• The Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology at Douglas College is offered as 4 years or 8-term teaching program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • Students have to successfully complete 120 and with traditional psychology degrees, students will complete at least 30 upper-level credits in psychology courses.
  • The BA in Applied Psychology is a third-year entry program that provides students with a core background in psychological theory and research credits.
  • If students intend to apply to this program, they have to contact the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology Coordinator within their first 2 years at Douglas for advisement on course selection, concentrations, career paths, etc. 
  • During their third and fourth years, students will focus on at least one 15- or18-credit concentration in one of 6 areas where psychology is typically applied in the workplace:
    • Pre-counselling
    • Psychosocial Rehabilitation
    • Disability and Applied Behaviour Analysis 
    • Forensic/Criminology
    • Applied Theory and Research
    • Leadership and Management
  • Students may have job opportunities as Neuropsychologist, Psychologists, Clinical psychologists, Psychotherapists, etc.
  • The average salary of the graduate is 42,425 USD per year.