Start a successful path towards a promising career with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree from Lincoln Memorial University! During your time in our psychology program, you will learn to use psychological knowledge and theory to benefit individuals, communities and democracy alike. Our program will nurture your development and application of psychology by helping you to build a diverse skillset in research as well as real-world application of those findings.
As a psychology major, you will be actively engaged in our well-rounded curriculum that encompasses a variety of behavioral aspects like biological, clinical, cognitive, developmental and social. We strive to maintain a healthy faculty-to-student ratio to create an educational environment that ensures you academic support, individual attention and a strategically rigorous program sure to prepare you for either employment or future advanced studies following graduation.
Our faculty will guide you toward a variety of valuable, practical internship opportunities in the mental health counseling field. Past students of the program pursued internships at:
Begin your path towards a career in mental health and behavioral science today by enrolling at Lincoln and earning your psychology bachelor's degree!
Review our list of requirements below to ensure you are eligible for the psychology program at LMU! To qualify, you must meet the following criteria:
If you have completed at least 15 semester credit hours of potentially transferable seated, college-level coursework at an accredited/approved college or university, you will be considered for regular transfer admission at LMU.
For admission into the psychology program at Lincoln Memorial University, you must apply through the LMU portal. Your application must be completed to be considered for entry into the program. We recommend you complete your application before the last year of your high school education.
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After completing our program, many of our past psychology majors have found employment in areas like:
After graduation, you may even find job opportunities as a case manager in a community mental health center or as a psychiatric technician in an in-patient mental health and rehabilitation facility.
Alternatively, you may choose to continue your education via a graduate program. Popular paths for psychology majors pursuing graduate school often include psychology, mental health counseling and social work. Advancing from the psychology program here at LMU to a graduate degree in one of these fields is sure to serve as a significant step forward toward preparing you to become a licensed mental health practitioner!
During your time as a psychology major at LMU, you will have the opportunity to advance your learning and build bonds with your fellow psychology majors outside the classroom by joining the Psychology Club.
You may also qualify for membership in Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology. Membership in this prestigious organization will open up even more avenues for network and resume building.
Want to learn more about the psychology program here at LMU? Contact us at any time and we will get back with you as soon as possible!
Dr. Lee A. Gilroy
Associate Professor of Psychology
Director of the Undergraduate Psychology Program
Office Address: Avery Hall 306
Phone: 423.869.6774
Email: Lee.Gilroy@LMUnet.edu
