Minor in Psychology

A minor in psychology is available to all non-psychology majors. The minor program provides a foundation in research methods and statistics and allows the student to take upper level courses in various areas of psychology. This minor is valuable for students who wish to have a background in psychology while pursuing other majors and considering graduate school in psychology or related fields. Further information is available on the School's web site.

 

Program of Study

Psychology minor courses
Select 15 credit hours of electives, at least 9 of which are upper-divison. 315
 
  • No more than 6 credit hours of Advanced Standing may be included in a minor program.
  • All courses counting toward the minor must be taken on a letter-grade basis.
  • All courses used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor must be completed with a grade of C (2.00) or better.
  • It is the major advisor’s responsibility to verify that students are using only courses from the designated block(s) from the student’s major field of study that are allowed to satisfy a minor program, that they are not using any Core Area A-E courses (including humanities and social sciences), and that they are not using any courses for more than one minor or certificate. Any free elective course used to satisfy the course requirements of the student’s major degree program may also be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor.
  • The minor will be conferred at the same time the degree is conferred and the degree and minor will be recorded on the student’s transcript. The minor will not appear on the diploma. Minors may not be conferred retroactively upon students who have graduated.
  • A maximum of 3 credit hours of transfer credit may be used to satisfy the course requirements for a minor. This includes courses taken at another institution or credit earned through the AP or IB program, assuming the scores meet Georgia Tech minimum standards.
  • A course may not be used to satisfy the requirements of more than one minor or certificate.
  • A maximum of 3 credit hours of Special Problems or Undergraduate research courses may be included in a minor program.
  • A maximum of 3 credit hours of Special Topics courses may be included in a minor program.