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)

PSY 105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)

Domain Requirement (9 credits)

Select one course from three of the following five domains.

Five Domains

Developmental

PSY 215 - Lifespan Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 240 - Infant and Child Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 241 - Adolescent and Adult Development 3 credit(s)
Approved Special Topics courses 3 credit(s)

Biological

PSY 210 - Physiological Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 311 - Brain and Behavior 3 credit(s)
Approved Special Topics courses 3 credit(s)

Cognition and Learning

PSY 222 - Behavior and Behavior Change 3 credit(s)
PSY 320 - Thinking, Memory, and Problem Solving 3 credit(s)
PSY 425 - Motivation and Emotion 3 credit(s)
Approved Special Topics courses 3 credit(s)

Personality and Individual Differences

PSY 255 - Personality Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 260 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 credit(s)
PSY 262 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
Approved Special Topics courses 3 credit(s)

Social and Cultural

PSY 252 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 257 - Multicultural Issues in Psychology 3 credit(s)
Approved Special Topics courses 3 credit(s)

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.

Applied Psychology

PSY 205 - Career Development 3 credit(s)
PSY 247 - Psychological Aspects of Death and Dying 3 credit(s)
PSY 248 - Psychology of Gender 3 credit(s)
PSY 253 - Psychology Applied to the Workplace 3 credit(s)
PSY 258 - Human Sexual Behavior 3 credit(s)
PSY 261 - Stress and Stress Management 3 credit(s)
PSY 265 - Sports Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 323W - Health Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 465 - Clinical and Counseling Psychology 3 credit(s)

Advanced Studies in Psychology

PSY 384 - Student Internship-Junior Year 3 credit(s)
PSY 385 - Student Internship-Junior Year 3 credit(s)
PSY 484 - Student Internship-Senior Year 3 credit(s)
PSY 485 - Student Internship-Senior Year 3 credit(s)
PSY 487 - Honors Seminar 3 credit(s)
PSY 488 - Honors Thesis 3 credit(s)
PSY 489 - Independent Study 1–3 credit(s)

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 ).