Application for the Major in Psychology

Admission Requirements

Students who have completed only 12-29 hours need to have an Illinois State grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Students who have completed 30 hours or more, but less than 75 hours, need to have:
1. An ISU grade point average of 2.5 or higher based on at least 12 hours completed at Illinois State, and
2. A grade of C or better in:

• PSY 111 (or PSY 110 if taken prior to admission to the Major),
• MAT 120, 121, 144, or 145,
• A laboratory science course,
• PSY 138, and
• PSY 231.

Application Process

Students who have completed fewer than 75 hours at the end of the semester they apply to the Major should complete the University's online application process. Information about the application process is available on the Find your Major Web site. Applications are accepted and processed only during September, February, and May through July. Students completing their admission requirements for the Major during the semester they apply can mark their applications as "hold for semester grades." These applications will be reviewed and processed after final grades are posted for the current semester.

The Department of Psychology rarely admits students into the Major who have completed 75 hours or more. Students who will have completed 75 hours or more should review the 75-hour application Web site and then schedule an appointment with Ms. Raz Steward prior to submitting the application. Contact Ms. Steward by e-mail or call (309) 438-5293.