Ball State University
2000 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306, United States

Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has three off campus centers in Fishers, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne.

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Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the U.S.—opening the door to a wide variety of career opportunities or preparing you for further academic pursuits. Perhaps you’re considering becoming a high school psychology teacher or landing another psychology-related career right after college. Or maybe the academic world is your destination, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology is a solid stepping stone to further studies. Regardless of your goals, a degree in psychology will help you achieve them.

Mission

The Department of Psychological Science’s mission is to promote pre-professional and liberal learning in psychological science at the undergraduate level while emphasizing the development of a) critical thinking; b) technological competency; c) communication competency; d) diversity competency; e) personal and professional ethics; and f) a basic understanding of psychological science in both laboratory and experiential settings.

What You Will Learn

This major offers a basic understanding of psychological science in both laboratory and experiential settings. Your credits in psychological science coursework will include a solid core of introductory studies, statistics, research methods, and other foundational learning.

Upon that, you’ll build a flexible learning experience tailored to your needs and interests, with broad choices that include coursework in:

learning and cognition

motivation and emotion

personality

psychopathology

diversity

social psychology

https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/psychological-science/academic-programs/major-psychology 

Ball State practices rolling admission, which means our staff will review your application and decide on your admission after we receive all of your credentials. You should follow the admission requirements for international applicants if you are not a United States citizen, a Permanent Resident of the U.S., refugee, asylee, or DACA status holder. This includes prospective students with pending U.S. Permanent Resident applications.

Make sure to review all the steps to apply, which depends on what type of student you are: traditional freshman, transfer, exchange, or online.  Please read each description carefully to ensure you apply correctly and have the best chances of being admitted to Ball State.

Ball State University recommends all undergraduate international applicants to submit a Duolingo, TOEFL, Pearson's PTE, IELTS, SAT, or ACT score if you do not qualify for one of the waivers listed below. Your official English proficiency test must be sent by the testing agency directly to admissions@bsu.edu. English proficiency test scores are good for 24 months. Test scores older than 24 months will not be accepted.

SAT or ACT scores must be officially submitted to Ball State University (school code 1051).

Please note that English proficiency requirements are based on educational history alone, and not on immigration status or status as an international or domestic applicant. Domestic applicants may also be subject to English proficiency standards and admission practices if they do not meet English proficiency requirements or qualify for a waiver as listed on this page.

Required Scores for English Proficiency

Duolingo — 110 or higher

TOEFL — 79

Ball State University accepts MyBest™ scores for the TOEFL iBT® test, in addition to TOEFL iBT scores from a single test date

IELTS — 6.5 Band

Pearson's PTE — 53

SAT Critical Reading Section or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing — 500

ACT English Section — 21

Successful completion of the International Baccalaureate (IB)

https://www.bsu.edu/admissions/international/undergraduate/application-requirements-and-procedures

International Admissions must receive all of your application materials by these dates for consideration for a specific term

Fall Term - application materials due by June 15th

Spring Term - application materials due by November 15th

Summer Term - application materials due by March 15th

https://www.bsu.edu/admissions/international/undergraduate/application-requirements-and-procedures

Please send the student details and documents to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org. IGS team will submit the application through channel partner.