Requirements

Credits Required

Total credits in the Psychology minor: Minimum of 9 upper division units

Prerequisites

Because psychology is a science, students must complete specific lower-division prerequisites prior to attaining the upper-division breadth requirements for the Psychology Minor. For example, Introductory Psychology, Introductory Statistics, and Introductory Research Methodology with lab are courses that must be completed prior to enrollment in any upper-division psychology courses (i.e., numbers 300 and above).

Courses and Assessment

Lower Division

Complete the following three lower-division courses or equivalents (Please note: Introductory Psychology and Introductory Statistics must be completed before taking Introductory Research Methods. Concurrent enrollment is not allowed):

1. Introductory Psychology (i.e. PSY 100PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology)
2. GE-certified statistics (i.e., STAT 100STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics)
3. Introductory Research Methods with Lab (i.e., PSY 200/LPSY 200/L: Intro/Research/Methd/Data/Anal).

Upper Division

Complete any three upper-division courses from the list below as long as they are in three different areas (e.g., you cannot take more than one research skills course).

Research Skills

PSY 301/LPSY 301/L: Adv/Psychological Statistics
PSY 302/LPSY 302/L: PSY/Resear/Methods/Data/Analys
PSY 305/LPSY 305/L: PSY Testing & Measurement

Biological Psychology

Any PSY course numbered 310-319

Clinical Psychology

Any PSY course numbered 320-329

Cognitive Psychology

Any PSY course numbered 330-339

Developmental Psychology

Any PSY course numbered 340-349
Any HDEV course numbered 300 or above

Social Psychology

Any PSY course numbered 350-359
SBS 338SBS 338: Social Psychology