Psychology Major
Psychology Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
- Take 1 course from:
- MATH 102GS*,College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
- MATH 115-MATH 499
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 27
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- 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 = 50
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 101
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 19
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Psychology Comprehensive = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.
Students interested in this degree MUST consult with the Department Chair. Courses from other disciplines
ARE required.
For departmental assessment purposes, all students will be required to complete a comprehensive
examination in Psychology during their final semester.
- Psychology Core Requirements (15 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 250GS, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
- PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours
- PSY 300, Orientation to Psychology - 1 hour
- PSY 370, History and Systems of Psychology - 3 hours
- 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
- PSY 477, Psychology and Law - 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 and 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 400L, Advanced 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 477L, Psychology and Law Laboratory - 1 hour
- Psychology Electives (18 hours required)
- Take 18 hours from:
- Electives may include the following:
- BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours
- CSP 418, Introduction to Counseling and Social Advocacy - 3 hours
- PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
- STAT 437, Computer Analysis of Statistical Data - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 241GS and STAT 345 and one computer course)
- Any PHIL course - 3 hours
