The Psychology Minor program is a minimum 18 credit hour (6 course) program designed to give students broad exposure to psychology as a scientific and professional discipline. This program is relevant to students pursuing academic majors which involve working with people, ideas, and/or social and communications systems including (but not limited to) Nursing, Biology, Business, Communication Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Work, Counseling, Education, English, Engineering, and Religious Studies.

Beginning with introductory psychology, students in the Minor program are required to take courses from at least three of four content areas- Basic Processes, Development/Family Processes, Clinical Processes, and Social Issues/Group Dynamics.

At the end the completion of the Minor Program in psychology, students are expected to be able to: discuss the role of psychology in interdisciplinary collaborations; demonstrate appropriate breadth of knowledge in selected psychology content areas; apply their broad knowledge of psychology to formulating career choices, and; appreciate the importance of lifelong learning for professional and personal development.

Minimum Academic Standards

1. A student must declare a Major before declaring a Psychology Minor.

2. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in Psychology Minor courses in order to successfully complete the program.

3. At most, six (6) credit hours within the Psychology Minor program may be counted toward degree requirements for a student's Major.

4. Independent study courses and Capstone courses from the Psychology Major
curriculum will not count towards the Minor degree.

Psychology Minor Curriculum

For the degree of “Minor in Psychology,” a student must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of Psychology courses as listed below. All students in the Psychology Minor must first take Psychology 100.

Minimum requirements

(i) PYC 100- Introductory Psychology 3cr

(ii) Three (3) courses, such that there is one course each from 3 of
the four (4) course distribution areas in the Minor curriculum. At least
one of these 3courses should be a junior or senior
(i.e. 300+) level course. 9cr

(iii) Two junior or senior (i.e. 300+) level courses from any
course distribution area in the Minor curriculum. 6cr

Total number of Credits 18cr

Psychology Minor Courses

(i) Core Course-

PYC 100 Introductory Psychology 3 cr

(ii) Course Distribution areas-

1. Basic Processes

PYC 201 Research Methods I 3 cr
(Co-requisite: STA 225,or MTH214 for
Engineering & Science students)

PYC 202 Research Methods I I 3 cr
(Pre-requisite: PYC 201)

PYC 407 Psychobiology (formerly Physiological Psych) 3 cr
(Pre-requisite: PYC 201)

PYC 409 Perceptual & Cognitive processes 3 cr
(Pre-requisite: PYC 201)

PYC 414 Learning & Memory 3 cr
(Pre-requisite: PYC 201)

2. Developmental Psychology/Family Life

PYC 250 Lifespan Development 3 cr

PYC 233 Parent/child relationships 3 cr

PYC 234 Infancy/Early Childhood Development 3 cr

PYC 236 Middle Childhood/Adolescent Development 3 cr

PYC 256 Adult Development and Aging 3 cr

PYC 275 Human Sexuality 3 cr

PYC 351 Family Development 3 cr

PYC 451 Death and Dying 3 cr

3. Clinical Processes

PYC 341 Personality Psychology 3 cr

PYC 342 Abnormal Psychology 3 cr

PYC 343 Health Psychology 3 cr


4. Social issues/Group Dynamics

PYC 260 Social Psychology (formerly PYC360 + PYC361) 3 cr

PYC 350 Religion & Psychology 3 cr

PYC 354 Sex Differences/Sex Roles 3 cr

PYC 365 Exploring Leadership 3 cr

PYC 440 Cross Cultural Socialization 3 cr

PYC 370 I/O Psychology 3 cr

PYC 489 Group Dynamics 3 cr