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Psychology Minor

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The Minor in Psychology is designed to both expose students to a variety of content areas in the field and provide the ability to evaluate psychology research as a consumer.

On This Page:

  • Minor Declaration
  • Minor Requirements
  • Policies for Minors

Minor Declaration

To declare a Psychology Minor, students must meet the following requirements:

  • Completion of PSYCH 100 - Introduction to Psychology with a minimum grade of C
  • Completion of the required mathematics course with a minimum grade of C
  • An overall GPA of 2.0 or higher

The mathematics requirement can be satisfied by one of the following: STAT 11300, MATH 12400, MATH 12550, or an appropriate score on the mathematics placement test.

Declare Minor in Psychology

Minor Requirements

The minor in Psychology consists of 15 credits in Psychology in addition to 3 to 4 credits for the Math requirement [18-19 cr.], as follows:

100-level Classes [9-10 Credits] Credits
PSYCH 10000 - Introduction to Psychology
Minimum Grade 'C'
3 credits
An Additional PSYCH Course on the 100-level:
Minimum Grade 'C'
3 credits
MATH or STATS Requirement:
STAT 11300 [3 cr.] or MATH 12400 [4 cr.]
Minimum Grade 'C'
3-4 credits
200-level Classes [9 Credits] Credits
PSYCH 21500 - Introduction to Research Methods
Minimum Grade 'C'
3 credits
Two (2) PSYCH courses on the 200-level [3 cr. each] [6 cr. total]
Minimum Grade 'C'
6 credits

Policies for Minors

  • Students must speak with an advisor to declare the Minor in Psychology.
  • Students can apply up to 2 transferred psychology courses towards the minor. The remaining courses must be completed at Hunter.

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