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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.

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Minor Declaration

To declare a Psychology Minor, the student must have completed any 100-level psychology course with a minimum grade of 'C' and a required mathematics course with a minimum grade of 'C' or 'CR'. The mathematics requirement may be satisfied by STAT 11300 or MATH 12400 or by 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
Two (2) PSYCH courses on the 200-level [3 cr. each] [6 cr. total]
[Only PSYCH classes numbered 243 and below can apply to the minor]		 3-6 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.