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Twin Cities Campus
Child Psychology B.S.Institute of Child Development
College of Liberal Arts
Child psychology focuses on behavioral development from the prenatal period to maturity in the areas of cognition, ethology, genetics, language, learning, perception, and social behavior. The Institute of Child Development, housed in the College of Education and Human Development, offers a bachelor of arts, a bachelor of science, and a minor in child psychology through the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). All undergraduate child psychology courses are considered CLA courses and count toward the CLA graduation requirements. Majors may not receive a second major or baccalaureate degree in psychology.
The bachelor of science program places a stronger emphasis on research in the field of developmental psychology. With a combination of intensive training in developmental psychology and in-depth directed research, the program prepares students for graduate study in psychology, education, medicine, law, sociology, and other behavioral sciences.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
1 courses
before admission to the program.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introduction to Child Psychology
This requirement may be in progress in order to declare the major.
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree in child psychology: a BA, a BS, or a minor. Students may combine the BS in child psychology with the minor in psychology. CPSY majors may not also earn a second major or baccalaureate degree in Psychology.
At least 12 upper division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
Foundational Courses
Take exactly 3 course(s) totaling 11 - 12 credit(s) from the following:
Introduction to Psychology
·
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 1001H - Honors Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
·
Statistics
·
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
·
Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
·
CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Social and Personality Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4331 - Social and Personality Development
(3.0 cr)
Biological Foundations of Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4329 - Biological Foundations of Development
(3.0 cr)
Special Topics in Child Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4310 - Special Topics in Developmental Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Disabilities and Abnormal Child Psychology
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling 3 - 4 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4311 - Behavioral and Emotional Problems of Children
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Child Development Electives
No more than 3 total credits of CPSY 4996 may count in the major, and 4996 can only be used as an option in this grouping if 3 credits are earned. These credits may be spread over multiple semesters.
Take exactly 3 course(s) totaling exactly 9 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 1334 - Global Issues on Children and Youth in Society
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4302 - Infant Development
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4303 - Adolescent Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4336 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships
(3.0 cr)
·
Take at most 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4996 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Directed Research
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4994 - Directed Research in Developmental Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Capstone
The purpose of the Capstone is to bring together important themes and concepts that students have learned about throughout their undergraduate experience. Students will use that knowledge to find and coherently summarize the intersection of a topic of their choosing with a key developmental topic focused on in this course.
Students who double major within CLA and choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major may waive the child psychology capstone, but they do need to replace the 2 credits with another elective course. Double majors whose second major is outside of CLA are required to complete the child psychology capstone.
Non-Honors Sequence
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 2 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4347W - Child Psychology Capstone
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
Honors Sequence
Honors students seeking to complete the honors thesis in child psychology should follow this sequence. Students should take CPSY 3360H in the fall of their junior year. Students must take at least 2 credits of CPSY 4994V, but it is typically taken twice for 2 credits each time, in the fall and spring of a student's senior year.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 4 - 6 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 3360H - Child Psychology Honors Seminar
(2.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4994V {Inactive}
[WI]
(1.0-6.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the Major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4347W - Child Psychology Capstone
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4994V {Inactive}
[WI]
(1.0-6.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CPsy 2301/ 3301/ H |
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Course Equivalencies: | CPsy 2301/ 3301/ H |
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Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PSTL 1281/Psy 1001/Psy 1001H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EPsy 3264/EPsy 5261 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
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Course Equivalencies: | AnSc 3011/ESPM 3012/Stat 3011/ |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Psy 3801/Psy 3801H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Prerequisites: | CPsy honors student |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |