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Academic Requirements for a Minor in Psychology

Psychology MINOR for students admitted on or after August 2011 (NEW curriculum):

• 18 hours in PSY courses.
• PSY 105 with a grade of "C or better.
• One course from any three of the six content domains*:
  • Developmental: PSY 220, PSY 221, or PSY 223.
  • Personality and Social: PSY 246 or PSY 264.
  • Abnormal: PSY 247.
  • Biological: PSY 256.
  • Cognitive: PSY 211.
  • Learning and Behavior Analysis: PSY 217.
• Six additional credit hours in Psychology courses.
• No more than one course with a grade of “D” may count toward the minor.
• Overall grade point average of “C” (2.00) or better on all minor courses.
• *Important: Credit may be obtained for only ONE of the following course pairs:
  • 246-364
  • 256-456
  • 247-347
  • 264-365
  • 270-470
  • 317-350
  • 356-418

Psychology MINOR for students admitted before August 2011 (OLD curriculum):

• 18 hours in PSY courses.
• PSY 105 with a grade of "C or better.
• Two courses (6 hours) from PSY 220, 221, 223, 320, 322, 324, 366, or any 400 level course.
• Two courses (6 hours) from PSY 346, 347, 350, 352, 365, 366 (246, 247, 264, and 317 or any 400 level course).
• One course from PSY 211, 217, 245, 246, 247, 264, 256, 257, 265, 270, 271, 275 or any 300-400 level course.
• No more than one course with a grade of “D” can count toward the minor.
• There must be an average of “C” (2.00) or better on all courses counted toward the minor.