Psychology Minor

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Minor Requirements (29-35 units)

The minor in Psychology is designed to provide a general background in psychology to complement training for careers in business and industry, biology, the medical professions, law or criminology, communication, and many other professions. See a psychology department advisor for help in selecting courses to complement your program. The minor consists of 29-35 units.

One of the following courses:

PSYC 1000 - General Psychology Units: 5
PSYC 1001 - General Psychology and Society Units: 5
PSYC 1005 - General Psychology for Healthier Living Units: 5

One of the following courses:

PSYC 1100 - Critical Thinking in Psychology Units: 4
PSYC 2020 - Methods of Investigation in Psychology Units: 4

Twenty additional units

Twenty additional units selected from courses meeting the Elective Requirements in the description of the B.A. major, or PSYC 3100 plus 12 additional units from courses meeting these Elective Requirements. (Notice that PSYC 3100 has 8-9 additional units of prerequisites. See the course description.)

Course Descriptions

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Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described in the Undergraduate Admission and Degree Information & FAQ chapter in the front of this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the second composition (ENGL 1002 ) requirement; the cultural groups/women requirement; the performing arts/activities requirement; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills Requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.