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Applying to Illinois State

Applying by our priority deadline is encouraged for best consideration for your academic program and for scholarships. Start your application today!

Applying to Illinois State

Applying by our priority deadline is encouraged for best consideration for your academic program and for scholarships. Start your application today!

Minimum GPA

2.50

Middle 50% GPA

2.95 - 3.69

Required Courses

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

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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Middle 50% GPA

2.95 - 3.69

Application Period

September 1 - September 30, February 1 - February 28, May 1 - July 31

Application Information

Current students can use the Apply to Your Program tool on My.IllinoisState.edu.

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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