students in classroomstudents in classroomThe Psychology Minor is suitable for students who intend
to pursue careers in a wide variety of fields including business, medicine, law, political science, and education. Students should work with their major advisor to determine the Psychology courses that best fit their interests and career goals.

Major/Minor Information On-Line

The Psychology Advising Office has provided an interactive Powerpoint for you to learn more about the majors/minor, how/when to declare, and course requirements.

Declaring the Minor

Minors may be declared at any time during the semester. No registration priority is given to declared minors for restricted courses. To declare a Minor in Psychology, please complete the online LAS form. 

Advanced Hours

All minors require six (6) hours of advanced (300- or 400-level) courses that are not used in any other major or minor. Be aware of minors that share PSYC courses: Adult Development; African-American Studies; Animal Sciences; Global Markets and Society; Informatics; Integrative Biology; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Philosophy; and Sociology.

PSYC courses not applied to minor

PSYC 290, PSYC 340, PSYC 341, PSYC 398, PSYC 492, PSYC 494, PSYC 495, PSYC 498, and PSYC 499.

Questions about a Psychology Minor?

E-mail: psych-advising@illinois.edu

Course Requirements

A minimum 18 hrs of "PSYC" credit including:

Introductory Psychology Course (3-4 hrs)

PSYC 100 Intro Psych

Click here for information about the PSYC 100 proficiency test.

An AP score of 5 = credit for PSYC 100. An AP score of 3 or 4 = elective PSYC credit but is not equivalent to PSY 100.

An IB HL or SL score of 6 or 7 = credit for PSYC 100. A HL or SL score of 4 or 5 = elective PSYC credit but is not equivalent to PSY 100.

Dual credit accepted - must be direct equivalent of PSYC 100 - verify through www.transferology.com.

If using transfer credit for Introductory Psychology, some schools grant only 3 credits for PSYC 100.

Introductory Statistics Course (3 hrs)

PSYC 235 Intro to Statistics (or equivalent)

Current equivalent courses include: STAT 100, STAT 212, ECON 202, EPSY 480, PSYC 301, and SOC 485. Contact the Psychology Advising Office to consult on other equivalents. Students who do not take PSYC 235 to satisfy their statistics requirement will need to take an additional Psychology course to meet the minimum of 18 hours of Psychology courses.

Biological/Cognitive Psychology Course (3 hrs)

Select one from the following:

Clinical/Community/Developmental/Social/Personality Course (3 hrs)

Select one from the following:

Advanced Level (300- or 400-level) Psychology Courses (6 hrs)

Select two 300- or 400- level Psychology courses