Psychology Minor

To pursue a minor, a student must have achieved sophomore status and have been granted permission by the chair of the student's major and the chair of the program offering the minor. A student begins the process by consulting with his or her adviser and completing an application acquired from the Office for Student Records. 

For a minor in psychology a grade of C or better must be achieved in the following courses:

• PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology
• Five Psychology electives 
  (one from each group below and an elective from Human Services, Psychology or Sociology) 

Groups of Psychology Electives

• Group 1:
  
  • PSY 201: Psychology of Child Development
  • PSY 202: Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
  • PSY 203: Adolescence
• Group 2:
  
  • PSY 312: Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY 322: Learning Psychology
  • PSY 342: Sensation and Perception
• Group 3:
  
  • PSY 304: Abnormal Psychology
  • PSY 314: Personality Psychology
  • PSY 407: Childhood Psychopathology: Assessment and Treatment
  • PSY 424: Clinical Psychology: Theory and Practice
  • HS 314: Mental Illness in Film 
  • HS 203: Introduction to Counseling
• Group 4:
  
  • PSY 307: Psychology of Group Dynamics
  • PSY 310: Social Psychology
  • PSY 351: Psychology of Well Being
  • PSY 406: Cross-Cultural Study of Psychology
  • PSY 408: Organizational Psychology
  • HS 210: Human Services Methods
  • HS 205 Interpersonal Communication