University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Psychology:

Psychology Major - Bachelor of Science

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by major:

Take 1 course from:

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

MATH 115-499

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.

Take 2 courses total from the following options:

Take 0-8 hours from:

BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours

PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 4 hours

Take 0 or 4 hours from:

CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

Take 0-3 hours from:

CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours

CSIS 109GS, FORTRAN Programming - 3 hours (Recommended co-requisite: CSIS 100.B VM/CMS)

CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours

BS Science-related course requirements = 6

Take 6 to 8 hours from BIOL, CHEM, MATH (112 & above), STAT, CSIS, GEOG as a Natural Science, or PHYS. (See advisor)

Major = 36

Minor or 2nd Major = 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 elective 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, each student will be required to complete a comprehensive examination in Psychology during their final semester.

A. Psychology Core Requirements

Take 4 courses:

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours

PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours

PSY 300, Seminar in Psychology - 1 hour

B. Psychology Requirements

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 408, Introduction to Clinical Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours (Recommended prereq: PSY 370)

PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours

PSY 450, Psychometrics - 3 hours

C. Psychology Lab (Lab courses must be taken concurrently w/ the corresponding lecture course.)

(Prereq: PSY 270)

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 408L, 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.

D. Psychology Electives

Take 7 hours from:

PSY 100-499

No more than 6 hours from: PSY 399, 491, 493, 499

No more than 3 hours from: PSY 192, 230, 231