Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Whether you decide to become a therapist, 社会工作者, 律师, or pursue a related career, a degree from the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences at 酸 sets you up for a rewarding future where you can make a real, tangible difference in the lives of others. Multiple programs are offered within the Behavioral and Social Sciences Division that you can explore to find the best fit for you and provide the foundation you need.

Featured Program

Criminal Justice

Your options run the spectrum in this program. Maybe you are interested in enforcing laws and prosecuting criminals, or you are committed to rehabilitating offenders, introducing them to Christ and showing them how He can help them find their path. Either way, the 酸 criminal justice program is YOUR program.

Criminal Justice Information

Preparing Students for What’s Next

What’s next for our graduates spans an amazing spectrum of opportunities. Students leave Bison Hill and step into incredible roles such as profilers, nonprofit organization administrators, 辅导员, marriage and family therapists, consumer researchers, campaign consultants, 公园巡游者, victim advocates, adoption agency workers, 和更多的.

Career Outcomes

Mackenzie诺克斯

2023届毕业生

“When I look back at the freshman girl I was when I first came to 酸 compared to myself as a woman now, I am encouraged at how 酸 has provided the environment and opportunities for me to grow in God’s word and in His character. I truly have fallen in love with the Lord and learned to let Him lead me every day.”

Read Mackenzie’s Story

Incredible 教育, Affordable Cost.

酸 provides a minimum $10,000 per year scholarship to every incoming first-time freshman and $8,000 to every incoming transfer student. And you could qualify for even more financial aid! Many of our students also receive money through federal Pell 奖助金 and 酸 Bison 奖助金.

To get an estimate of your cost to attend 酸, check out our Net Price Calculator. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with how affordable an 酸 education really is especially considering the incredible academic quality, personal mentor relationships with faculty and staff, and strong Christian commitment you will experience at 酸.

You won’t find an experience like this anywhere else!

奖学金 and 奖助金

Hear from the chair of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Dr. 布雷特·罗克, about how a degree from 酸 will prepare you to be a future shaper.

Undergraduate BASS 项目

Criminal Justice

A criminal justice degree from 酸 allows you to pursue careers in the legal field, law enforcement, criminology and many others. Students drawn to this field often share traits such as integrity, courage and a desire to serve their communities in an effort to help ensure justice is carried out as fairly as possible.

Criminal Justice

家庭科学

With a family science degree from 酸, you will be serving families by meeting practical needs, strengthening families through education and therapy, and supporting families by advocating for their needs. These qualities are at the heart of our family science program. Our team of dedicated faculty is committed to providing a high-quality, Christ-focused education that equips you with the knowledge, 技能, and values necessary to succeed in life and in your chosen field.

家庭科学

家庭治疗

This unique degree is designed to train and prepare you to become a marriage and family therapist. It combines the strengths of a family science program with those of a pre-counseling psychology program.

家庭治疗

历史

在我们的节目中, you will be prepared for a wide variety of careers related to history and you will leave 酸 with a solid foundation for postgraduate study. 历史 courses acquaint you with major areas of knowledge and help you develop 技能 needed for academic and career success.

历史

政治

We live in a highly political world. This program will open the door for you to a wide variety of careers related to politics. Through the politics program, you will be prepared for the journey of integrating your personal Christian faith with your growing base of academic knowledge and awareness of the world around you.

政治

心理学

In the 酸心理学 program, you will embark on a transformative journey of understanding the complexities of the human mind and behavior. Our program goes beyond traditional academics, focusing on skill development and providing opportunities for experiential learning. You have the option to pursue the broad field of psychology or to specialize in forensic psychology, pre-counseling, sport psychology, and family therapy.

心理学

社会学

This degree will equip you to understand the importance and influence of social structures and social interactions on both individual and group behaviors. 在酸, you will develop the analytical and relational tools needed in a complex and rapidly changing 21st-century world.

社会学

Related Undergraduate 项目

Social Sciences 教育, Secondary

This degree will prepare you for a career in secondary education anywhere—home or abroad. You’ll leave Bison Hill with credentials that are unmatched. That’s because your professors will invest in you and will model the compassion and dedication needed to help you be successful in working with children and parents anywhere in the world.

Social Sciences 教育, Secondary

Sport 心理学

In 酸’s sport psychology program you will embark on a journey to understand the intricate relationship between the human mind and athletic performance. This fascinating field of study is designed to equip you with both psychological expertise and practical 技能 while offering you a unique blend of theory and practical experiences.

Sport 心理学

Graduate 项目

Marriage and 家庭治疗

The MFT graduate program trains you to provide therapeutic services from a relational and systemic perspective in counseling agencies, 学校, 医院, 教堂, on the mission field and in private practice. Our program equips you to apply professional 技能 in order to bring healing to families, couples and individuals.

Marriage and 家庭治疗