Minor in Psychology
Overview
PC2011 (Introduction to Psychology) and fifteen (15) additional credit hours of Psychology courses, as approved by the department chair. PC201 may also satisfy a core curriculum requirement. Students must earn at least a C- in all courses taken for the minor with a cumulative GPA in the minor of not less than a C average (2.0).The preponderance of the credit hours for the minor must be taken at Belmont Abbey College.
Several courses have prerequisites; please see course descriptions for other details.
PC2PC15W and PC300 (Fall course) are prerequisites for PC307W (Spring course) and for PC407. PC307W is a prerequisite for PC410W, PC411W, and PC412W (senior year). PC407 is a prerequisite for PC411W (senior year).
Although an internship is not required, it is strongly recommended for (and counts as) a PC upper-level elective for the B.A. in Psychology, B.S. in Psychology and the minor in Psychology.
Any course numbered above PC201 is considered an upper-level PC course.
It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
Curriculum Requirements
Total Required Credits: 15
Minor Program Requirements
At least two of the following courses must be included in those 15 credits:
| PC301 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PC305 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PC306 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PC308 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| PC313 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PC360 | Social and Cultural Psychology | 3 |