Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124
Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 124
School: School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Interdisciplinary
The Bachelor’s Degree Completion (BDC) program offers a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (B.A. in PSY). The BDC program offers a flexible, manageable, and academically meaningful way for students to complete their bachelor’s degree at Merrimack College. Tailored to returning students and adult learners, the BDC program offers a clear, well-defined, and achievable path to degree completion, with a career-focused and academically rigorous curriculum. This program prepares students for success in today’s diverse and dynamic workplace.
Distinct from the traditional full-time on-ground program, the BDC program features eight-week courses taught online. It also provides one-on-one academic advising, as well as professional and career development coaching. The B.A. in PSY requires the completion of a minimum of 124 credits, including a minimum of:
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12 credits in the Professional Core
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28 credits in the Arts and Sciences Core
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40 credits in the Psychology Major
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44 credits in Open Electives
Students may transfer a maximum of up to 90 credits for previous college coursework, prior learning, and/or professional equivalencies.