Department of Psychology & Sociology
Mission
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Vision
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B.S. In Psychology
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B.S. in Sociology
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Vivian L. Carter, Chair
Department of Psychology and Sociology聽
John A. Kenney Hall, Room 44-313
College of Arts & Sciences
扣扣传媒University
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Phone: (334) 727-8737聽
Fax: (334) 725-2354聽
E-mail: vcarter@tuskegee.edu
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