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2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Psychology Minor


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A minor in psychology is often chosen by students to complement training in the health or natural sciences and the professional schools of art, business, education, engineering, and music. Minors must be formally declared through the dean’s office.

Minor GPA and Grade Requirements


Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in courses required to complete the minor. All courses required for the minor must be taken for a letter grade.

Required credits: 18


Core Course (3 credits)


Domain Requirement (9 credits)


Select one course from three of the following five domains.

Five Domains


Developmental


Biological


Cognition and Learning


Personality and Individual Differences


Social and Cultural


Electives (6 credits)


Take an additional six credits of psychology coursework from any of the Five Domains above or the following courses below. At least one course in the minor must be at the 300-level.

Advanced Studies in Psychology


Note:


Only one experientially based course (PSY 384 , PSY 385 , PSY 484 , PSY 485 ) can be applied toward the major, although additional courses from this grouping can be counted as general electives toward graduation requirements.

Additional Information:


Transfer students must take a minimum of 6 credits above PSY 105  in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hartford.

PSY 132 , PSY 331 , PSY 332 , and PSY 333  will not fulfill a requirement for the psychology minor.

Only one of the experientially-based courses may be applied toward the minor. These include Student Internship (PSY 384 , PSY 385 , PSY 484 , PSY 485 ) and Independent Study (PSY 489 ).

All courses taken by declared minors to satisfy the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade and may not be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, except Student Internship (PSY 384 , PSY 385 , PSY 484 , PSY 485 ).