The mission of the Psychology Program at Southwestern College is to encourage intellectual achievement and ongoing inquiry, and to prepare students for professional careers in psychology or for employment in related fields.  We will provide a program that emphasizes thinking scientifically about behavior and mental processes with content relevant to current work in psychology as well as classic theory and research.  We will provide information regarding continued education and/or career opportunities in psychology, and assist individual students as they explore their values, interests, abilities and goals.