Applied Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
The Applied Behavioral Sciences program is designed for working adults who wish to complete undergraduate degrees 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.
Program Details:
- Requires 180 QH, including 60 QH of General Education, for completion
- Requires a minimum of 90 QH of previous college credit to be admitted
- Up to 60 QH of technical credit may be transferred
- Credit by examination and portfolio are accepted for general education and elective credit
- The program core must be taken at NLU with a grade of "C" or better
- Students may complete a minor or concentration, listed below
Minors:
Concentrations:
Required Courses
Communications
One written communications course and one oral communications course
Humanities
| LAH 120 | Logic and Effective Thinking | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in humanities.
Fine Arts
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in fine arts.
Quantitative Reasoning
| LAM 106 | Basic Statistics | 5 |
| or | |
| LAM 110 | College Mathematics: Application of Mathematical Ideas | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any college level mathematics, statistics, or quantitative research methods course.
Physical and Life Sciences
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in physical and life sciences.
Social Sciences
| LAS 118 | Introduction to Politics and U.S. Government | 5 |
| or | |
| LAS 203 | Survey of U.S. History | 5 |
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in social sciences.
Behavioral Science
Note: Students transferring credit from other institutions or applying coursework previously completed at NLU may use any general education course in behavioral sciences.
Additional General Education
Choose additional coursework in any general education area or other courses consistent with the integrated general education competencies of information and technology literacy, analytical skills, and ethics, values, and respect for human diversity (including Student Success courses) to bring total general education courses to 60 quarter hours.
Program Core - 58 QH
| ABS 400 | Methods of Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences | 5 |
| ABS 401 | Independent Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences | 2 |
| ABS 305 | Philosophy of Values and Ethics | 5 |
| ABS 300 | Adult Development and Learning Assessment | 5 |
| ABS 340 | Effective Interpersonal Relationships | 5 |
| ABS 309 | Critical Thinking & Writing | 2 |
| ABS 331 | Dynamics of Group Behavior | 5 |
| ABS 406 | Leadership in a Changing World | 5 |
| ABS 407 | Applied Communication in Society | 5 |
| ABS 426 | Critical Perspectives of Difference | 5 |
| ABS 430 | Economic Models of Behavior | 5 |
| ABS 431 | Organizational Behaviors and Professional Development | 5 |
| ABS 435 | Senior Seminar: Integrating the Applied Behavioral Sciences | 2 |
| LIBR 300 | Library Research for the Social Sciences | 2 |
Electives - 62 QH
Choose additional courses to total 180 QH. These hours may be used to complete the major, minors and concentrations listed above.
For more information about this program, visit http://www.nl.edu/academics/socialbehavioralsciencesbachelors/baappliedbehavioralsciences/