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, CSIS,
GEOG (as a Natural Science),
MATH (MATH 115 or above),
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, junior standing)
- 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)
