University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Psychology:

Psychology 7-12 - Teaching Subject Endorsement -
Bachelor of Arts in Education

NSS BSE 6407

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by Teacher Education:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Intro Latin America - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Social Perspective, Geographical Perspective or Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

General Studies required by endorsement:

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 30

Second Subject Endorsement normally 30

Should required hours of the second endorsement also meet other requirements, the total required hours may be reduced.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 135

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Psychology 7-12 - Teaching Subject Endorsement = 135

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.

A. Psychology Subject Endorsement Requirements

Take all of the following:

PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: College algebra, recommended)

PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours

PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 370, recommended)

PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours

PSY 450, Psychometrics - 3 hours

PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours

SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours

Take 1 course 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 Lab - 1 hour

*Laboratory courses must be taken simultaneously with the lecture portion of the course. (For example, 310 must be taken at the same time as 310L.)

B. Psychology Subject Endorsement Electives

Take 3 hours from: PSY 300-499