Academic Catalog 2025-2026

School of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Administration

Dean: Melanie Hulbert
Office: TBD
Telephone: TBD
Email: TBD
Director of Operations: TBD

General Information

The School of Behavioral and Social Sciences centers on areas of study at Point Loma Nazarene University that focus on preparation in the behavioral and social sciences. Programs in the behavioral and social sciences are offered through two academic departments. Course offerings in the behavioral and social sciences are designed to help students explore a wide range of people-related, theoretical, and practical knowledge and skills. The college’s highly qualified faculty members are professionally active and committed to engaging students in the learning experience. By emphasizing the university’s mission to engage and challenge minds, to form and model character, and to see service as an expression of faith, the faculty challenge students to become life-long learners, to value the process of personal and intellectual development, and to give their lives in meaningful service to others.

Accreditations and Affiliations

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Academic Organization

The School of Behavioral and Social Sciences, under the direction of the dean of the School, functions with the supervision of academic departments and schools. The following is a list of departments in the school.

Departments

Department of Psychology
Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Family Sciences 

Curricula

Students should refer to the following pages in this catalog for a complete listing of program characteristics, degree requirements, and descriptions of courses offered by academic areas within the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences.