The undergraduate minor in psychology consists of 15 credit hours of coursework.   As with a psychology major, all coursework for the minor must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.  In addition, no self-instructional courses can be used toward the minor.

As psychology courses are offered at schools around the world, we welcome transfer courses.  However, no more than 9 credit hours can be transferred into the psychology minor.  In addition, courses not previously approved for transfer (for example, through a MACRO agreement) must be reviewed by the undergraduate advisor.  To gain credit for such courses, it is helpful if you have a syllabus from the course, the title of the text used and/or a course description.

Upon completion of these three courses, you must declare your minor.  Simply send the Undergraduate Advisor an email at psy-advising@wmich.edu.  Include the following information:

Name

WIN Number

Mailing Address

Local Phone

Email Address

Whether you are declaring the major or minor

 The remainder of the minor consists of 2 electives (6 credits) from the following list.  Please note the prerequisites for the courses.

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Hours
PSY 324	Abnormal Child Psychology	PSY 100; 160	3
PSY 344	Organizational Psychology	PSY 100	3
PSY 424	Psychology of Human Sexuality	PSY 100	3
PSY 426	Introduction to Human Drug Use and Abuse	PSY 100	3
PSY 428	Psychology of Aging	PSY 100; 160; 250
PSY 463	Management of Health Related Behaviors	PSY 100	3
HHS 569	AIDS:  History of an Epidemic		3

Alternatively, one and only one of the practicum courses listed below may substitute for an approved elective. 

Due to the nature of practica experiences, it is crucial that you plan to enroll in these well ahead of the time that you would normally.  To learn more about practica, please click here.

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