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Psychology Minor

Semester Hours required for the Psychology Minor: 18 semester hours

Goals of the Psychology Minor:

Expose students to the major content domains of psychology.
Provide an opportunity for students to meet their educational or career goals.

Requirements

A grade of C or better is required in all courses counting towards the minor.

PSY 1879G

Introductory Psychology. (3 credits)

And two courses (6 credits) from the following list (courses have to be from two different groups):

Group A. Abnormal/Social Group:

PSY 3590

Theories of Personality. (3 credits)

PSY 3780

Psychological Disorders. (3 credits)

PSY 3870

Social Psychology. (3 credits)

Group B. Biopsychology Group:

PSY 3310

Biological Psychology. (3 credits)

PSY 3450

Neuropsychology. (3 credits)

PSY 3680

Sensation and Perception. (3 credits)

PSY 3820

Cognitive Neuroscience. (3 credits)

Group C. Cognitive/Learning Group:

PSY 3620

Psychology of Learning. (3 credits)

PSY 3710

Human Memory. (3 credits)

PSY 3830

Cognitive Psychology. (3 credits)

Group D. Developmental Group:

PSY 3515

Child Psychology. (3 credits)

PSY 3521

Psychology of Adolescence and Young Adulthood. (3 credits)

PSY 3525

Psychology of Maturity and Old Age. (3 credits)

And 9 Semester Hours of Electives in Psychology

Electives in Psychology selected to meet the particular educational goals of individual students in consultation with a Psychology advisor. Electives may be chosen from the groups listed above or from the electives for the major.

Information sourced from the 2025-2026 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.