Department of Psychology

Minor Program

The minor in psychology consists of seven four-unit courses from the Department of Psychology course offerings, of which at least twenty units (five 4-unit courses) must be upper-division. At least four upper-division courses must to be taken at UCSD for a letter grade. Psychology 199 (Independent Study) may count for one upper-division course towards the minor.
If Psychology 60 (Statistics) is chosen as one of the lower-division courses, it too, has to be taken for a letter grade.
A grade-point average (GPA) of at least a 2.0 is required for graduation.

Guidelines for Minor Application:

To declare or change your minor, use the online minor tool on Tritonlink.

Select a course distribution from the three options below:
2 lower-division, 5 upper-division psychology courses
1 lower-division, 6 upper-division psychology courses
7 upper-division psychology courses

When listing courses on application, only list course numbers and titles for courses you have completed or currently enrolled in. (ex. Psyc 101 Intro to Developmental Psyc)

Lower-division courses not yet completed, list as follows:

Subject code: PSYC, Course No: LD or 999, Title: Psychology Elective, Institution: UCSD, Units: 4.00

Upper-division courses not yet completed, list as follows:

Subject code: PSYC, Course No: UD or 999, Title: Psychology Elective, Institution: UCSD, Units: 4.00

Any course that needs to be petitioned should also be listed as PSYC 999 (EAP course, transfer courses, etc.).

Submit course petition to the Psychology Student Affairs Office for review. Processing time for minor applications is 7-10 business days from when you submit. Check status on TritonLink under major and minor tool.
 
All courses, unless otherwise noted*, are eligible for the Psychology minor.

A complete list is located on the courses page.

*199 Independent Study (can only count once toward minor)

Quick Links

Psyc Minor [PDF]

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