If you are a masters or doctoral student seeking to integrate psychological science into your program of study, our graduate minor is sure to complement your education.
General requirements
- (a) Matriculated status in a master’s or doctoral degree program at ISU.
- (b) Completion of 3 credits of graduate research methods with a grade of B or better: PSYCH 5010, RESEV 5540, HDFS 5030, or SOC 5110 (or if appropriate, submit a request to the DOGE to take a different graduate level research methods course).
- (c) Overall graduate cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better.
Required courses: (12 graduate credits required)
12 credits from at least 3 of the following 6 groups (I – VI); requests to substitute other psychology courses require approval from the Psychology DOGE:
- I. Biological Bases of Behavior (PSYCH 5190, NUTRS 5890)
- II. Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior (PSYCH 5160)
- III. Social Bases of Behavior (PSYCH 5800)
- IV. Individual Bases of Behavior (PSYCH 5600, 6610)
- V. Applied Psychology (PSYCH 5420, 6210, 5950B, 5950C, HCI 5210)
- VI. Historical and Philosophical Foundations (PSYCH 5050)
Program of Study (POS) requirements
As per Graduate College requirements, Academic Plan Requirements for the Graduate Minor in Psychology Program:
- (a) A graduate faculty member from Psychology must serve on the student’s Academic Plan Committee.
- (b) The major professor and the faculty member from Psychology may not be the same person.
- (c) The Graduate Minor in Psychology must be approved by the APC.
- (d) A Graduate Minor in Psychology cannot be added to a graduate degree that has already been received.
- (e) A Graduate Minor in Psychology cannot be added to an Academic Plan after the preliminary oral examination has been taken.
- (f) For a master’s degree, the final oral examination must test for the Graduate Minor in Psychology. For a doctoral degree, the preliminary oral and final oral examinations must test for the Graduate Minor in Psychology.