Psychology Minor Tutorial
Thank you for your interest in Staking your Claim as a Psychology Minor
at UNC Charlotte!
Students wanting to declare Psychology as a MINOR need to review this
tutorial and complete the online Psychology Minor Application.
This tutorial will present the basic requirements needed to complete a
MINOR in Psychology at UNC Charlotte.
Psychology Minor Tutorial
Each student is responsible for knowing the basic requirements needed to
earn their Psychology minor.
This tutorial should take you 15-20 minutes to review. Do NOT attempt to
complete the Psychology Minor Application until you have a thorough
understanding of the requirements.
You may want to print a copy of the minor requirements from the Psychology
–Academic Advising webpage http://psych.uncc.edu/academic-advising.
Psychology Minor Tutorial
DECLARING THE MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY
Current UNC Charlotte students who would like to declare a Psychology Minor will need to
complete the online Psychology Minor Application.
The minimum requirements to DECLARE the MINOR are:
 COMPLETION (within TWO attempts) of General Psychology with a grade of C or better
(transfer/AP credit is accepted).
 COMPLETION of a Natural Science course with a corresponding Lab, with a grade of C
or better. Psychology courses may NOT be counted toward this requirement.
 COMPLETION (not in progress) of at least 12 credits of coursework at UNC Charlotte.
 An Overall UNC Charlotte GPA of 2.00 or above.
 At least one Psychology course completed at UNC Charlotte with a grade of C or better.
 A GPA of 2.00 or above for all Psychology courses taken at UNC Charlotte.
The entire application process must be completed by the posted deadline. If the process is
NOT completed by the deadline, the applicant will need to repeat the entire process during
the next application period.
Psychology Minor Tutorial
PSYCHOLOGY MINOR REQUIREMENTS
The Psychology Minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits in Psychology.
All Psychology Minors, must complete the following 18 Psychology credits:
 General Psychology-PSYC 1101 (3 credits) Grade of C or better; Within TWO Attempts
 Knowledge Base Courses: 3 courses (9 credits) Each course must be from a different
category
 Psychology Elective Courses: 2 courses (6 credits)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
 At least 6 credits of courses must be at the 3000 level
 At least 6 credits of courses must be earned in the UNC Charlotte Department of Psychology
 Minors may apply up to 3 credits of PSYC 3806 toward the required 18 credits; additional credits may
be used towards meeting the minimum of 120 credits needed for graduation.
 A Psychology GPA of 2.00 or above for All psychology courses taken in the UNC Charlotte Department
of Psychology
 Minors are NOT permitted to enroll in PSYC 2101, 2103, (Research Methods I & II), PSYC 3405
(Practicum), PSYC 3807 (Peer Advising), PSYC 3808 (Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship), or 4000
level Capstone Courses
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KNOWLEDGE BASE COURSES
• MINORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THREE COURSES (EACH CLASS MUST BE FROM A DIFFERENT CATEGORY)
(9 CREDITS)
• PSYC 2113 BRAIN & BEHAVIOR (A PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE COURSE) IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR COURSES IN THE
LEARNING & COGNITION AND THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR CATEGORIES, EXCEPT PSYC 2110
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY.
Learning and Cognition (L&C)
PSYC 3111 Learning
PSYC 3115 Sensation & Perception
PSYC 3116 Human Cognitive Processes
PSYC 3216 Introduction to Cognitive Science
Biological Basis of Behavior (BIOL)
PSYC 2110 Introduction to Comparative Psychology
PSYC 3113 Physiological Psychology
PSYC 3117 Heredity Behavior
PSYC 3313 Neuropsychology
PSYC 4316 Cognitive Neuroscience
Sociocultural Approaches (SOC)
PSYC 2130 Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYC 3114 Motivation**
PSYC 3135 Personality**
**enrollment by instructor’s permission
Developmental Changes (DEV)
PSYC 2120 Child Psychology
PSYC 2121 Adolescent Psychology
PSYC 2124 Adulthood and Aging
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PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE COURSES
Minors are required to complete TWO courses (6 credits) listed below.
