Minor Overview

There is an increasing need for quantitative and/or mathematical sophistication in psychology. The quantitative minor denotes that a graduate student has fulfilled statistical, methodological and/or mathematical training beyond basic department and area requirements. The quantitative minor allows students to focus on statistical methods, research design and mathematical modeling.

The quantitative minor is separate from pursuing a PhD in Quantitative Psychology. Students interested in a Quantitative Psychology PhD should speak with one of the quantitative faculty.

Requirements

Coursework for the quantitative minor is in addition to PSY 524 & 525 (and their associated labs, 522 & 523) or equivalent courses. In order to be admitted to the Quantitative minor, 524 and 525 must each be passed with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Please note that labs, software classes or workshops cannot count toward the minor.

Some areas require an additional quantitative course beyond the department requirements. Courses satisfying an area requirement may also count toward the quantitative minor.

Four additional quantitative courses (for a minimum of 12 credits) are required for the minor. Courses may be selected from a list of approved courses, or proposed to the quantitative faculty for consideration. These four courses must be taken for a grade (i.e., not taken CR/NC) and the student must obtain a 3.3 GPA or higher in each.

Summary of minor requirements
Summary of minor reqirements	Credits
1. PSY 524 & 525 (or equivalent; each passed with 3.5 or higher)	8
2. Four additional quantitative courses	minimum of 12
Total	minimum of 20

Approved Courses

The approved course list is located here:

http://web.psych.washington.edu/areas/quantminor/QuantPsychRecCourses.pdf

Application

Graduate students interested in pursuing the quantitative minor should let the Graduate Program Advisor (Jeanny Mai, jeanny@u.washington.edu) know.

Documentation of Completion of the Quantitative Minor

An example is shown below. Click here for a printable PDF version

Graphic of Form