Psychology and Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience Minors

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We offer both a Psychology minor and a Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience minor

 

• Minor in Psychology
• Minor in Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN)

Minor in Psychology 

Program Requirements:

• At least 15 hours of psychology (grades of C or better), including:
  • PSYC 1000, Introduction to Psychology I
  • PSYC 1005, Introduction to Psychology II
  • ONE of the following TWO courses:
    • ???PSYC 3222, Principles of Learning and Behavior 
    • PSYC 3144, Human Cognition
  • ONE of the following THREE courses:
    • ???PSYC 3205, Human Development I: Child Development 
    • PSYC 3305, Abnormal Psychology
    • PSYC 3415, Experimental Social Psychology
  • One additional 3 credit course in Psychology
• At least 6 of the 15 hours above must be upper division credit hours taught by UCD faculty.
• Because the minor is optional, there are no substitutions to these requirements.
• For a course to count for the minor, students must earn at least a C-.  In addition, students must maintain a 2.99 average in their Psychology courses