Psychology Minor
Program Requirements for Psychology Minors (18 credits)
Students in other majors who wish to minor in Psychology must complete 18 PSYC credits offered by the department.
The student should consult with the Psychology Department chairperson so that an organized, coherent set of courses can be planned and special areas of interest can be coordinated.
Students in other majors who wish to minor in Counseling and Development must complete 18 credits offered by the department. At least 12 of the 18 credits (4 courses) must be in Counseling (COUN). All minors are required to take COUN 201: Introduction to Counseling and Development (prerequisite for other counseling courses*) and COUN 301: Helping Skills in Counseling and Development (*no prerequisite). Six of the 18 credits (2 courses) may be in Psychology (PSYC). PSYC 211: General Psychology is a prerequisite for other psychology courses.
The following courses are approved for the Counseling and Development minor.
Select at least four Counseling courses:
| COUN 201 | Intro to Counseling and Development | 3 |
| COUN 301 | Helping Skills in Counseling/Development | 3 |
| COUN 302 | Multiculturalism/Diversity in Coun/Dev | 3 |
| COUN 401 | Career in Counseling/Development | 3 |
| COUN 402 | Group Work in Counseling/Development | 3 |
COUN 201: required; prerequisite for other counseling courses*
COUN 301: required; *no prerequisite
Select up to two Psychology courses:
Facilities
The Psychology Department is housed in the McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies. Facilities available in the department include psychology laboratory with psychophysiological equipment, biofeedback, experimental psychology equipment, computerized online data acquisition equipment, counseling laboratory facilities with one-way mirrors, videotaping and editing equipment, digital video, and CD-ROM authoring capabilities. State-of-the-art computer laboratory facilities support student research, writing and presentation work (e.g., statistics, online data acquisition, Internet access, desktop presentation software, and web authoring software).
Accelerated Programs
Highly motivated, qualified students may begin graduate study in Psychology or Counseling in the senior year of the baccalaureate program, through cooperation with the Graduate Psychology and Graduate Counseling program tracks in the department. Qualified students may earn up to twelve graduate credits which can be counted toward the undergraduate degree requirements. See the department Student Handbook for further details.