Admission Requirements
Admission and entry requirements
Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a minimum GPA of 2.5. A personal statement detailing interest in psychology and faith-based mental health advocacy is also required. Career Opportunities Mental Health Counselor Faith-Based Outreach Coordinator Community Service Manager School Psychologist Substance Abuse Counselor Mental Health Advocate Important Notices The program educates ethical professionals who demonstrate technical excellence, servant leadership, professional integrity, and a commitment to apply sound principles to advance faith-based organizations, strengthen communities, and contribute responsibly. HBIU is a lawfully operating nonpublic faith-based postsecondary institution that maintains its status under section 1005.06(1)(f), Florida Statutes. The University annually affirms its compliance with the requirements applicable to faith-based institutions in Florida through Commission for Independent Education. 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The program develops academic knowledge and applied competencies for service in faith-based organizations, nonprofit institutions, community programs, and related professional environments. Some occupations associated with the subject area may be regulated by governmental or professional authorities. A degree from HBIU demonstrates completion of the University's academic requirements but does not, by itself, confer professional licensure or legal authority to perform regulated services. Where a program is related to an external certification, eligibility is determined exclusively by the applicable certifying organization. Certification bodies may establish additional requirements involving education, examinations, experience, background screening, continuing education, or membership. HBIU does not guarantee certification eligibility or examination approval unless a formal written agreement expressly provides otherwise. 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Degree abbreviation | B.S. in Faith-Based Psychology, Specialization in Mental Health Advocacy Total program length | 126 semester credit hours Normal completion time | Four academic years General education | 36 credit hours Psychological and faith-based studies core | 69 credit hours Professional application courses | 15 credit hours Capstone requirement | 6 credit hours Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites COM 101 | Public Speaking | 3 | None ENG 101 | College Composition I | 3 | None HIS 101 | U.S. History I | 3 | None PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | None SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | None ENG 102 | College Composition II | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites HIS 102 | U.S. History II | 3 | None BIO 105 | Human Biology | 3 | None MAT 110 | College Algebra | 3 | None PSY 120 | Human Growth & Development | 3 | None ANT 210 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | None FBH 210 | Foundations of Faith-Based Mental Health Advocacy | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites FBH 220 | Spirituality and Mental Health | 3 | None PSY 220 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | None PSY 230 | Social Psychology | 3 | None PSY 240 | Personality Theories | 3 | None PSY 250 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 | None PSY 260 | Biological Psychology | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites PSY 270 | Psychological Testing & Measurement | 3 | None PSY 280 | Multicultural Psychology | 3 | None PSY 290 | Psychology of Gender | 3 | None FBH 300 | Faith-Based Counseling Principles | 3 | None PSY 300 | Experimental Psychology | 3 | None FBH 310 | Advocacy in Faith Communities | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites PSY 310 | Learning & Behavior | 3 | None PSY 320 | Psychopathology | 3 | None FBH 330 | Ethics in Faith-Based Mental Health Advocacy | 3 | None PSY 330 | Health Psychology | 3 | None PSY 340 | Motivation and Emotion | 3 | None PSY 350 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites PSY 360 | Industrial-Organizational Psychology | 3 | None PSY 370 | Forensic Psychology | 3 | None PSY 380 | Psychology of Stress and Coping | 3 | None PSY 390 | Applied Psychology | 3 | None PSY 410 | Community Psychology | 3 | None PSY 420 | Applied Psychology Seminar | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites PSY 430 | Psychological Assessment | 3 | None PSY 440 | Ethics and Professional Issues in Psychology | 3 | None PSY 450 | Senior Capstone in Psychology | 3 | None PSY 460 | Internship in Psychology | 3 | None PSY 470 | Program Evaluation | 3 | None PSY 480 | Contemporary Issues in Psychology | 3 | None