Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Home to one of the nation's first psychology departments, UChicago is the birthplace of the study of behaviorism and the empirical investigation of sleep and dreams. Originally founded as the Laboratory of Psychology in 1893, the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago has been for a century a leading center of scholarship, research, and teaching in psychology and related fields. Among its distinguished faculty and students have been James Rowland Angell, John Dewey, George Herbert Mead, John B. Watson, the founder of behaviorism, L. L. Thurstone, a pioneer in psychological measurement, and Roger Sperry, Nobel Prize winner for his work in cerebral lateralization. Today, faculty members investigate such topics as the behavior of nonhuman primates, auditory space perception, and gesture and speech in children. The requirements of the BA in Psychology, together with the department's broad range of course offerings, allow students to tailor programs to their own talents and goals. For example, students can specialize in biopsychology, cognition and communication, developmental psychology, human development, mental health, research methodology and quantitative psychology, or social and organizational psychology. The program may serve as preparation for graduate work in psychology, in related fields (e.g., sociology, anthropology, linguistics), or in the communication and information sciences.

The Secondary School Report provides us with an overview of your high school academic record.An official transcript detailing your coursework and grades over your entire high school career should be sent from your high school. TOEFL score of 100 or higher on the Internet-Based TOEFL or 600 or higher on the Paper-Based TOEFL. IELTS are an overall score of 7, with subscores of 7 each.