Minor in Psychology

Minor Requirements (15 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

Notes

• Students planning to minor in psychology should consult a departmental advisor for approval of their plans. A minor in psychology requires at least 15 credit hours in psychology.
• Take PSY-P 103 General Psychology (or PSY-P 106 General Psychology–Honors) as soon as possible since it is the prerequisite for all other psychology courses.

Select one of the following:

• PSY-P 103 General Psychology
• PSY-P 106 General Psychology–Honors

Select one of the following:

• PSY-P 205 Understanding Research in Psychology
• PSY-P 211 Methods of Experimental Psychology

• Two courses above the 100-level from two different areas (developmental, social, personality and clinical, or cognition, learning, neuroscience), plus one additional PSY-P course other than PSY-P 495 Readings and Research in Psychology.

Developmental

• PSY-P 216 Life Span Developmental Psychology; OR (cannot receive credit for both PSY-P 216 and PSY-P 316)
• PSY-P 316 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence (cannot receive credit for both PSY-P 216 and PSY-P 316)

• PSY-P 331 Psychology of Aging

Social

• PSY-P 320 Social Psychology
• PSY-P 434 Community Psychology

Personality and Clinical

• PSY-P 319 The Psychology of Personality
• PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology

Cognition, Learning, Neuroscience

• PSY-P 325 The Psychology of Learning
• PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience
• PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception
• PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology