The purpose of the Psychology Program is to provide students with a solid foundation in the major core areas of psychology. In addition, the program is designed for students, contingent upon their interests, needs, and goals, to obtain a further depth of knowledge and experience in various areas of specialization in psychology.

The program seeks to encourage students to evaluate critically, and with enthusiasm, the numerous empirical and theoretical answers to questions regarding the nature of the mind and behavior. Finally, each component of the program is organized to encourage, stimulate, and maintain autonomous scholarship in the field of psychology within a fundamentally liberal arts frame of reference.