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Applied Psychology - Program Description
The B.S. in Applied Psychology addresses a growing need, both locally and nation-wide for trained personnel to serve in human services related fields. This need stems from 10-year projections forecasting the need of social services. These include the delinquent population, pregnant teenagers, homeless persons, and people with mental disabilities and/or developmental disabilities, people with substance abuse, as well as the growing elderly population.
Disclaimer
The completion of this baccalaureate degree will not qualify the holder to apply for, be hired for, or perform the duties related to, employment which involves the provision of services prohibited by New York State Education Law Article 153, Psychology, Paragraphs 7601 and 7601a. This prohibits graduates from SUNY Canton who hold a BS in Applied Psychology, like any other baccalaureate programs in Psychology, from performing tasks which only licensed providers are authorized to do under state law, such as providing counseling which is only to be done by licensed psychologists.
Career Opportunities
- Human services agencies
- Social services caseworkers
- Mental disorder rehabilitation
- Residential habilitation manager
- Behavioral remediation
Admission Requirements
- Refer to the table of high school course prerequisites for admission.
- Transfer students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 OR a two-year degree.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (Curriculum 1965)
Semester I Credits
| ABAP 135 | Parenting Knowledge and Skills | 3 |
| ENGL 101 ENGL 102 |
Expository Writing (GER 10) OR Oral and Written Expression |
3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Math (GER 1) | 3-4 | |
| Arts Elective (GER 8) | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15-16 |
Semester II Credits
| ABAP 245 | Introduction to the Science and Technology of Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 220 PSYC 225 |
Child Development OR Human Development |
3 |
| HUSV 201 | Introduction to Human Services* | 3 |
| American History (GER 4) | 3 | |
| Humanities (GER 7) | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Track A: Human Services Concentration
Semester III Credits
| BIOL 150 | College Biology I (GER 2) | 4 |
| PSYC 275 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 101 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Foreign Language (GER 9) | 3 | |
| Western Civilization (GER 5) | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 |
Semester IV Credits
| SOCI 210 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| MATH 141 | Statistics | 3 |
| SSCI 181 | Drugs, Alcohol and Society | 3 |
| Other Worlds (GER 6) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester V Credits
| PSYC 310 | Counseling Theory & Practice | 3 |
| PSYC 340 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SSCI 370 | Research Methods in Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| U/L Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VI Credits
| PSYC 315 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| PSYC 410 | Counseling Skills & Procedures | 3 |
| SOCI 300 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| U/L Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective - Track A | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VII Credits
| HUSV 420 | Seminar in Human Services | 3 |
| HUSV 421 | Practicum in Human Services | 3 |
| U/L Program Elective - Track A | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VIII Credits
| SOCI 320 | Sociology of Health, Illness and Health Care | 3 |
| U/L General Elective | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective - Track A | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Track B: Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration
Semester III Credits
| ABAP 345 | Applied Science and Technology or Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 275 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOCI 101 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Foreign Language (GER 9) | 3 | |
| Western Civilization (GER 5) | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester IV Credits
| ABAP 375 | Basic Autism ABA Methods | 3 |
| BIOL 150 | College Biology (GER 2) | 4 |
| MATH 141 | Statistics | 3 |
| Other World Civ. (GER 6) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 16 |
Semester V Credits
| ABAP 400 | Seminar in ABA | 3 |
| ABAP 401 | Practicum in ABA | 3 |
| SSCI 370 | Research Methods in Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VI Credits
| ABAP 465 | Classroom Management & Preventing School Violence | 3 |
| ABAP U/L Elective - Track B | 3 | |
| U/L Sociology Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VII Credits
| ABAP 385 | Advanced Science & Technology of Behavior I | 3 |
| ABAP U/L Elective - Track B | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective - Track A or B | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
Semester VIII Credits
| ABAP 485 | Advanced Science & Technology of Behavior II | 3 |
| ABAP U/L Elective - Track B | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective - Track A or B | 3 | |
| U/L Program Elective - Track A or B | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
L/L = Lower Level Courses (100/200)
U/L = Upper Level Courses (300/400)
GER = General Education Requirement
NOTE: Applied Psychology students must meet eight General Education Requirements and successfully complete the SUNY Canton Computer Competency requirement.
SUNY Canton Course Descriptions
School of Business & Liberal Arts
SUNY Canton
FOB 414
34 Cornell Drive
Canton, New York 13617
Phone: (315) 386-7328
Fax: (315) 386-7933
