Psychological Science, B.S.

• Accelerated Program: Save money and time by finishing your psychology bachelor degree in three or three-and-a-half years with our accelerated track. You’ll build skills throughout the program to stand out to employers.  
• Diverse Job Options: You’ll have many ways to apply your skills after you finish. Our graduates are successful in psychology, law, business, education, and medicine.      
• World-Class Curriculum: The Vermont State curriculum follows the recommendations of the American Psychological Association. You’ll study the same cutting-edge psychology offered at larger universities worldwide.    
• Transition to More Study: Our program includes guidance to prepare for graduate study in psychology, whether you’re considering a Vermont State master’s degree or a master’s or doctoral degree elsewhere. Additionally, qualified students can be referred by full-time faculty to participate in the Bridge Program to Vermont State master’s degree programs in counseling or clinical mental health. Bridge Program students can take up to nine credits in our master’s degree programs in Counseling or Clinical Mental health. You could apply these credits toward both the upper-level breadth courses in your B.S. psychology degree as well as the Vermont State graduate degrees in counseling or clinical mental health. 

What You’ll Learn

In the Vermont State Psychological Science program, for much of the time you’ll learn by doing — and have many options for hands-on experiences to build skills:

• Internships: You’ll complete at least one internship before you graduate. We offer hundreds of internship sites to choose from, so you can find one to fit your career path. Over 60 percent of interns are offered jobs directly from their internship sites.
• Research: The Psychological Science B.S. includes two semesters of research methods coursework and students are encouraged to engage in opportunities to expand their research skills through faculty-student research collaborations. You can pursue cutting-edge topics, such as the genetics of addiction, language and cognitive development, the neuroscience of nature, and infant development.

Outside the Classroom, In the Community

In our program, you’ll have many ways to interact with the public, practice the skills you’ve learned, and make a difference in people’s lives. Our students have worked with at-risk children, at mental health and crisis clinics, doing wilderness therapy, with shelter or therapeutic animals, and in other situations. Anywhere you go, you’ll create a supportive network of contacts and mentors.