Applied Behavioral Sciences, B.A.

The Applied Behavioral Science program is designed for working adults who wish to complete an undergraduate degree for professional advancement or personal accomplishment. As a degree-completion program, it is intended for adults with significant life experience who have completed previous college coursework.

Students will learn about effective communication, group dynamics and human behavior for nonprofit, governmental, corporate and educational settings where employers need to maximize their human capital and serve clients.

This degree:

• Is a degree-completion program and requires a minimum of 90 QH of previous college credit to be admitted. Up to 60 QH of technical credit may be transferred. 
• Requires 180 QH, including 60 QH of General Education

Students earning the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Science may complete a major, minor or concentration:

Major:

• Spanish Language and Culture Studies

Minors:

• Art
• Biology
• Criminal Justice
• English
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physical Science
• Psychology
• Psychology/Human Development
• Science
• Social Science
• Theatre Arts

Concentrations:

• Aging Studies
• Public Policy
• Spanish Language
• International Management
• Leadership

Required Courses

Communications

Two college-level writing courses. The below are recommended.

LAE101	English Composition I
LAE102	English Composition II
LAE120	Essentials of Composition
LAE125	Fundamentals of Research Writing

Humanities

One Humanities course

Fine Arts

One Fine Arts course

Quantitative Reasoning

One Quantitative/Mathematics course

Physical and Life Sciences

One Science course

Social Sciences

One undergraduate Social Science course

Behavioral Science

One undergraduate Behavioral Science course

Additional General Education Courses

Choose courses from the above areas to total 60 QH

Program Core - 58 QH

INT430	Methods of Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences
INT431	Independent Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences
LIBR300	Library Research for the Social Sciences
LAH305	Philosophy of Values and Ethics
LAP300	Adult Development and Learning Assessment
LAS309	Critical Thinking and Writing for Social and Behavioral Sciences
LAS331	Dynamics of Group Behavior
LAP340	Effective Interpersonal Relationships
LAS406	Leadership in a Changing World
LAS407	Applied Communication in Society
LAS426	Multicultural Dimensions
LAS430	Economic Issues in Global Perspective
LAS431	Managerial and Supervisory Behavior
LAS435	Senior Seminar: Integrating the Applied Behavioral Sciences

Nonspecific Electives - 62 QH

Select additional courses to total 62 QH. These hours may be used to complete the major, minors and concentrations listed above.

For more information about this program, visit http://nlu.nl.edu/undergrad/applied_behavior.cfm.