Department of Psychology

Program

Students taking a minor in psychology must meet the following requirements:

1. Psychology 100
2. Statistics 145 or its equivalent (as determined by the Psychology Department).
3. Psychology 300: Research Methods in Psychology
4. Completion of at least one course from three of the five areas (A-E) listed below
5. Completion of three additional psychology courses at the 300 level or higher (excluding Psychology 320 and Psychology 389).

Area A: Cognition/Attention/Performance

Area B: Clinical/Counseling Psychology

Area C: Developmental Psychology

Area D: Psychobiology

Area E: Social Psychology

*Indicates courses that can also be used to meet GEC requirements

NOTE:

1. Students can file psychology minor programs with an Arts and Sciences counselor without going through the Department of Psychology.
2. Students interested in graduate training in psychology should gain a broad background within psychology, especially in the basic experimental areas and in statistics. Research experience via Psychology 693 is especially valuable. Students may count a minimum of three credit hours of Psychology 693 as equivalent to one upper-level course. Students may use this option for only one course.
3. Seminar offerings (Psychology 394, 594, 695, or 794) are available to advanced undergraduates. Students should keep informed of these seminars by checking the psychology website often.
4. Completion of the Psychology minor varies in required credit hours (approximately 22-28) according to course selection of the individual student.

General Information on Minor Programs

1. Minor programs are not required for graduation.
2. A student may not take a major and a minor in the same subject.
3. Courses used on the minor may not be used on the major.
4. Where appropriate, overlap between the GEC/LAR and a minor is permissible, unless specifically disallowed in an individual minor.
5. All minors require a minimum of 20 credit hours, although some require more. No more than 10 hours of transfer credit may be applied to any minor.
6. When students complete more than one minor, each minor must contain a minimum of 20 unique hours.
7. No grade below a C- will be permitted in courses comprising the minor; the minimum overall GPA of the minor shall be 2.0.
8. Courses taken on a PA/NP basis may not be applied to the minor.
9. Some minors need individual approval by a faculty member; a psychology minor does not.
10. Students need not file their minor programs until they file their graduation application.
11. Once a minor is on file in the college office, any changes must be discussed with the ASC counselor.