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Minimum GPA

< 30 hours: 3.0, > 30 hours: 2.5

Middle 50% GPA

2.88 — 3.59

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Ally Frizzell
(309) 438-7140
DeGarmo Hall 411

Molly Knapp
(309) 438-5293
DeGarmo Hall 412

Major Requirements

Students seeking admission to the major in Psychology who have completed 12-29 hours need to have:

  • At least 12 hours completed at Illinois State
  • Established an Illinois State grade point average of at least 3.0 or higher

Students seeking admission to the major in Psychology who have completed 30 hours or more, but less than 75 hours completed at the time the application is submitted, need to have:

  • An Illinois State grade point average of 2.5 or higher based on at least 12 hours completed at Illinois State
  • A grade of C or better in:
    • PSY 111 (or PSY 110 if taken prior to admission to the Major)
    • MAT 113,120, 121, 144, or 145
    • a laboratory science course
    • PSY 138
    • PSY 231

The Department of Psychology does not typically consider students with over 75 hours completed for admission.

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