Bachelor of Science: Psychology
Improve Mental Health and Well-being
Studies in psychology provide insight into the mind while developing skills in research design and statistical methods. Students will also be challenged to advance abilities in critical thinking, problem solving and communication.
GGC’s unique focus on student engagement serves students at all levels – including freshmen – with faculty/student collaborations on research projects, conference presentations, even co-authoring articles published in academic journals.
Access
Access to bachelor's degrees for more people, where potential trumps privilege, and tenacity and commitment matter more than one’s academic past. Honors Program? We’ve got you covered there, too.
Attentive
Attentive education that focuses on your success with faculty mentorships that linger after graduation. Standards are high, but you’ve got this with access to tutoring and professors who are engaged in your success.
Affordable
GGC’s innovative practices, caring culture and affordable tuition educate today's careers, and change the future for students at all levels, of all ages, from all walks of life.
Psychology Specializations
Clinical / personality
The clinical / personality specialization explores the relationship between typical personality development and atypical processes leading to mental illness. It involves the study of the science and practice of providing assessment and treatment services at individual, family or community levels to people with or at risk for mental illness. A background in this specialization is relevant for students who have career interests in fields related to human mental health and wellbeing, such as psychologists, social workers, or marriage and family therapists. It is also relevant for students interested in careers that apply knowledge of the causes, diagnoses, progression, treatment and public policy implications of mental disorders (e.g., in community agencies or research settings).
Cognitive / neuroscience
The cognition and neuroscience specialization’s underlying philosophy is that there is a strong need for an interface of cognition, biology, and evolutionary theory. The specialization explores areas such as learning and memory, sensation and perception, decision-making, neuropsychology, memory, and the evolutionary basis and the adaptive significance of behavior.
Developmental / educational
The developmental/educational specialization focuses on the development of children, adolescents, and adults. This area is relevant for students with interests in human development in applied settings (e.g., schools and community agencies).
Social / applied
Focusing on the relationship between the individual and the social environment, the social / applied specialization examines the impact of individuals, organizations and culture on thought and behavior. It is well-suited for those who are interested in the issue of how broader social forces affect themselves and others.
Student Planning Tools
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Program Plans
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Volunteer Research Opportunities
GGC students in psychology may be selected to work in laboratories of faculty members who have ongoing research projects. The GGC Psychology Research Assistantship Application is the first step in finding opportunities. If selected, faculty members will contact volunteers. Email the School of Liberal Arts to inquire.
Other external sources of research experience may be found on the websites below:
Resources
If you are interested in learning more about psychology as a field or careers in psychology, please visit any of the websites listed below:
- American Psychological Association (APA) Psych Careers online tool
- APA Education and Career
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- Southeastern Psychological Association
- Psi Chi (The International Honor Society in Psychology)
- American Psychological Association
- The Association of Black Psychologists
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for Research on Adolescence
Careers and Grad School Prep
Students interested in pursuing a career immediately after graduation will gain a wealth of experiences in the applied aspects of psychology.
- Individual, marriage and family therapy
- Social work
- Community and public agencies
- Public policy
- Research
Also, those interested in obtaining advance degrees will have a strong theoretical foundation for the fields of psychology, law, business, medicine and a wide range of other graduate degrees.
Engaged Learning
GGC fosters partnerships with local community organizations to provide learning opportunities and tangible experiences that move portfolios to the top of the employment pile.
- Academic conference presentations
- Internships
- Service learning
GGC also creates global engagement through internationalized i‑courses and study abroad opportunities.
Minors, Certificates, Certifications
Minors, certificates and certifications add value and enhance degrees for enrolled degree-seeking students. Learn more about available professional certificate programs for non-degree seeking students.
African American studies minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an African American studies minor.
Anthropology minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an anthropology minor.
Biology minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a biology minor.
Biomedical sciences certificate for academic enhancers
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a biomedical sciences certificate for academic enhancers. Email @email with questions.
Biomedical sciences certificate for career changers
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a biomedical sciences certificate for career changers. Email @email with questions.
Business administration minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a business administration minor (non-business majors).
Business intelligence certificate
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a business intelligence certificate.
Campaign management, certificate in
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in campaign management.
Chemistry minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a chemistry minor.
Chemistry of fermentation science, certificate in the
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in the chemistry of fermentation science.
Community psychology certificate
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a community psychology certificate.
Creative writing minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a creative writing minor.
Criminal justice / criminology minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a criminal justice / criminology minor.
Cultural studies minor
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Cybersecurity certificate
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English minor
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Film minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a film minor.
Gender studies minor
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Geography minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a geography minor.
Gerontology certificate
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a gerontology certificate.
Global studies certification
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a global studies certification.
History minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a history minor.
Information technology minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an information technology minor.
Integrative arts minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with an integrative arts minor.
International diplomacy and conflict resolution, certificate in
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in international diplomacy and conflict resolution.
Latin American studies certificate
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a Latin American studies certificate.
Legal studies minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a legal studies minor.
Mathematics minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a mathematics minor.
Musical studies minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a musical studies minor.
Non-profit advocacy, certificate in
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in non-profit advocacy.
Paralegal certification
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a paralegal certification.
Physics minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a physics minor.
Political economy, certificate in
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a certificate in political economy.
Political science minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a political science minor.
Professional legal administrator certificate
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a professional legal administrator certificate.
Professional studies minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a professional studies minor.
Religious studies minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a religious studies minor.
Social work minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a social work minor.
Sociology minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a sociology minor.
Spanish for professionals certificate
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a Spanish for professionals certificate.
Spanish minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a Spanish minor.
TESOL certification
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a TESOL certification.
Visual arts minor
Learn the requirements to expand your academic interests and enhance your bachelor’s degree with a visual arts minor.
Alumni Voices
Dr. Margie Gill, ‘08
Psychology
“A lot of major accomplishments that happened in my life were because of GGC."
Transforming Lives
- Board-certified licensed professional counselor
- Founder of Tabitha’s House, a Georgia-based nonprofit supporting survivors of sex-trafficking and sexual abuse
- Executive director for Institutional Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Brenau University
- Collaborative team member building schools in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Nicaragua
- Associate professor of psychology
Education
- Doctorate in counseling and student personnel services from University of Georgia, 2018
- Master of Science in clinical counseling psychology from Brenau University, 2010
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Georgia Gwinnett College, 2008
Get Involved
Challenge. Question. Collaborate. Contribute.
Unique to GGC’s focus on student engagement, faculty invite students at all levels – including freshmen – to collaborate on research projects, conference presentations, even co-authoring articles published in academic journals.
