Psychology Major
Psychology
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 = 36
- Minor or 2nd Major = 24
- For specific requirements see
#3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or
greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 9
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Psychology = 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.
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 250GS, 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
- 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 (7 hours required)
