Requirements for the Minor in Psychology
A student wishing to pursue a minor in Psychology will be required to take a minimum of 6 courses (18 Credit Hours). There is no separate application to declare a minor in Psychology. When a student applies for his or her degree, the student will indicate on the application that the minor in Psychology has been completed.
A minimum of 8 hours must be taken at USF and a 2.0 GPA in the minor is required.
I. Required: One Introduction to Psychology Course (3 hours):
PSY 2012 Introduction to Psychological Sciences or equivalent
II. Required: Any College Level Statistics Course (3 hours) or Research Methods in Psychology-PSY 3213 (4 hours):
Students must complete any college level statistics course with at least a “C” grade (PSY 3204 is recommended) or must complete PSY 3213 (Research Methods) with at least a “C” grade.
Statistics or Research Methods in Psychology
III. Required: Four Upper-Level Psychology Courses (12 hours):
Permits are required for all of the courses that require PSY 3213 as a prerequisite. If a student successfully completes a statistics course and PSY 3213, the student may use PSY 3213 to count toward one of the four upper-level psychology courses.
Students may obtain a registration permit by completing the permission to register form online at: https://web1.cas.usf.edu/psy/class_permit/
Choose any four upper-level psychology courses from the following list:
PSB 3444 Drugs and Behavior (3)** (does not have PSY 3213 as a prerequisite)
GEY 4612 Psychology of Aging (3)** (does not have PSY 3213 as a prerequisite)
CLP 4433 Tests and Measurements (3)
PSY 4205 Experimental Design and Analysis (3)
EXP 4204C Perception (3)
EXP 4404 Psychology of Learning (3)
EXP 4304 Motivation (3)
EXP 4680C Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSB 4004C Physiological Psychology (3)
CLP 4143 Abnormal Psychology (3)
PPE 4003 Personality (3)
DEP 4053 Developmental Psychology (3)
SOP 4004 Social Psychology (3)
INP 4004 Industrial Psychology (3)
CBH 4004 Comparative Psychology (3)
CLP 4414 Behavior Modification (3)
SOP 4514 Holocaust Soc. Prejudice (3)
SOP 4330 HIV/AIDS (3)
PSY 4931 Selected Topics - Graduate-type seminars designed for advanced undergraduate students. Generally, these courses require the instructor’s permission. See OASIS for current titles.
THESE COURSES DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THE MAJOR or MINOR
DEP 3103 Child Psychology
SOP 3742 Psychology of Women
SYP 3000 Social Psychology