Apr 03, 2025  
Undergraduate Record 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Record 2024-2025

Psychology Minor


Prerequisites for Declaring the Minor


Students must have a minimum 2.000 GPA for all psychology courses taken and have earned at least a C in at least two of the following courses:

Program Requirements


Students must complete 18 PSYC credits as follows:

Grading Standards


  • A grade of C or better is required in all Psychology courses that count toward the minor.
  • All courses used to meet the 18-credit requirement must be letter-graded. Courses taken on a Credit/No Credit or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis do not count toward the minor.
  • A 2.000 GPA in all Psychology coursework is required to complete the minor.
  • Students who have less than a 2.0 GPA in all psychology coursework at the end of a semester will be put on probationary status in the minor.
  • Students with two consecutive semesters with a psychology GPA below 2.0 will not be permitted to continue in the minor.

Transfer Courses


  • Up to 6 credits of transfer coursework may be used toward the minor requirements.

Additional Information


For more information about the major, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Psychology, Gilmer Hall, P.O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400; (434) 982-4750; www.virginia.edu/psychology.