Offered by Department of Psychology:

Psychology Major

Psychology Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 6408

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Take 1 course from:

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

MATH 115-499

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 6

Take two science courses (6 to 8 hours) in addition to those used to satisfy the General Studies requirement in the Natural Sciences. Students should plan these courses with their advisor. Courses from BIOL, CHEM, MATH (MATH 115 or above), CSIS, GEOG (as a Natural Science), or PHYS are considered science-related courses.

Major Option = 36

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 to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 111

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14

Minimum total hours required for BS 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 (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, 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 (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 (7 hours required)

Take 7 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