B.A. Program in Psychology

B.A. Program in Psychology

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
B.A. Program in Psychology
Duration4 Years
LevelBachelors Program
  • The Psychology program aspires to help students:
    • Understand the fundamental concepts, issues, and interest areas of psychology, both as a human science and a natural science
    • Think critically and creatively about human psychology and life as a whole.
    • Communicate effectively
    • Be critically and socially engaged with the contemporary world, including being appreciative of its many forms of diversity
    • Work with and apply ethical principles, both personally and professionally.
    • Become prepared for careers and/or graduate study in psychology, social work, and counseling, and in related fields such as education, business, law, health care, and human services
    • Cultivate their potential as distinctive individuals and participants in society
  • Students will gain broad exposure to both human science and natural science approaches to psychology, but the focus is firmly rooted in the human science tradition
  • Students will study courses like Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Psychology as Human Science, Science, Psychology and the Holocaust, The Psychology of Human Experience, Brain, Behavior, and Cognition, Psychology of Personality, Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality, etc.
Fees componentsAmount
Tuition & fees3068170 INR
Hostel & Meals817725 INR
Insurance130440 INR
Transportation87888 INR
Books 102536 INR
Personal Expenses73240 INR
New Student Fee19116 INR
Total1230945 INR

Entry Criteria

Class 12thNo specific cutoff mentioned
  • Applicants must have graduated from a secondary school recognized as an acceptable equivalent to a U.S. high school and they must demonstrate a record of acceptable academic success
  • In general, applicants are expected to obtain the U.S. equivalent of a minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA)
ExamsTOEFL: 70

IELTS: 6

SAT: 1080

Additional info
  • English language test scores are not required for admission to undergraduate programs, but strongly encouraged
  • The application is evaluated based on the applicant's academic performance in his/her educational system at home, and not his/her English ability. This system allows the applicant to be accepted to a degree program even if he/she needs English support before beginning a full-time academic study
  • Students without TOEFL or IELTS scores are tested on campus with Accuplacer exam and Writing Sample and are then placed into appropriate coursework upon completion
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