Offered by Department of Psychology:
Psychology Major

Psychology Option
Bachelor of Arts

NSS BA 6409

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 2
BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
Major Option = 33
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 108
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 17
Minimum total hours required for BA in Psychology = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
For departmental assessment purposes, each student will be required to complete a comprehensive examination in Psychology during their final semester.
A. Psychology Core Requirements (9 hours required)
Take 3 courses:
PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours
PSY 300, Seminar in Psychology - 1 hour
B. Psychology Requirements (15 hours required)
Take 2 courses from:
PSY 310, Learning and Conditioning - 3 hours
PSY 312, Sensation and Perception - 3 hours
PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 317, Biopsychology - 3 hours
PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 371, Environmental Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 372, Cross-Cultural Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 462, Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours
PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours
PSY 408, Introduction to Clinical Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 450, Psychometrics - 3 hours
C. Psychology Lab (2 hours required; Prereq: PSY 270)
(Lab courses must be taken concurrently w/ the corresponding lecture course.)
Take 2 courses from:
PSY 310L, Learning and Conditioning Laboratory - 1 hour
PSY 312L, Sensation and Perception Laboratory - 1 hour
PSY 313L, Physiological Psychology Laboratory - 1 hour
PSY 317L, Biopsychology Laboratory - 1 hour
PSY 318L, Experimental Social Psychology Lab - 1 hour
PSY 407L, Psychopathology Laboratory - 1 hour
PSY 430L, Memory and Cognition Laboratory - 1 hour
PSY 450L, Psychometrics Lab - 1 hour
PSY 453L, Developmental Psychology - 1 hour
PSY 408F, or PSY 475 MAY substitute for 1 lab-See department chair.
D. Psychology Electives
Take 7 hours from:
PSY 100-499
No more than 6 hours from: PSY 399, PSY491, PSY493, PSY499
No more than 3 hours from: PSY 192, PSY230, PSY231

16 May 2005

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