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.

Requirements for the Minor

Required credits: 18

PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology: Concepts 3 credit(s)
PSY 102 - Introductory Psychology: Applications 3 credit(s)
PSY 270W - Research Methods and Statistical Analysis I 3 credit(s)
9 credits of electives in psychology

Additional Information:

Transfer students must take a minimum of 6 credits above PSY 101 and PSY 102 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 ).

Psychology minors must earn a C- or above in PSY 270W .