Major

Transfer Students

Psychology

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Minimum GPA

2.50

Middle 50% GPA

2.88 — 3.59

Advising

Ally Frizzell
(309) 438-7140
DeGarmo Hall 411

Molly Knapp
(309) 438-5293
DeGarmo Hall 412

Required Courses for Admission

Completion with grades of C or better in each of the following: (for students with 30 or more earned hours)

  • Fundamentals of Psychology (PSY 110) or Introduction to Psychology (PSY 111)
  • Elements of Mathematical Reasoning (MAT 113), Finite Math (MAT 120), Applied Calculus (MAT 121), Pre-Calculus (MAT 144) or Calculus I (MAT 145)
  • One transferable laboratory science course

Recommended Courses for Admission

To find the course equivalencies at an Illinois community college, please review our Course Articulation Guides.

  • Lifespan Development (PSY 213)
  • Social Psychology (PSY 223)
  • Psychology of Personality (PSY 233)
  • A foreign language equivalent to Illinois State’s 112 level or higher
  • Philosophy (PHI 101), The Ideal of Democracy (PHI 104), or Language, Logic, and Mathematics (PHI 112)
  • Two laboratory sciences
  • Strongly encouraged (for students with less than 30 hours earned): a mathematics courses approved for the psychology major— Elements of Mathematical Reasoning (MAT 113), Finite Math (MAT 120), Applied Calculus (MAT 121), Pre-Calculus (MAT 144) or Calculus I (MAT 145)

Additional Information

Students with 75 earned hours or more are admitted on a limited, case-by-case basis.

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