Psychology Education Minor

In partnership with the Hope College Education Department, the Psychology Department offers a psychology teaching minor in the secondary level for certification through the Michigan Department of Education. The minor consists of 16 credits and must be declared with one of the secondary education majors, and one of the content majors listed on the secondary pages.

Secondary education majors:

Secondary Education, 5-9 Gr, 7-12 Gr, BA (for a middle school focus)
Secondary Education, 7-12 Gr, 5-9 Gr, BA (for a high school focus)

Required Psychology

PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 201 - Research Methods in Psychology I Credits: 3
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 230F - Developmental Psychology Field Placement Credits: 1

Psychology Electives (2 courses)

NSCI 211 - Introduction to Neuroscience Credits: 3 and
NSCI 211L - Introduction to Neuroscience Laboratory
Credits: 1
PSY 310 - Behavior Disorders Credits: 3
PSY 330 - Social Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 340 - Cognitive Psychology Credits: 3