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Excelsior University

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryBachelor of Science in Psychology

Overview

A 120-credit asynchronous online Bachelor of Science in Psychology covering human development, cognition, personality and psychological disorders, ending with a psychology capstone. Up to 113 credits may be transferred in.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
Administering location
Albany, NYWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
120 credits
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transfer credit
OptionalUp to 113 transfer credits accepted
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Why this program is listed

120-credit bachelor's presented as an asynchronous online program.

Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Capstone

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Application fee
Not requiredNo application fee
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other requirement
Not requiredNo special admission requirements for undergraduate liberal arts programs
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — Undergraduate per-credit tuition, non-nursing programsFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$510per creditEstimated tuition$61,200 = 120 credits × $510 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Academic Services Fee
$40 per creditMandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Technology Fee
$28 per creditMandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Graduation Fee
$125Mandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • Excelsior University participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), approved by the New York State Education Department; NC-SARA membership effective January 5, 2017. Official pageSource: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

  • International non-nursing applicants must show English proficiency (TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58 or Duolingo 105, or an exemption).Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. excelsior.edu/about/transparency/state-authorization-disclosures/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/liberal-arts-requirements/ — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. excelsior.edu/program/online-bs-in-psychology-degree/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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