Psychology, Minor

The Department of Psychology offers a minor in psychology, which involves taking five psychology courses, some required and some elective, that focus on the multidisciplinary study of mind, brain, and behavior. The minor accommodates students with a broad range of interests in basic and applied psychology. Students can elect to take fundamental and advanced courses spanning biological psychology, cognition, social psychology, personality psychology, sensation and perception, clinical psychology, applied psychology, learning and motivation, developmental psychology, or other subfields of psychology to craft a minor that reflects their interests within this wide-ranging field. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Note: A maximum of two courses (or 8 semester hours) of transfer credit may count toward the minor. This minor is not available to students majoring in behavioral neuroscience or in any combined major that involves psychology. Courses taken pass/fail and receiving an S grade may not be used toward the minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Course
PSYC 1101	Foundations of Psychology	4
Personal/Social Bases of Behavior (Area A)
Transfer courses are not permitted to fulfill the Area A requirement.
Complete one of the following:		4
PSYC 3400	Personality
PSYC 3402	Social Psychology
PSYC 3404	Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3406	Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Biological/Cognitive Bases of Behavior (Area B)
Transfer courses are not permitted to fulfill the Area B requirement.
Complete one of the following:		4
PSYC 3450	Learning and Motivation
PSYC 3452	Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3458	Biological Psychology
PSYC 3464	Psychology of Language
PSYC 3466	Cognition

Elective Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete two PSYC courses.		8

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor