Faculty: Paulson (Chair) Bertholomey, Blair, Chowdhury, Frambes, J.R. Hollerman, Li, Normile, Pickering, Warren

The Psychology minor is a program in the Social and Behavioral Science Area of Study. Psychology minors may not major in Neuroscience.

Psychology Minor Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate familiarity with Psychology’s subfields, broad knowledge of key concepts, theories, empirical findings, research trends in, and applications of psychological science.
• Demonstrate scientific literacy by interpreting, evaluating, designing, and conducting ethical scientific research of psychological phenomena.
• Effectively communicate psychological science through speaking, writing, and employing relevant technological skills.
• Exhibit personal and professional development through independent and collaborative project management, and self-reflection.
• Understand sociocultural diversity and structural inequalities, apply psychological principles to address practical issues related to sociocultural diversity and structural inequalities.

The Psychology Minor

The Psychology minor consists of 20 credits. At graduation, Psychology minors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor. The calculation is based on the grades of all courses presented for the minor. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. All courses for the Psychology minor must be taken for a letter grade. A maximum of 8 transfer credits may be counted toward the minor, exceptions must be approved by the department chair.

The minor program in Psychology requires the successful completion of a total of five courses (20 semester credit hours) as listed below.