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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Minor in Psychology

Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026 requirements PSYMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Core. One of the following options:
    • Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences. One (1) course:
      • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
    • Introductory Psychology.
      1. Introductory Psychology I. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
      2. Introductory Psychology II. One (1) course:
        • PSY-P 102 Introductory Psychology II
  2. Statistics. One (1) course:
    • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques
    • PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques
    • ANTH-A 306 Anthropological Statistics when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • CJUS-K 300 Techniques of Data Analysis
    • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • LAMP-L 316 Junior Seminar: Analytical Problem Solving
    • MATH-M 365 Introduction to Probability and Statistics when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • SOC-S 371 Statistics in Sociology
    • STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques when taken prior to Fall 2026
    • STAT-S 300 Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods
    • STAT-S 301 Applied Statistical Methods for Business
    • STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences
    • STAT-S 350 Introduction to Statistical Inference
    • EDUC-Y 402 Introduction to Statistics for Behavioral and Educational Sciences
    • NURS-H 355 Data Analysis for Practice and Research when taken Fall 2026 or later
    • SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques
    • SPH-Q 381 Introduction to Biostatistics
  3. Electives. Three (3) courses:
    • Any PSY-C 400–499
    • Any PSY-P 300–399
    • Any PSY-P 400–499 except PSY-P 499
    • PSY-P 499 Honors Thesis Research with departmental approval
    • Any PSY-Y 300–399
    • Any PSY-Y 400–499
    • One instance of the following for at least 3 credit hours:
      • PSY-X 397 Supervised Research I
      • PSY-X 398 Supervised Research II
      • PSY-X 497 Supervised Research III
      • PSY-X 498 Capstone Supervised Research
  4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. Minor Upper Division Courses. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300-499 level.
    3. Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
    4. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor--including those where a grade lower than C- is earned--is required.

Minor Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the PSY subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
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    Exclusions

    The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:

  • None

    • This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

    • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology [PSYBA]
    • Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychological Science [CLPSYSCIBS]
    • Bachelor of Science in Organizational and Business Psychology [OBPSYBS]
    • Bachelor of Science in Psychology [PSYBS]
    • Certificate in Clinical Psychological Science [CLNPSYACRT]
    • Certificate in the Psychology of Business [PSYBUSACRT]
    • [Name unavailable] [CLPSYSTSBS]
    • [Name unavailable] [OBPSYTSBS]
    • [Name unavailable] [PSYTSBA]
    • [Name unavailable] [PSYTSBS]

    Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.