Offered by Department of Psychology:

Psychobiology Major

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 needed 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, all students 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)

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 1 course from:
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
PHYS 275GS, General Physics (Calculus) - 5 hours

Take 1 course from:
Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement reducing total hours needed for the degree. Consult advisor.
MATH 103, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours

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

B. Psychobiology Comprehensive Psychology Requirements (6 hours required)

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)

Students are urged to work closely with their advisor in selecting from the courses listed below.

Take 9-11 hours from:

Take 0-1 from:
BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
Take 0-1 from:
CHEM 251, Essentials of Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 250*)
CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: C Grade in CHEM 161GS*, CHEM 161L*)

Take any from the following:
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

PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours (Prereq: PE 360, BIOL 225 or 226)

PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours

BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college Biology)

BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours 

BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 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 301)

FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours

PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 4 hours (Prereq: PE 310)