School Psychology Minor

Development: 3-4 Credits

Choose one of the following:

• HDF 211 - Child Development (4 cr.)
• PSY 311 - Survey of Human Development (3 cr.)

School Psychology: 6 Credits

• PSY 440 - Psychological Assessment (3 cr.)
• PSY 450 - Introduction to School Psychology (3 cr.)

Cognitive/Biology: 3 Credits

Choose one of the following:

• CSD 240 - Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 cr.)
• PSY 321 - Cognitive Psychology (3 cr.)
• PSY 331 - Introduction to Biopsychology (3 cr.)
• PSY 422 - Human Learning and Memory (3 cr.)

Clinical: 3 Credits

Select one of the following:

• CLG 402 - Introduction to Counseling Techniques (3 cr.)
• CLG 403 - Applied Counseling Techniques (3 cr.)
• EDS 424 - Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
• PSY 443 - Abnormal and Deviant Behavior (3 cr.)

Systems: 3 Credits

Select one of the following:

• HDF 314 - Mental Health Issues in Human Services (3 cr.)
• HDF 332 - Socialization of Children in the Community (3 cr.)
• HDF 381 - Perspectives on Parenting (3 cr.)
• PSY 414 - Psychology of Infancy and Childhood (3 cr.)
• PSY 415 - Adolescence and Early Adulthood (3 cr.)
• SWK 260 - Introduction to Social Welfare (3 cr.)
• SWK 306 - Social Work and Mental Health (3 cr.)

Experience (0-3 cr.)

Formal supervised experience working with children. Must be approved by school psychology minor coordinator. Examples of acceptable experiences include: research assistant, fieldwork/internship, Nexus, Shine On, Upward Bound, employment, volunteer. Non-credit-bearing experiences must have documented hours totaling a minimum of 75 hours.

Total Credits 18-22

Additional Degree Requirements

• At least one course must be from outside of Psychology
• Must have 9 credits beyond Psychology major requirements or Psychology minor requirements
• Minor GPA must be at least 3.0