The Psychology Department offers a minor in Psychology to majors in any field except Psychology. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Admissions

Students may declare their intention to complete the Psychology minor by consulting with the contact person listed below. To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0. Application for admission to any University minor program is now available via MyPack Portal. Admission will be based upon the student’s academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. Go to Add a Minor to apply.

Certification

The minor should be declared as soon as the student makes the decision to pursue a minor. Minor coursework must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Students can monitor their progress toward completing the minor by viewing their Minor Degree Audit online in MyPack Portal. Graduating seniors should confirm with the minor advisor listed below.

Contact Person

Dr. Dana Kotter-Gruehn
Director of Advising
psych_advising@ncsu.edu

Plan Requirements

• No more than 9 hours may be met with transfer credit.
• Completion of 18 credit hours of coursework with a grade of ‘C-‘ or better.
• 6 of the 18 hours must be in the foundational courses of psychology and 9 hours in the core courses of psychology.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between major departmental requirements and courses counting toward the minor.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between courses counting toward this minor and additional minors.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Foundational Courses
PSY 200	Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY 230	Introduction to Psychological Research 1	3
Students who have taken a research methods class in Political Science (PS 371), Sociology (SOC 300), Communication (COM 240), or Leadership in the Public Interest (LPS 320) -with a ‘C-‘ or better- do not have to take PSY 230 for their psychology minor. Instead, they will take an additional 300-level or 400-level Psychology course (excluding PSY 497, PSY 498, or PSY 499).
Required Core Courses
Select three of the following:		9
PSY 420	Cognitive Processes
PSY 430	Biological Psychology
PSY 311	Social Psychology
PSY 376	Developmental Psychology
Required Elective Course
Select any PSY course 2		3
Total Hours		18

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Students who have taken a research methods class in Political Science (PS 371 Research Methodology of Political Science), Sociology (SOC 300 Social Research Methods), Communication (COM 240 Communication Inquiry), or Leadership in the Public Interest (LPS 320 Research Methodology for the Public Sector Research Methodology for the Public Sector) -with a ‘C-‘ or better- do not have to take PSY 230 Introduction to Psychological Research for their psychology minor. Instead, they will take an additional 300-level or 400-level Psychology course (with the exception of PSY 497 Undergraduate Learning Assistants, PSY 498 Psychology Honors Thesis, or PSY 499 Individual Study in Psychology).

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except PSY 497 Undergraduate Learning Assistants, PSY 498 Psychology Honors Thesis, or PSY 499 Individual Study in Psychology