Degree Requirements

• A minimum of 16 hours in PSY courses are required and a minimum of 8 of these need to be upper-division.
• 6 hours must be taken at the U of U and 3 of those hours must be upper-division.
• All courses must be completed with a C or better.
• Contact Heidi Kim, the Psychology advisor, if you want to declare minor in Psychology.

Psychology Minor
2024-25 Catalog Year

Minor Required Courses

• PSY 1010 – General Psychology 4 Credits*
• PSY 2010 – Orientation to Psychology as a Science and Profession 3 credits

*Note on PSY 1010: Advanced Placement (AP) score of 3 or higher fulfills the PSY 1010 requirement. Students will receive 3 credit hours towards the Psychology minor.
Students cannot receive credit for PSY 1010 in the minor if AP credit has or will be awarded. International Baccalaureate (IB) Psychology Test score of 5 or higher fulfills the PSY 1010 requirement. Students will receive 3 credit hours towards the Psychology minor. Students cannot receive credit for PSY 1010 in the minor if IB credit has or will be awarded.

Electives

Complete at least 9 credits from the following types of courses:
Choose from among all psychology undergraduate course offerings to complete the 16 credit-hour requirement. This includes 4000-level Internships, Research Experience and Teaching Assisting. Up to 2 hours of these classes can count toward the 16 credit-hour requirement.