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Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences

» Minor in Psychology

The Minor in Psychology is designed to enhance knowledge of psychological concepts and processes as they apply to a wide range of scientific disciplines and fields of practice.  Students build upon an introduction to the field and research methods and statistics through completion of four additional upper division courses selected from our psychological processes and applied psychology course offerings.

Note:  The Psychology Minor is accepting a limited number of new students during the 2024-2025 academic year.  Please indicate your interest in becoming a Psychology Minor in our brief online application form.  The fall application period will close on September 30th and students will be notified of their acceptance into the Psychology Minor during the first week of October.

Psychology Minor Requirements

General Requirements

  • Earn an overall GPA of 2.000 for all required minor courses.
  • Complete all courses in the minor for a letter grade.
  • Complete a minimum of 12 credits from upper-division courses in the minor.

Core Foundation Courses (10 credits)

  • PSY 101 – Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 203 – Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)*
  • PSY 204 – Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences, Lecture and Laboratory (4 credits)

Upper Division Courses (12 credits)

Choose four of the following upper division courses from our psychological processes or applied psychology course offerings:

  • PSY 304 - Advanced Research Design (3 credits)
  • HON 308 - Consciousness and Cognition (3 credits)
  • PSY 310 - Psychology of Learning (3 credits)
  • PSY 315 - Sensation and Perception (3 credits)
  • PSY 317 - Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 319 - Motivation and Emotion (3 credits)
  • PSY 322 - Theories of Personality (3 credits)
  • PSY 323 - Child Development (3 credits)
  • PSY 327 - Life Span Development (3 credits)
  • PSY 328 - Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 330 - Child Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 333 - Physiological Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 336 - Social Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 340 - Human Sexuality (3 credits)
  • PSY 341 - Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 344 - Psychology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (3 credits)
  • PSY 345 - Sports Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 355 - Diversity in Marital and Family Relationships (3 credits)
  • PSY 365 - Philosophy and Neuroscience of Free Will (3 credits)
  • HON 406 - Brain, Mind, and Film (3 credits)
  • PSY 428 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 433 - Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
  • PSY 436 - Health Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 437 - Health and Well-Being (3 credits)
  • PSY 446 - Children and Trauma (3 credits)
  • PSY 461 - Psychology of Music (3 credits)
  • PSY 481 - Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 482 - Forensic and Legal Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY 484 - The Psychology of Bias and Hate Crimes (3 credits)
  • PSY 495 - Topics in Applied Psychology (3 credits)

total credits 22

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*MATH 203 or MATH 303 may substitute for the PSY 203 requirement.