2010-2011 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Psychology Minor
A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in the psychology minor. A minimum 2.7 GPA is required in the minor for students seeking teaching certification at the secondary level.
Requirements for a Minor in Psychology
Psychology minors are required to take a minimum of six courses in psychology totaling at least 20 semester hours of credit. PSY 101 is required, as is a methods course chosen from PSY 300, SS 300 or, if the student is a social work major, SW 430.
Psychology minors must take one course from three of the six following categories:
I. Biological:
- PSY 375 - Comparative Psychology Credits: 3
- PSY 430 - Physiological Psychology Credits: 3
- PSY 431 - Introduction to Neuropsychology Credits: 3
- PSY 432 - Psychopharmacology Credits: 3
II. Developmental:
- PSY 301 - Child Development Credits: 1-3
- PSY 305 - Infant and Early Childhood Development Credits: 3
- PSY 331 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3
- PSY 332 - Adult Development and Aging Credits: 3
- PSY 364 - Life Span Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
III. Personality/Clinical:
- PSY 303 - Psychopathology Credits: 3
- PSY 324 - Developmental Psychopathology Credits: 3
- PSY 420 - Theories of Personality Credits: 3
- PSY 452 - Counseling: Theories and Applications Credits: 3
IV. Social Context:
- PSY 355 - Psychology and Culture Credits: 3
- PSY 360 - Social Psychology: Psychology's View Credits: 3
- PSY 381 - Group Dynamics Credits: 3
- PSY 445 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credits: 3
V. Cognitive:
- PSY 357 - Psychology of Language Credits: 3
- PSY 361 - Perception Credits: 3
- PSY 363 - Learning Credits: 3
- PSY 365 - Cognition Credits: 3
VI. General:
- PSY 311 - Controversial Issues in Psychology Credits: 3
- PSY 362 - Environmental Psychology Credits: 3
- PSY 405 - History and Systems Credits: 3
- PSY 410 - Tests and Measurements Credits: 3
Electives - Students choose two additional psychology courses, totaling six credit hours, as electives. Students have the option of using one of the following as an elective:
- SS 351 - Family & Gender in the Developing World Credits: 3
- SS 381 - Death and Dying Credits: 3
Course Restrictions in the minor
For students who choose to take PSY 399 and/or 499, no more than three credit hours in these courses may be counted toward the minor. Psychology minors must take at least one-third of the credits constituting their minor from the psychology department.