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:
- *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.
- 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
- 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
- Psychology Lab (2 hours required; Prereq:
PSY 270)
(Lab courses must be taken concurrently with 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.)
- Psychology Electives (7 hours required)
