PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Underscoring the expanding range and interdisciplinary nature of its undergraduate and graduate degree programs in all areas of Psychology, Health Sciences, and Family & Marriage Therapy, Northcentral University (www.ncu.edu), a leading 100% online university, today announced that, effective January 1, 2010, it was changing the name of its School of Psychology to the School of Behavioral and Health Sciences.

“The human condition improves and advances when Learners can share the benefits offered by every field that directly affects the behavior and health of individual human beings,” today said Dr. Heather R. Frederick, Dean of the School of Behavioral and Health Sciences. “Traditionally distinct areas of concentration have become increasingly linked together and will continue to become linked together as we evolve our undergraduate and graduate degree programs.”

According to Dr. Frederick, the decision to change the name of school came about as the result of a sustained dialogue about the future of Psychology, related disciplines, and possible new programs the University could offer. The model of the “scientist-practitioner” was actively studied and determined to be essential to the core of a future curriculum that could meet the needs of a changing society.

Equally important to the name change decision was the successful effort by Dr. Branden Henline, Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program at Northcentral University, to have the Higher Learning Commission confer program status on the University’s MFT programs. As a result of this confirmation, Northcentral University now offers distinct Master’s and Doctoral programs in both Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy.

About Northcentral University: Since its founding in 1996 Northcentral University (www.ncu.edu) has pioneered a distinct approach to online Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post Graduate education that is dedicated to teaching individuals rather than classes. Combining the power of the Internet with an unparalleled one-on-one mentoring program, Northcentral offers students the flexibility to cost-effectively study on their own schedule using their own individual style while receiving personalized attention from course instructors whenever it is needed. Regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the for profit, 100% online university currently serves over 8,000 students worldwide, offering Bachelor, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees in the Schools of Business and Technology Management, Education, and Psychology.

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Source: Northcentral University