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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Online

Gain a deeper understanding of yourself and others. This well-rounded program will give you the ability to understand and apply psychological principles to social, personal and organizational issues. Prepare for roles such as market researcher, career advisor, marketing manager, and more.

Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26
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Next Apply Date: 8/5/26
Next Class Start Date: 8/19/26

Program Overview

Take a closer look at our psychology online degree program

Unlock the mysteries of human behavior and open the door to a diverse range of career paths with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology online from A-State. The knowledge and insights gained in this versatile degree program are applicable to virtually every position that involves interaction between people.

In the online B.A. in Psychology program, you will develop an understanding of the factors that impact and motivate human behavior as well as the strategies and tactics that help modify and redirect behavior to a desired outcome. Both fascinating and pragmatic, this program will teach you how to apply psychological knowledge, skills and techniques to various occupations. It also provides strong preparation for graduate school.

Study how to effectively design and implement research studies, including data analysis and reporting. By developing a stronger ability to think critically, creatively and scientifically, you will be well-positioned for a wide range of career opportunities.

Build upon a well-rounded foundation in psychological development, motivation, cognition, learning processes, and abnormalities, then tailor your degree to your personal interests by choosing from a generous number of elective courses.

In this program you will:

  • Understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizational issues
  • Learn to design, implement and communicate research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis and interpretations
  • Develop strong critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to address issues related to behavior and mental processes
  • Graduate with realistic ideas about how to use psychological knowledge, skills and techniques in various occupations and in graduate school
In this program you will:+
  • Understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social and organizational issues
  • Learn to design, implement and communicate research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis and interpretations
  • Develop strong critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to address issues related to behavior and mental processes
  • Graduate with realistic ideas about how to use psychological knowledge, skills and techniques in various occupations and in graduate school

Prepare for a broad range of professional roles, including:

  • Case Manager
  • Account Manager
  • Family Service Worker
  • Sales Consultant
  • Human Resources Manager
Prepare for a broad range of professional roles, including:+
  • Case Manager
  • Account Manager
  • Family Service Worker
  • Sales Consultant
  • Human Resources Manager

Gain the knowledge and industry-relevant skills employers seek:

  • Successful relationship-building
  • Research design & methodology
  • Data analysis
  • Effective communications
  • Critical problem-solving
Gain the knowledge and industry-relevant skills employers seek:+
  • Successful relationship-building
  • Research design & methodology
  • Data analysis
  • Effective communications
  • Critical problem-solving

Also available:

A-State offers a variety of undergraduate programs in a convenient online format. Explore our full range of online undergraduate programs.

Per Credit Tuition: $302
Transfer Credits: Up to 90 hours
Credit Hours 120
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Tuition

Some students qualify for financial aid. You might, too.

A-State's online programs are affordable and convenient. You may also qualify for financial aid. Learn more.

The B.A. in Psychology online program offers the same low, pay-by-the-course tuition to all U.S. residents. All fees are included. Tuition may be subject to change on a yearly basis.

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour: $302
Tuition Per Course: $906

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Use our Tuition Estimator to see how affordable your degree could be. Slide the notch to the number of credits you've already earned—which may qualify for transfer credit—to get an estimate of what your degree might cost.

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You may be closer to Graduation than you think!

A-State-approved credit for prior learning recognizes your previous accomplishments, reducing your tuition costs and time to graduation.

Calendar

Keep these important deadlines in mind

Our B.A. in Psychology is flexible and convenient for your busy lifestyle and features accelerated coursework and multiple start dates per year.

Please note Summer 1 and Summer 2 terms are 5 weeks in duration for this program.

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TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Summer 15/26/265/12/265/12/265/21/265/22/266/26/26
Summer 26/29/266/15/266/15/266/25/266/26/267/31/26
Fall 18/19/268/5/268/5/268/13/268/14/2610/2/26
Fall 210/12/269/28/269/28/2610/8/2610/9/2612/4/26

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 8/5/26
Start Class 8/19/26

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Admissions

Get set to apply. Here's what you'll need to submit.

Review the admission requirements for the online B.A. in Psychology program and take the next step toward earning your degree.

Applying to A-State Online is simple. Our streamlined process and dedicated enrollment specialists are here to help you complete your application quickly and confidently.

Admission Requirements:

  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • 2.0 GPA for transferring credits
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Admissions Requirements Details

Arkansas State University offers multiple admission pathways for undergraduate students, based on your academic background and prior college experience.

