology major and gives students broad exposure to the science of human behavior.

Key Facts

The Psychology major is useful regardless of whether you are planning to enter a career in applied psychology (for example, as a clinical or counseling psychologist, forensic psychologist, substance abuse counselor, applied behavior analyst, or social worker), psychological research (for example, in industry or at a research university), or any career in which an understanding of human behavior is useful (for example, sales, marketing, management, law, or medicine).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychology

Statistics for the Social Sciences

Research Methods in Psychology

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

History and Systems of Psychology

Biopsychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Shepherdstown, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit your SAT/ACT scores. While Shepherd is test optional, we encourage students to provide test scores to determine placement for English, math, and economics courses.
Submit a personal statement and/or letters of recommendation (optional). Personal statements can be typed directly into the application, emailed, or mailed.
Submit an official high school transcript or GED/TASC/HiSET scores to the Office of Admissions.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16248 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16248 USD / year

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In-State

6904 USD / year

≈ 6904 USD / year

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