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
Minor in Psychology 18 hours
PC201(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. (***PC201 plus 5 other PC classes.***)
At least two of the following courses must be included in those 15 credits:
PC 301 Developmental Psychology
PC 305 Biological Psychology
PC 306 Cognitive Psychology
PC 308 Theories of Personality
PC 313 Abnormal Psychology
PC 360 Social Psychology
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.
It is the student’s responsibility to see that all degree requirements for graduation are fulfilled.
| PC301 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PC305 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PC306 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PC308 | Theories of Personality | 3 |
| PC313 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PC360 | Social Psychology | 3 |