Undergraduate Catalog

Psychology: Minors

The minors in Psychology and Industrial & Organizational Psychology have been revised, as have many PSY course numbers and titles. The new minor plans are effective Fall 2021.

  • If you declared a Psychology minor in or before Spring 2021, your plan of study appears under Program Changes. Please consult your advisor if you have questions.

Per College policy, transfer credits may be applied to minor requirements; however, one-half of the minor must be completed at New Paltz.

Minor in Psychology (18 credits)

Prerequisite course.........................................3 credits
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Content core.....................................................9 credits
Select three of the following:

PSY221 Social Psychology (3)
PSY231 Psychopathology and Mental Distress (3)
PSY241 Lifespan Development (3)
PSY351 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSY361 History & Systems of Psychology (3)

Advanced courses...........................................6 credits
Select two of the following:

DIS333 Disaster Psychology (3)
DIS492 Practicum in Disaster Response (3)
PSY322 Personality (3)
PSY323 Motivation (3)
PSY324 Psychology of Social Problems (3)
PSY332 Mental Health Professions (3)
PSY334 Behavior Modification (3)
PSY352 Perception (3)
PSY353 Psycholinguistics (3)
PSY362 Learning (3)
PSY363 Evolutionary Psychology (3)
PSY364 Constructivist Psychology (3)
PSY372 Psychology of Women (3)
PSY383 Organizational Psychology (3)
PSY384 Health Psychology (3)
PSY392 Internship (3)
PSY393 or PSY493 Selected Topic
PSY394 Crisis Intervention (4)
PSY443 Infancy & Childhood (3)
PSY444 Adolescence & Adulthood (3)
PSY452 Behavioral Neuroscience (3)
PSY453 Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
PSY454 Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
PSY482 Industrial Psychology (3)
PSY485 Psychological Testing (3)
PSY494 Fieldwork in Psychology
PSY495 Independent Study Psychology

Minor in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (19 credits)

Prerequisite course............................................3 credits
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Industrial/Organizational core.........................10 credits
PSY201 Psychological Statistics (4)
PSY383 Organizational Psychology (3)
PSY482 Industrial Psychology (3)

Industrial/Organizational electives...................6 credits
Select two of the following:
PSY221 Social Psychology (3)
PSY322 Personality (3)
PSY351 Cognitive Psychology (3)
PSY361 History & Systems of Psychology (3)
PSY485 Psychological Testing (3)