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

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 2

BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6

For specific language requirements see Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.

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, all students 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, Orientation to 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