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Number of Hours Required for the Psychology Major/Minor

Institutions were asked how many credit hours are required for their Major Program. The following table indicates the median, mean, standard deviation for the number of hours required. Only institutions offering bachelors-level psychology programs were included in this analysis.

Credit Hours Required for the Major

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All 4-Year Programs

Doctoral

Masters

Bachelors

Median

37

36

37.5

38

Mean (S. D.)

38 (6.20)

37 (5.98)

39 (5.82)

39 (6.44)



Number of Hours Required for the Psychology Minor

Institutions were asked how many credit hours are required for their Minor Program. The following table indicates the percent of schools offering a Minor Program, and their median, mean, standard deviation for the number of hours required. Only institutions offering bachelors-level psychology programs were included in this analysis.

Credit Hours Required for the Minor

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All 4-Year Programs

Doctoral

Masters

Bachelors

Percent Offering a Minor

86%

76%

98%

86%

Median

18

18

18

18

Mean (S. D.)

19 (2.92)

18 (2.67)

19 (3.00)

20 (2.92)




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