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Psychology Major

Psychology 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement Option
Bachelor of Arts in Education
Bachelor of Science in Education

NSS BAE 6407
NSS BSE 6407

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and by endorsement
English Language minimum = 9 including:
ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
Take 1 course from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours
HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:
Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours
Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 3
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
Professional Sequence = 30
Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
Endorsement = 30
Second Subject Endorsement, normally = 30
Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 135
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
Minimum total hours required for BSE in Psychology 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 135
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.
Psychology Subject Endorsement Requirements (30 hours required)
Take all of the following:
PSY 230, Human Development - 3 hours
PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours
PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours
PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours
PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours
PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours
SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSY 313L*, Physiological Psychology 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 Lab - 1 hour
*Laboratory courses must be taken simultaneously with the lecture portion of the course. (For example, 313 must be taken at the same time as 313L.)
Recommended courses for all students taking the endorsement in Psychology
PSY 450, Psychometrics - 3 hours
PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours

11 May 2006
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