Students seeking a Minor in Psychology must obtain a signed Declaration of Minor form from the chair of the Psychology Department. A minor in Psychology requires the completion of a minimum of five courses totaling at least 18 hours. The specific course requirements are as follows:

PSYC 100 and 201

PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology (4)
PSYC 201 - Research Methods I (4)

II. One course from:

PSYC 200 - Social Psychology (4)
PSYC 208 - Abnormal Psychology (4)
PSYC 214 - Developmental Psychology (4)
PSYC 216 - Fundamentals of Neuroscience (NEUR 216) (4)
PSYC 290 - Psychology: Past and Present (4)

III. One course from Psychology Subfields:

PSYC 307 - Health Psychology (4)
PSYC 319 - Educational Psychology (4)
PSYC 322 - Sensation and Perception (4)
PSYC 328 - The Psychology of Language (4)
PSYC 329 - Cognitive Psychology (4)
PSYC 343 - Psychology and Law (4)
PSYC 347 - Psychological Testing (4)
PSYC 362 - Advanced Neuroscience (NEUR 362) (4)
PSYC 367 - Human Sexuality (4)

IV. One course from Psychology Topical Areas:

PSYC 310 - Psychology of Adolescence (4)
PSYC 311 - Psychology of Prejudice (4)
PSYC 312 - Psychology of Exceptional Children (4)
PSYC 324 - Theories of Personality (4)
PSYC 334 - Psychology of Women (4)
PSYC 345 - Child Clinical Psychology (4)
PSYC 355 - Psychology of Family Violence (4)
PSYC 366 - Psychology of Close Relationships (4)

Additional Information

University-wide minimum requirements for a minor: 1) one-half of the hours required for a minor must be completed in residence at UNC Asheville, to include at least 6 hours at the 300-400 level; 2) students must have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.0 on minor courses taken at UNC Asheville.