Transfer Students (13+ College Credits)

You may be admitted as a transfer student if you:

  • Have 13 or more transferable college credit hours
  • Earned a 2.0 cumulative GPA or higher on all transferable coursework

First‑Time Freshmen (0–12 College Credits)

All freshman applicants are required to submit official ACT or SAT scores.

Recent High School Graduates (within the last 5 years)

You may be automatically admitted if you meet one of the following criteria:

  • 3.0 cumulative high school GPA (or equivalent GED score), or
  • ACT 19+ (super score) or SAT 990+, or
  • Top 20% of your high school graduating class

Applicants who do not meet automatic admission criteria may still be considered through an admissions appeal process.

Non-Traditional Students (Out of High School 5+ Years)

If you have been out of high school five years or more and have completed 12 or fewer college credit hours, you may be admitted if you:

  • Hold a high school diploma or state‑approved equivalent
  • Submit official Accuplacer, ACT or SAT scores
  • Have not previously enrolled at Arkansas State University

High school GPA is not considered for this admission pathway. Applicants are admitted based on diploma status and test scores.

Note: Regardless of admission type, if you have 0-12 transferable college hours, test scores will still need to be submitted for reporting purposes to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE). Although test scores are not needed for an admission decision, they are needed to register for your first course. Accuplacer test scores are an acceptable alternative to ACT/SAT scores and must be dated within the past five years.

Application Submission Requirements

Submitting your application takes three easy steps: filling out the application, submitting your documents and paying the application fee.

  1. When completing the online application, select 100% online student and then complete all the steps on the online application.
  2. Pay $30.00 non-refundable application fee.
  3. Submit all official college transcripts.
  4. Submit official high school transcripts (if applicable).
  5. Submit official test scores (if applicable).

Additional documentation may be required depending on your applicant type (freshman, transfer, or non‑traditional).

Submit all documents to:

A-State Online
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467

Fax: 870-972-3548
Email: [email protected]

For Non-US Postal Mail Overnight Delivery Only:

A-State Online
c/o Central Receiving
2713 Pawnee St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Courses

Discover what you will learn in our Bachelor of Arts – Psychology online program

To earn your Bachelor of Arts in Psychology online, you need to complete 120 credit hours of coursework. The program includes 38 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours of major courses and 52 credit hours of elective courses. Students can finish faster by transferring previously earned credit hours. Transfer credit hours will be evaluated during the admission process.

You can view your schedule of courses for this degree through the Course Smartsheet:

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How to Use the Course Smartsheet

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These courses must be taken to complete your degree.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An overview of psychology as a science and as a profession encompassing psychological research methods, an exploration of the major and skills required for successful completion, areas of specialization, careers in psychology, and post-graduate opportunities.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of behavioral adaptation at the level of the individual. Includes empirical and theoretical issues related to classical and instrumental condi­tioning, complex learning, memory, and the neural bases of learning and memory. Human and infrahuman data are considered
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Issues of how human culture impacts the individuals behavior, attitudes, and mental health.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Overview of the major areas of social psychology, including social cognition, attitude theory, and intergroup relations, with emphasis on dual process models and implicit processes.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the design, implementation, and analysis of psychological research, including descriptive, correlational, and experimental methods.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of human thinking, emphasizing empirical knowledge on processes involved in information processing, memory, knowledge representation, language, and problem solving.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An overview of psychology as a science and as a profession encompassing psychological research methods, an exploration of the major and skills required for successful completion, areas of specialization, careers in psychology, and post-graduate opportunities.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the life cycle from pre-birth through death including an examination of the major methods, theories, and empirical findings.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the life cycle from prebirth through death including an examination of the major methods, theories, and empirical findings.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to various psychological disorders, including their diagnostic criteria, risk factors, and characteristics according to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of animal and human research in motivation, including biological drives, intrinsic and extrinsic sources of motivation, emotion, and associated behaviors.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the design, implementation, and analysis of psychological research, including descriptive, correlational, and experimental methods.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A culminating experience that allows students to crystallize their interests and goals in preparation for their next professional challenge and to showcase the skills and knowledge they have gained throughout their undergraduate curriculum in psychology.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to various psychological disorders, including their diagnostic criteria, risk factors, and characteristics according to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of animal and human research in motivation, including biological drives, intrinsic and extrinsic sources of motivation, emotion, and associated behaviors.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Overview of the major areas of social psychology, including social cognition, attitude theory, and intergroup relations, with emphasis on dual process models and implicit processes.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on issues of how human culture impacts the individuals behavior, attitudes, and mental health.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of behavioral adaptation at the level of the individual. Includes empirical and theoretical issues related to classical and instrumental conditioning, complex learning, memory, and the neural bases of learning and memory. Human and infrahuman data are considered.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of human thinking, emphasizing empirical knowledge on processes involved in information processing, memory, knowledge representation, language, and problem solving.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A culminating experience that allows students to crystallize their interests and goals in preparation for their next professional challenge and to showcase the skills and knowledge they have gained throughout their undergraduate curriculum in psychology.