**To enroll in the psychology courses listed below, PSYC 1101-General Psychology needs to be completed with a grade
of C or better within two attempts. **
PSYC 2113 Brain & Behavior
PSYC 2126 Introduction to the Psychology of
Women & Gender
PSYC 2131 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSYC 2137 Introduction to Positive Psychology
PSYC 2150 Adjustment
PSYC 2151 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 2155 Diversity
PSYC 2160 Health Psychology
PSYC 2165 Introduction to Community Psychology
PSYC 2171 Introduction to Organizational Psychology
PSYC 3001
PSYC 3002
PSYC 3122
PSYC 3123
PSYC 3136
PSYC 3140
PSYC 3152
PSYC 3153
PSYC 3172
PSYC 3174
PSYC 3806
Topics in Psychology (topics vary) (1-3 credits)
Topics in Psychological Research (topics vary)
Cognitive & Language Development
Social & Personality Development
Sexual Behavior
Psychological Testing & Measurement
Child Psychopathology
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Personnel Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Research Assistantship (1-4 credits)
AFRS 3261 Psychology of the Black Experience
**If the requirements for a category in the Knowledge Base content area is met,
additional courses from that category may be used as Psychology Electives.**
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PSYC 3806 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
The Undergraduate Research Assistantships are done under the supervision of a UNC Charlotte Psychology faculty member, and
potentially involve all aspects of conducting psychological research such as compiling a literature review, designing methodology,
data collection and analysis, and creating an APA-Style research report or presentation.
The course provides opportunities for individual study in a student’s special area of interest. The course permits advanced,
specialized study and also provides experience that is often valuable in locating a job or gaining admission to graduate school
upon graduation. Students have assisted with experiments and engaged in research reviews in all areas of Psychology. Many
student research projects have resulted in published articles or professional presentations.
The first step toward enrollment in the course is to review faculty’s research interests http://psych.uncc.edu/research.
Students should contact faculty as soon as possible during the semester BEFORE you plan to participate in the Undergraduate
Research Assistantship (e.g., contact faculty early during the fall semester to register for a spring assistantship).
Students will need to receive a permit to register from the faculty for whom they are conducting the Research Assistantship.
Students interested in Undergraduate Research Assistantships are NOT automatically enrolled by faculty members. Often these
assistantship are competitive and may require an application process specified by the particular faculty member.
To take PSYC 3806 you:
• must be a Psychology minor with a GPA of 2.00 or higher
• may apply a maximum of 3 credits of PSYC 3806 toward the minor; additional credits of PSYC 3806 may be applied toward the
120 credits required for graduation
Psychology Minor Tutorial
IMPORTANT CAPP INFORMATION FOR PSYCHOLOGY MINORS
• The CAPP degree evaluation may NOT be accurate for the Psychology
Minor, if you declared your major in a term different from your minor.
• Why does this happen? The Banner System uses the term of your major
for CAPP and that may evaluate your minor under the wrong
requirements.
• It is very important to request a review of your minor AFTER you have
registered for your last semester of courses and BEFORE Drop/Add is
over in your final term. This may be done by emailing your assigned
Psychology Minor Advisor.
• Exceptions to the minor requirements will NOT be granted if students
relied on CAPP and did NOT verify completion requirements with their
Psychology Minor Advisor.
Psychology Minor Tutorial
CONCLUSION
Congratulations!! You have reached the end the Minor Tutorial.
To declare the Psychology Minor, you will need to complete the following steps:
1. Complete the Psychology Minor Application found on Moodle – Psychology New Major/Minor Declaration.
Applications will be processed from Friday, September 11th until Friday, October 9th at 3pm. Applications
will NOT be accepted outside of this period, until the next major/minor declaration period.
2. After your application has been reviewed, you will receive one of two emails:
•
Accepted as a Psychology Minor. An electronic Change of Major/Minor form will be sent to the Office of
the Registrar on your behalf. Once the Office of the Registrar processes the forms, you will see the change of
your minor on your Banner account. Please allow some time for the department and the registrar to record
the changes to your academic program. Be assured that before the course registration for the next term
begins, your information will be updated and you will be able to register for your necessary classes.
•
Not eligible to declare a Psychology Minor at this time. This email will include the requirements you are
missing and suggest strategies for becoming eligible to declare in future Psychology Minor Declaration
periods.
3. After your application has been reviewed and accepted, your request to declare the Psychology
minor will be submitted to the Registrar’s office. You do NOT need to bring any paperwork to the
Psychology Department.