Psychobiology Comprehensive Option
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 6405
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- including General Studies coursework required by major
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level reducing total hours need to complete the major and increasing the unrestricted
Electives
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Major Option = 54
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 107
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 18
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Psychobiology 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.
- For departmental assessment purposes, each student will be required to complete a
comprehensive examination in Psychology during their final semester.
- A. Psychobiology Comprehensive Core Requirements (39 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours
of college Biology)
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
- PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours
- PSY 300, Seminar in Psychology - 1 hour
- PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 313L, Physiological Psychology Laboratory - 1 hour
- PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours
- PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 1 course:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- OR take 4 courses:
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 2 courses:
- MATH 103*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytical Geometry - 5
hours
- OR take 1 course:
- MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level reducing total hours need to complete the Psychobiology major.
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- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 1 course:
- BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
- OR take 2 courses:
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- B. Psychobiology Comprehensive Psychology Requirements (6 hours required)
- Take 6-8 hours from:
- PSY 310, Learning and Conditioning - 3 hours
- PSY 310L, Learning and Conditioning Laboratory - 1 hour
- PSY 312, Sensation and Perception - 3 hours
- PSY 312L, Sensation and Perception Laboratory - 1 hour
- PSY 317, Biopsychology - 3 hours
- PSY 317L, Biopsychology Laboratory - 1 hour
- PSY 453L, Developmental Psychology Lab - 1 hour
- PSY 465, Psychopharmacology - 3 hours
- PSY 470, Neuropsychology - 3 hours
- PSY 499, Research in Psychology - 3 hours
- C. Psychobiology Comprehensive Biology Requirements (9 hours required)
- Take 9-11 hours from:
- BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS and BIOL 307
or permission of instructor)
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
- BIOL 467, Animal Histology - 3 hours
- PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours (Prereq: PE 360, BIOL 225 or 226)
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- No more than one from:
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of
college Biology)
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
- D. Special Options
- These courses are offered only every third or fourth semester, as needed only in
selected programs of study, and /or have special prerequisites. They will count toward the
requirements under C. Work closely with your advisor.
- BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS or BIOL 400; BIOL 450, BIOL 401)
- BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 309, BIOL 360 and CHEM 351)
- BIOL 451, Molecular Biology II - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 450, CHEM 375)
- FCSC 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours
- Students are strongly encouraged to take elective hours from the courses listed in
B., C., and D.
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