Psychology, Minor

The Minor in Psychology is designed to enhance knowledge of a psychological process and/or area within the discipline. A minimum of 12 credits must be upper-division.

Enrollment in the Psychology minor is suspended until further notice.

requirements

Students pursuing the Minor in Psychology are required to:

Earn an overall GPA of 2.000 for all required minor courses.
Complete all courses in the minor for a letter grade.
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from upper-division courses in the minor.

core foundation courses (10 credits)

PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PSY 203 - Statistics for Behavioral Sciences 3 credits *
PSY 204 - Research Methods in the Behavioral Science, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits

upper-division courses (12 credits)

choose four of the following upper division courses from psychological processes or applied psychology

PSY 304 - Advanced Research Design 3 credits
HON 308 - Consciousness and Cognition 3 credits
PSY 310 - Psychology of Learning 3 credits
PSY 315 - Sensation and Perception 3 credits
PSY 317 - Cognitive Psychology 3 credits
PSY 319 - Motivation and Emotion 3 credits
PSY 322 - Theories of Personality 3 credits
PSY 323 - Child Development 3 credits
PSY 327 - Life Span Development 3 credits
PSY 328 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
PSY 330 - Child Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
PSY 333 - Physiological Psychology 3 credits
PSY 336 - Social Psychology 3 credits
PSY 340 - Human Sexuality 3 credits
PSY 341 - Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 credits
PSY 344 - Psychology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation 3 credits
PSY 345 - Sports Psychology 3 credits
PSY 355 - Diversity in Marital and Family Relationships 3 credits
PSY 365 - Philosophy and Neuroscience of Free Will 3 credits
HON 406 - Brain, Mind, and Film 3 credits
PSY 428 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3 credits
PSY 433 - Psychopharmacology 3 credits
PSY 436 - Health Psychology 3 credits
PSY 437 - Health and Well-Being 3 credits
PSY 446 - Children and Trauma 3 credits
PSY 461 - Psychology of Music 3 credits
PSY 481 - Organizational Psychology 3 credits
PSY 482 - Forensic and Legal Psychology 3 credits
PSY 484 - The Psychology of Bias and Hate Crimes 3 credits
PSY 495 - Topics in Applied Psychology 3 credits

total credits 22

*MATH 203 or MATH 303 may substitute for the PSY 203 requirement.