Minor in Psychology 

Program Requirements:

  • At least 15 hours of psychology (grades of C or better), including:
    • PSYC 1000, Introduction to Psychology I
    • PSYC 1005, Introduction to Psychology II
    • ONE of the following TWO courses:
      • ​​​PSYC 3222, Principles of Learning and Behavior 
      • PSYC 3144, Human Cognition
    • ONE of the following THREE courses:
      • ​​​PSYC 3205, Human Development I: Child Development 
      • PSYC 3305, Abnormal Psychology
      • PSYC 3415, Experimental Social Psychology
    • One additional 3 credit course in Psychology
  • At least 6 of the 15 hours above must be upper division credit hours taught by UCD faculty.
  • Because the minor is optional, there are no substitutions to these requirements.
  • For a course to count for the minor, students must earn at least a C-.  In addition, students must maintain a 2.99 average in their Psychology courses.