Psychology Minor

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY:

A student majoring in any discipline other than Psychology may complete a minor in Psychology upon satisfactorily fulfilling the core and elective requirements. At least twelve (12) credits must be discrete from any other declared major or minor.

Minor Core:

PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology [LAC-SS] Credits: 3

Minor Choice:

Complete a minimum of fifteen (15) credits from the list below with these restrictions:

At least nine (9) credits must be upper division.
No more than six (6) credits total from off campus coursework or Faculty Led Study Abroad course will be accepted.
Accepted transfer psychology courses can also count.
No more than four (4) credits of Independent Study (PSYC 299 or PSYC 499 ) will be accepted.

ES 375 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Credits: 3
PS 304 - Political Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 233 - Personality Credits: 3
PSYC 254 - Lifespan Human Development Credits: 3
PSYC 272 - Psychology of Women and Gender Credits: 3
OR GSS 272 - Psychology of Women and Gender Credits: 3
PSYC 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
OR GSS 282 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3
PSYC 288 - Positive Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 299 - Individual Study Credits: 1-6
PSYC 301 - Psychological Research Methods Credits: 3
PSYC 302 - Forensic Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 305 - Intuition Credits: 3
PSYC 311 - Service Learning Topics Credits: 3
PSYC 327 - Physiological Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 328 - Industrial-Organizational Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 330 - Animal Behavior: Ethology Credits: 3
PSYC 342 - Psychological Testing Credits: 3
PSYC 354 - Child Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 356 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3
PSYC 366 - Ethics in Healthcare Credits: 3
PSYC 374 - Cross-Cultural Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 383 - History of Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 384 - Compassion Credits: 3
PSYC 387 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 393 - Health Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 394 - Field School in Clinical and Forensic Psychology Credits: 6
PSYC 408 - Neuropsychology Credits: 3
PSYC 415 - Group Psychotherapy Credits: 3
PSYC 420 - Counseling Skills Credits: 3
PSYC 425 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 440 - Cognition Credits: 3
PSYC 442 - Intimate Relationships Credits: 3
PSYC 444 - Evolutionary Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 450 - Bilingualism in Society Credits: 3
PSYC 481 - Current Trends in Psychology Credits: 3
PSYC 498 - Senior Research/Thesis Credits: 1-6
PSYC 499 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6

TOTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 18

Prior to course registration, students should review all courses for prerequisites, minimum prerequisite grade requirements and minimum class standing.