Psychology Minor

The Psychology minor is designed to provide the student with an exposure to and engagement with the science of the mind and behavior. Students will sample from both broad areas of the field as well as more specific applications of the science after completing the introductory courses. Students must complete the introductory course in Psychology prior to the start of their senior year to complete the minor.

Minor requirements include:

The student must be a degree candidate at Saint Anselm College.
The student must formally register for the departmental minor with the director of the minor no later than the first semester of the junior year.
The student must have a minimum grade point average of C (2.0) in all courses presented for the minor.

Required Courses:

PY 101 - General Psychology
PY 301 - Behavioral Statistics (or another statistics course to be agreed upon by the Psychology Chair and the other Department Chair)
3 Psychology Electives with no more than two electives coming from one of the following 3 groups:

Brain and Behavior:

Society and Relationships:

Development and Potential:

Note:

PY 210 (Special Topics) and PY 309 (Contemporary Issues in Psychology) will be determined on a case by case basis by the Chair as which of the three categories they fulfill.

PY 199 will count as an elective for the Development and Potential category for Elementary Education majors only.