Psychology Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 6403
- General Studies = 45
- General Studies required by major:
- Take 1 course from:
- MATH 102*,
- MATH 115-499
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level.
- Take 2 courses total from the following options:
- Take 0-8 hours from:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 4 hours
- Take 0 or 4 hours from:
- CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take 0-3 hours from:
- CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours
- CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours
(Recommended co-requisite: CSIS 100.B VM/CMS)
- CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
- BS Science-related course requirements = 6
- Take 6 to 8 hours from BIOL, CHEM, MATH (112 & above), STAT, CSIS, GEOG as a Natural Science, or PHYS.
- Major Option = 50
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 101
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 24
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Psychology Comprehensive = 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.
- Students interested in this degree MUST consult with the Department Chair. Courses
from other disciplines ARE required.
- For departmental assessment purposes, each student will be required to complete a
comprehensive examination in Psychology during their final semester.
- A. Psychology Core Requirements (12 hours required)
- Take 4 courses:
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- 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
(Prereq: PSY 407)
- 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 (15 hours required)
- Take 15 hours from:
- PSY 100-499
- No more than 6 hours from: PSY 399, 491, 493, 499
- No more than 3 hours from: PSY 192, 230, 231
- Electives may include the following:
- CSP 418, Introduction to Counseling - 3 hours
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
- PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
- No more than 3 hours from:
- STAT 432, Survey Sampling Techniques - 3 hours
(Prereq: STAT 241)
- STAT 437, Computer Analysis of Statistical Data - 3
hours (Prereq: One introductory statistics course)
- STAT 448, Regression Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: one computer class, MATH 103;
MATH 115 or MATH 123; STAT 345)
- E. Psychology Comprehensive Requirements (6 hours required)
- Take 2 courses:
- PSY 370, History and Systems of Psychology - 3 hours
- PHIL 309, Philosophy of Mind - 3 hours
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