Interim Chair

Sarah Karalunas, Ph.D.
353 Marley Educational Building
315-443-2354
psychology@syr.edu

Faculty

Kevin Antshel, Sara E. Burke, Catherine A. Cornwell, Daniel Corral, Amy H. Criss, Joseph W. Ditre, Tanya L. Eckert, Les A. Gellis, Brett K. Jakubiak, Jessie Joyce, Michael L. Kalish, Afton Kapuscinski, David Kellen, Katie Kidwell, Lynn Lohnas, Laura E. Machia, Meredith Martin, Leonard S. Newman, Jeewon Oh, Aesoon Park, Natalie Russo, Jillian R. Scheer, Lael J. Schooler, Bradley Seymour, Linda Sun, Shannon M. Sweeney, Peter A. Vanable, Zahra Vahedi, Sarah Woolf-King, Michelle Zaso, and Jeffrey C. Zemla. 

Description

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior.  It is behind everything we do.  Explore the human mind.  Understand how people interact with each other and what drives behavior.  Learn more about the human experience and make lives better. 

The minor in psychology provides those students majoring in another discipline with a breadth or depth of experience in psychology to complement their major

Requirements

The minor in psychology provides those students majoring in another discipline with a breadth or depth of experience in psychology to complement their major. For the minor, a total of 18 credits in psychology (PSY) including PSY 205 Foundations of Human Behavior and 12 credits numbered 300 or above, must be completed. No more than 3 credits of experience credit (PSY 270 Experience Credit or PSY 470 Experience Credit), independent study (PSY 290 Independent Study or PSY 490 Independent Study), or Research in (PSY 291 Research in Clinical/Health Psychology, PSY 292 Research in Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology, PSY 293 Research in Developmental Educational Psychology, PSY 294 Research in Social Personality Psychology, PSY 491 Research in Clinical/Health Psychology, PSY 492 Research in Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology, PSY 493 Research in Developmental Educational Psychology, or PSY 494 Research in Social Personality Psychology may be counted in the minimal credit hours for the minor in psychology.

Courses taken with the pass/fail/audit option may not be applied toward the minor. 

Petition

Students interested in taking a psychology class at another institution and transferring it to Syracuse University to count toward either the major or minor should discuss the process with his/her academic advisor.  An electronic petition form must be completed.  Be sure to include all identifying information, such as your name and SU ID number, in the appropriate fields.

Note: A limit of 3 hours of transfer credit in Psychology may be applied toward the minor (this includes AP credits).

Prior to enrolling in the course, email the form and a copy of the course syllabus to the psychology department’s inbox at psychology@syr.edu. Petitions may take up to two weeks for review. Winter intersession classes are generally not accepted as transfer credit.

Students should plan their program of study in consultation with their academic advisor in order to ensure timely completion of degree requirements.