Bachelor in Psychology (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year is $52,400 per year..

This programme is designed for students interested in understanding human thought, emotion, and behavior through scientific study. It emphasizes hands-on research and close collaboration with faculty from the first year. Students engage in real-world projects, including co-authoring papers and presenting at conferences. The curriculum integrates liberal arts with practical experience in psychology labs and community settings.

Focus areas include animal cognition, brain activity, college student mental health, memory, mental health perspectives, stereotyping & prejudice.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across core psychology courses, research experiences, and experiential learning opportunities such as internships and lab work. Students complete a capstone research project and may earn credit for research assistant roles in faculty labs.

Graduates pursue roles such as research assistants, mental health counselors, behavioral technicians, and user experience researchers, with many entering graduate programs in psychology or related fields.

Applicants must submit high school transcripts, standardized test scores if required, and a personal statement. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended for competitive consideration. Additional documents include letters of recommendation and a completed application form.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, typically four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 79% of applicants.

Eckerd College is a liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, with academic pathways that lead graduates into medicine, law, marine science and other fields. Students have worked with organizations including NASA, NOAA, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and Raymond James Financial. Students have also co-authored research on gopher tortoises in scientific journals. Ninety percent of graduates earn their degree in four years or fewer, and 94% are employed or pursuing advanced degrees within one year of graduation.

The college’s waterfront campus is home to 1,800 students from across the United States and around the world. St. Petersburg sits on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with seven beaches nearby and an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees. Some residence halls have ocean views, and most are pet-friendly. The city also offers access to technology jobs and a strong work-life balance.

International students can ease into college through Autumn Term, a three-week orientation that introduces college life and helps students plan their studies. Each student receives support from a personal faculty mentor. Eckerd offers faculty-led study abroad programmes, a semester at its study centre in London and about 300 destinations each year, giving students several ways to add international experience to their degree.