Graduates of the Psychology program at Universidad de Las Américas are professionals who can work efficiently both independently and as part of multi-, inter-, and intra-disciplinary teams. With strong entrepreneurial and critical thinking skills, graduates apply comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge to contribute to various areas of psychological practice. Graduates also act responsibly and ethically to support their communities and promote human development on both local and global levels.
Furthermore, graduates analyze key psychological concepts, theoretical perspectives, trends, and empirical findings, applying them to behavioral phenomena of varying complexity. In addition, graduates apply scientific reasoning to design and carry out research and to explain psychological phenomena. Academic and professional practice is grounded in ethical values and standards, enabling graduates to conduct accurate psychological evaluations, diagnoses, and interventions. Through this, graduates contribute positively to work environments and help build a society that is sensitive to multicultural and global concerns. Graduates also engage in discussions of psychological concepts, scientific findings, and both their own and others’ ideas with diverse audiences, enhancing effective psychological interventions through the promotion, prevention, and treatment of psychosocial and health-related issues. Moreover, graduates apply psychological content and skills, self-reflection, project management, and both autonomous and collaborative work abilities. This ensures preparedness to propose evidence-based interventions and treatments across diverse psychological contexts or to pursue advanced graduate studies.
Finally, graduates are expected to demonstrate initiative in proposing creative solutions to professional challenges. Graduates are expected to adhere to the ethical principles governing the profession of psychology and adopt practices that foster positive outcomes in workplace settings and contribute to building a society attuned to multicultural and global issues. Graduates are expected to embody human qualities aligned with respect for diversity and the inclusion of vulnerable populations, recognize the existence of diverse historical, cultural, and scientific identities, and consistently work toward the common good and national development.
Demographic Data - provides information about student enrollment disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, offering insight into the demographic diversity within the program.
Student Completion - provides information about retention and graduation rates calculated through the 2021–2022 academic year, based on cohorts of new, first-time students entering the program in the fall semester, regardless of enrollment in the daytime or evening instructional delivery (if applicable). These calculations exclude incoming transfer students. Specifically, retention rates are reported at one-year and two-year intervals.
In addition, graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. Gender-based graduation data reflects only the distribution of actual graduates within each cohort and does not consider the original gender composition of the entering group.
Scholarship Information - provides information about student financial support, with data disaggregated by the type of scholarship awarded.
Geographic Data - provides information about the geographic composition of students enrolled in the program, based on place of origin.
Additional Demographic Data - provides information about students’ marital status, disability status, and first-generation college attendance.
All programs utilize the Brightspace platform to collect and assess student work and to compile data and evidence of student achievement. The resulting outcomes and their analysis, which focus on identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent assessment period for each Program Learning Outcome (PLO) is indicated, along with the percentage representing the level of achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, based on the rubric used to evaluate student work.