Educational Psychology

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

A Doctoral Minor in Educational Psychology is available to students in any UNC doctoral program with the approval of their doctoral program advisor. In addition, a written notification needs to be sent to the Educational Psychology Ph.D. program coordinator and the Graduate School by the student's doctoral program advisor.

Features and Conditions

1. Completion of the minor will be noted in the student’s transcript as Minor in Educational Psychology.
2. Courses from outside the Educational Psychology program may not count toward the minor.
3. This minor is not available to students in the Educational Psychology degree program.
4. Some or all of the PSY courses used for the minor may be part of a student’s program of required or elective classes.

No application to the Educational Psychology minor program is required. In consultation with their doctoral program advisors, students may include sufficient PSY courses in their programs of study to meet the requirements for the minor.

Doctoral Minor Requirements — 15-16 credits

Required Courses — 15-16 credits

A minimum of 15 credits completed during the student’s UNC doctoral program with grades of “B-” or better from the following courses:

PSY 530	Life Span Developmental Psychology	3
PSY 540	Theories and Principles of Learning	3
PSY 566	Programming for Experimental Psychology	3
PSY 575	Educational Assessment	3
PSY 587	Social Cognitive Neuroscience	3
PSY 590	Seminar in History of Psychology	3
PSY 595	Special Topics in Psychology	1- 5
PSY 630	Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY 640	Cultural Issues in Education Psychology	3
PSY 644	Motivation in Education	3
PSY 654	Seminar in College Teaching	3
PSY 661	Trends and Issues in Educational Psychology	3
PSY 664	Advanced Social Psychology	3
PSY 674	Measurement I: Classical Test Theory	3
PSY 675	Measurement II: Contemporary Test Theory	3
PSY 681	Learning and Instruction	3
PSY 695	Special Topics in Educational Psychology	1- 3
PSY 705	Proseminar in Doctoral Studies	3
PSY 710	Advanced Doctoral Seminar	1

NOTE: PSY 710 (1 credit hour) is encouraged for students in education-related fields who are considering careers in academia. Please note that this course would add one additional credit hour to your minor program (i.e., 16 total hours).