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
- *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:
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8
- 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.
- Psychobiology Comprehensive Core Requirements (39 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
- PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours
- PSY 300, Orientation to 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
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 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:
- Take 1 course from:
- Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement reducing total hours
needed for the degree. Consult advisor.
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 1 course:
- OR take 2 courses:
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- 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
- 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:
- Take 0-1 from:
- Take any from the following:
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 211GS or BIOL 400; BIOL 309 or CHEM 351 OR permission of instructor)
- BIOL 404, Developmental Biology - 3 hours
- BIOL 440, Infectious Diseases - 4 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 211GS or
BIOL 400 or permission)
- BIOL 450, Molecular Biology I - 3 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 309, BIOL 360 OR permission of instructor)
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
- BIOL 462, Animal Behavior - 3 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 105GS, BIOL 201, BIOL 307 OR permission of instructor)
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 105GS or BIOL 106GS; BIOL 309; CHEM 161GS; organic chemistry OR permission of instructor)
- FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours
(Prereq: PE 360 OR BIOL 225, BIOL 226)
- PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 4 hours
(Prereq: PE 310 or BIOL 215GS or BIOL 226)
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours (Prereq: PHYS 205GS or permission)
