Minor Requirements

A total of 21 units from the following courses are required:

Check the University Catalog for prerequisite requirements. Almost all courses below have prerequisites.

Lower Division Requirements (9 units):
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology (3)
PSY 201 Elementary Statistics (3)*
PSY 202 Research Methods (3)**

Upper Division Requirements (6 units):

One of the following courses (3)
PSY 302 Learning and Memory
PSY 303 Sensation and Perception
PSY 304 Comparative Animal Behavior
PSY 305 Information Processing
PSY 306 Biopsychology

One of the following courses (3)
PSY 331 Personality
PSY 341 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 351 Social Psychology
PSY 361 Developmental Psychology

Electives (6 units):
*Students who complete Psychology 201, or who have completed an articulated community college equivalent, take 6 units of upper-division psychology electives. Alternatively, students may substitute for Psychology 201 a similar course in their major that is approved by the Psychology Department and then take 9 units of upper-division electives.

**Students who complete Psych 202 or who have taken an articulated community college equivalent, take 6 units of upper-division psychology electives. Alternatively, students may substitute for Psych 202 (CSUF CAS 301, Math 337, Math 338, or another course approved by the department) and then take an additional 3 units of upper-division electives in psychology.

Special Requirements
Each course counted toward the minor must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher. No more than a total of three units of either Psych 498 (Directed Empirical Research) or Psych 499 (Directed Library Research) may be applied toward the minor. Psych 496 (Student-to-Student Tutorial) may not be used toward the minor, but three units of this course may be counted toward units to graduate from the university. A minimum of 12 units counted toward the minor must have been completed in psychology at CSUF.