Psychology Minor

Core Courses Credits: 10

• PSY 101 - General Psychology Credits: (5)
• PSY 300 - Research Methods in Psychology Credits: (5)

• Students who have taken the research methods course required for their major in law and justice, sociology, or IDS-social sciences do not have to take PSY 300 for the psychology minor. However, they do need to replace the credits from PSY 300 with any five upper division psychology credits not otherwise allocated to the minor. The student must have a minimum of 30 psychology credits to complete the minor.

Choose two courses from the following list Credits: 8-10

• PSY 301 - Learning Credits: (5)
• OR  PSY 303 - Analysis of Everyday Behavior Credits: (4)
• PSY 313 - Developmental Psychology Credits: (4)
• OR  PSY 314 - Human Development and the Learner Credits: (4)
• PSY 346 - Social Psychology Credits: (4)
• PSY 420 - Psychology of Language Credits: (4)
• PSY 445 - Clinical, Counseling, and Community Psychology Credits: (5)
• PSY 449 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: (4)
• PSY 450 - Sensation and Perception Credits: (4)
• PSY 453 - Theories of Personality Credits: (5)
• PSY 456 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology Credits: (4)
• PSY 460 - Cognitive Psychology Credits: (5)
• PSY 478 - Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: (4)

Department-Approved Electives Credits: 10-12

Any upper-division psychology course can be used as an elective.

In addition to the classes listed above, other 300- and 400-level psychology classes may also qualify for elective credit.

Total Credits: 30

College and Department Information

Psychology Department  
College of the Sciences  

Program Codes
Major plan codes: PSYCMIN, PSYCMINP
Online option codes: PSYCMINO, PSYCMINOP

Online Availability
The program will have a designated online only option as well as an in-person or hybrid option.