The Department of Psychology at NYU approaches the study of mind and behavior from many perspectives. Cognitive psychologists focus on perception, memory, attention, language, and thinking. Social and personality psychologists determine how social beliefs, attitudes, and decisions are formed and maintained. Cognitive neuroscientists study features and functions in the brain as they relate to certain mental processes. Developmental psychologists seek to understand factors that affect and influence individuals across various ages. These many perspectives are reflected in undergraduate course offerings, all of which emphasize the scientific basis of psychology.
Minor Declaration
To request declaration of a CAS minor, CAS students should visit the host department. To request declaration of a minor in another NYU school, CAS students should complete the online Minor Application available in their Albert Student Center. Students may also use the Minor Application in Albert to request cancellation of a minor in CAS or in another NYU unit.
Program Requirements
The minor requires the completion of 16 credits with a grade of C or better (courses graded Pass/Fail do not count) comprised of the following:
Policies Applying to the Psychology Major and Minor
In accordance with general College of Arts and Science policy, at least half of the Psychology major and minor must always be completed with PSYCH-UA coursework. Transfer students cannot use transfer courses to satisfy more than half of either program of study (their courses must be reviewed and approved by the Department of Psychology before they can be applied toward the major or minor; such approval is never guaranteed). They may count only five or fewer transfer courses toward the Psychology major, and only two or fewer transfer courses toward the Psychology minor. Students must petition the department for permission to count a course in another CAS program (-UA) toward the major or minor or to count NYU courses outside of CAS; permission is not routinely granted and requires an academic justification. Transfer students usually cannot make these requests, as at least half of their major or minor must be completed with PSYCH-UA courses taken in residence at NYU.
Policies Applying to the Minor
To declare a minor in Psychology, students must first earn a grade of C or better in PSYCH-UA 1 Intro to Psychology.
Credit toward the minor is not granted for courses completed with a grade of less than C, or for courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
PSYCH-UA 34 Developmental Psychology and PSYCH-UA 35 Social Neuroscience can be selected by a student to count as either a Core A or Core B requirement (but not both).