Degree Requirements for Online Major
GPA Requirements
- Admission to UMD as a Pre-Psychology Major : 2.0 Cumulative GPA
- Admission to the Psychology Major (upper division coursework): 2.5 cumulative GPA (includes all transfer work and UMD coursework).
Coursework Requirements
(120 total credits)
Associate of Arts Degree or Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (40-60 credits)
Satisfies UMD's LIberal Education Requirements
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
Encouraged to complete this course prior to Psy 3021 Experimental
Design and Methodology.
Writ 3140 Advanced Writing: Human Services (3 cr) OR Writ 3160: Advanced
Writing: Social Sciences (3 cr)
Major Requirements (52 credits)
Biology Requirement (4-5 credits)
Biol 1001: Biology and Society (4 cr) OR Biol 1011:
General BIology I (5 cr)
Not available online at UMD, must complete while finishing the AA degree
or MTC, or enroll at a college nearby where living while enrolled online at
UMD.
Core A (19 credits)
Note: Psy 3020, Psy 3021, and
Psy 3022 must be taken in sequence
Psy 1003: General Psychology ( 4 cr)
Psy 3020: Statistical Methods
( 4 cr)
Psy 3021: Experimental Design and Methodology
(4 cr)
Psy 3022: Applied Methods and Measurement (4
cr)
Psy 3081: History and Systems (3 cr)
Core B (6-8 credits)
Psy 2021: Developmental Psychology (4 cr)
Psy 3111: Theories of Personality (3 cr)
Psy 3121: Abnormal Psychology (4 cr)
Psy 3201: Social Psychology (3 cr)
Psy 3520: Industrial Organizational Psychology (4 cr)
Core C (8 credits)
Psy 3061: Physiological Psychology (4 cr)
Psy 3611: Learning and Behavior ( 4 cr)
Electives 2xxx higher (12-15 to total 52 major credits)
Additional Online Courses
Psy 3512: Human Sexuality ( 3 cr)
Psy 3371: Child & Adolescent Psychology (3 cr)
Psy 3381: Adult Development and Aging (3 cr)
Psy 3601: Psychology of Personal Development (3 cr)
Psy 4500: Health Psychology (3 cr)
Upper Division Electives Outside of Psychology 3xxx and higher (18 credits)
Involvement Opportunities
↑ Top ↑