The Ohio State University Department of Psychology

Minor

Minor

The psychology minor is designed for students from a variety of majors who want to develop a basic, foundational perspective in the field of psychology. Students have the flexibility to choose the courses that reflect their interests in the field and support their academic and career goals. 

To declare the psychology minor, contact your major advisor. Psychology majors cannot declare a psychology minor.

Overview

Credit hours

  • At least 6 credit hours must be at the 3000-level or higher.

Transfer and EM credit

  • Students can count no more than 6 total hours of transfer credit or credit by examination.

Overlap with GE requirements

  • No more than 6 credit hours can be used for both the GE requirement and the psychology minor.

Grades

  • Students must earn at least a C- in a course for it to be counted toward the psychology minor.
  • Students must maintain a 2.00 minimum cumulative GPA for all psychology minor coursework.
  • Coursework graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count toward the minor.
  • No more than 3 credit hours of coursework graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.


Course Requirements

Prerequisites

One course required



Research Methods

One course required



Additional Courses

At least four courses required

Choose additional psychology courses to fulfill the remaining Psychology Minor credit requirements. Below are some suggested courses for a variety of career paths, but students may also take others listed in the course catalog, depending on their interests. Note that any prerequisites must be successfully completed before (not concurrently with) the courses that require them in order for the course to count on the Psychology Minor.