Program Requirements

Major Requirements

To declare a major in Psychology, students must earn a grade of C or better in both Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1) and Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10).

To declare the major, please email psych.academic@nyu.edu (include your N Number), call (212) 998-7920 or stop by the Academic Affairs Office at 6 Washington Place (Meyer Building), Room 423.

Ten 4-point courses (40 points total) are required to complete the major:

  • Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1)
  • Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10)
  • Advanced Psychological Statistics (PSYCH-UA 11)
  • Two (2) courses from Core A (psychology as a natural science)
  • Two (2) courses from Core B (psychology as a social science)
  • One (1) laboratory course from Core C
  • Two (2) advanced electives

Note: Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34) and Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35) can be selected by a student to count as either a Core A or Core B requirement (but not both).

Minor Requirements

To declare a minor in Psychology, students must earn a grade of C or better in Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1). 

Four 4-point courses (16 points total) are required to complete the minor:

  • Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1)
  • One (1) course from the Core A group
  • One (1) course from the Core B group
  • One (1) advanced elective

Note: Developmental Psychology (PSYCH-UA 34) and Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35) can be selected by a student to count as either a Core A or Core B requirement (but not both).

CAS Students - Minor Declaration Instructions

To declare the minor, CAS students should email psych.academic@nyu.edu (include your N Number), call (212)998-7920 or stop by the Academic Affairs Office at 6 Washington Place (Meyer Building), Room 423 upon completing Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1) with a grade of C or better. 

Non-CAS Students - Minor Declaration Instructions

Non-CAS students must declare the minor through the "Application for Cross-School Minor" form found on the "Academics" tab in Albert. The "host school" for the minor is CAS, and the "home school" is the school in which you are matriculated as a full-time student. The minor declaration request will be processed by your home school so you should speak to your advisor if you have any trouble with this process.

 

Advanced Placement Exemptions

Entering students with a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in Psychology receive credit for Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH-UA 1) and can complete the major with nine (9) other required courses, or the minor with three (3) other required courses. The same policy applies to students with International Baccalaureate or A-Level credits in psychology.

Entering students with a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Exam in Statistics receive credit for Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (PSYCH-UA 10) and may count this as one (1) of the ten (10) courses required for the major.