You must take 52 hours of electives to satisfy the 120 credit hours required for this program. Courses may be chosen with the assistance of an advisor and per your degree plan. Electives can come from any courses offered as long as prerequisites are met.

Students must take the following courses.

First-year course - Students must take the following Making Connections online course. If you transfer in more than 12 credit hours, you will not be required to take the Making Connections course. You may replace that 3-hour course with a 3-hour elective course.

First-year course (3 hours)
PSY 1013

Communication Requirement (6 hours)
ENG 1003
ENG 1013

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)
Students must take MATH 1023 or any MATH course that requires MATH 1023 as prerequisite.

Arts and Humanities Requirement (6 hours)
MUS 2503
ENG 2003
ENG 2013

Social Sciences Requirement (9 hours)
Students must complete 9 credit hours of Social Sciences courses. At least one course must be selected from POSC 2103, SOC 2213 or HIST 2773.

Life Science Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete BIO 1003 with BIO 1001 lab.

Physical Sciences Requirement (4 hours)
Students must complete CHEM 1043 with CHEM 1041 lab.

Departmental Option (3 hours)
COMS 1203

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Laboratory, must be taken with BIO 1003. There will be a fee when purchasing the LabKit. Please visit the tuition and fees page for pricing.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The major characteristics and processes of life emphasizing the human organism. Promotes understanding of diversity and unity among living organisms with focus on ecological interactions and responsibilities of people within their social and natural environment. Lecture three hours per week. Special course fees may apply. Must be taken with BIO 1001.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Special course fees apply. Prerequisite or co-requisite of CHEM 1043. Fall only.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
AMERICAN POLITICS. The con­stitution, government, and politics of the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Required course for first semester freshmen. Core content includes transition to college, academic performance skills, problem solving, critical thinking, self management, group building skills, and university policies. Content related to the departmental majors is also included.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The theory and practice of communication in interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking contexts, emphasizing proficiency in message organization, delivery, and critical thinking.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the important scientific, principles of individual human behavior from biological, cognitive, social, and behavioral perspectives.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The scientific study of society: Social institutions, social interactions, social inequality, social organizations, and social change.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A one semester chemistry survey course introducing selected fundamental concepts including dimensional analysis, mole concept, atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, intermolecular interactions, gases, mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium and acid base chemistry. Prerequisites: completion of MATH 1023, MATH 1043, or a MATH course for which these are a prerequisite. Corequisites: CHEM 1041.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Special course fees ap­ply. Corequisites: CHEM 1043.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study and practice of fundamentals of written communication, including principles of grammar, punctuation, spelling, organization, and careful analytical reading. Prerequisite, with grade of C or better, for ENG 1013.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continues the practice of ENG 1003 to develop further the skills learned in that course. Based on reading and discussion of various types of writing, the students’ essays will provide practice in different kinds of rhetorical development, including research and documentation.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from early civilizations through the Renaissance.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the analysis and interpretation of literary works from several historical periods ranging from the Renaissance to the present.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to selected fundamental concepts including dimensional analysis, mole concept, atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, intermolecular interactions, gases, mixtures, kinetics, equilibrium and acid base chemistry. Fall only.
Duration: Varies Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The social, economic and political developments Social, economic, and political developments from Reconstruction to the present. Fall, Spring, Summer.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, and miscellaneous topics. No credit given if taken following MATH 1054.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to music for the listener who has had no formal training or experience. By exploring the history of Western Art music, learners will begin to connect the development of music with the changing of society and culture.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
American politics. The constitution, government, and politics of the United States.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Required course for first semester freshmen. Core content includes transition to college, academic performance skills, problem solving, critical thinking, self-management, group building skills, and university policies.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the important scientific, principles of individual human behavior from biological, cognitive, social, and behavioral perspectives.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Human society and social behavior.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The theory and practice of communication in interpersonal, small groups, and public speaking contexts, emphasizing proficiency in message organization, delivery, and critical thinking.
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