The Minor in Psychology consists of 21 hours in psychology course work (three required courses and four elective courses) exclusive of the requirement of a course in statistics (see below). Of the four elective courses, two must be at the 200-level or above (for a total of 6 hours). As per university policy, all courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. That is, pass/fail is not an option.

Required courses:
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology (formerly General Psychology) or PSY 110 Explaining Human Behavior
PSY 231 Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 233 Psychology of Personality (formerly The Person in Society)

Statistics courses which qualify for the Minor in Psychology:
ECO/GEO/POL/PSY 138 Social Science Reasoning Using Statistics
MQM 100 Statistical Reasoning
MAT 111 Data and Chance
MAT 250 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
SOC 275 Social Statistics (not listed in catalog but acceptable course)
or transferred statistics course (see department advisor for approval)

Elective courses:
Any course offered in the Department of Psychology may be used as one of the four electives except for the following courses which MAY NOT BE USED as electives for the Minor:
PSY 200 Careers in Psychology
PSY 331 Laboratory in Research Methods for Psychology
PSY 340 Statistics for the Social Sciences
PSY 390 Advanced Research Apprenticeship
PSY 392 Senior Seminar
PSY 395 Professional Practice Seminar
PSY 398 Professional Practice: Psychology

Note: SOC 123 and 131 may be used interchangeably with PSY 123 Human Sexuality and PSY 131 Social Psychology. Education majors seeking psychology endorsement by completing a Minor in Psychology cannot use PSY 215 Educational Psychology as one of the courses for endorsement.

Minor in Psychology for Teacher Education

The Minor in Psychology for Teacher Education consists of 21 hours in psychology course work (three required courses and four elective courses), exclusive of the requirement of a course in statistics (see below). As per university policy, all courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. That is, pass/fail is not an option. This minor was developed specifically for individuals who may be teaching psychology courses in high schools. As a result, the courses were selected to enable individuals to understand the discipline at a level that would enable them to effectively teach high school students. The Minor in Psychology for Teacher Education, not the Minor in Psychology, is strongly recommended for teachers.

Required courses:
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology (formerly General Psychology) or PSY 110 Explaining Human Behavior
PSY 231 Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 233 The Person in Society

Statistics courses which qualify for the Minor in Psychology:
ECO/GEO/POL/PSY 138 Social Science Reasoning Using Statistics
MQM 100 Statistical Reasoning
MAT 111 Data and Chance
MAT 250 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
SOC 275 Social Statistics (not listed in catalog but acceptable course)
or transferred statistics course (see department advisor for approval)

Elective courses:
Of the four elective courses, one course must be either PSY 113 Development Through the Life Span or PSY 131 Social Psychology. (SOC 131 may be used interchangeably with PSY 131.) The other three courses must be chosen from the following:
PSY 320 History and Systems of Psychology
PSY 333 Principles of Behavior Modification or PSY 360 Learning
PSY 334 Psychological Measurement
PSY 361 Perception
PSY 363 Physiological Psychology
PSY 364 Motivation
PSY 365 Dynamics of Social Behavior
PSY 366 Cognitive Psychology or PSY 368 Human Memory
PSY 367 Introduction to Behavioral Psychopharmacology
PSY 369 Psycholinguistics