University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Psychology:

Psychology Comprehensive - Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 6403

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by major:

Take 1 course from:

MATH 102*,

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.

Major = 50

Minimum total hours required coursework = 101

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 24

Minimum total hours required for BS in Psychology 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.

Students interested in this degree MUST consult with the Department Chair. Courses from other disciplines ARE required.

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 15 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

Electives may include the following:

C&SP 418, Introduction to Counseling - 3 hours

BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3 hours

PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours

No more than 3 hours from the following:

STAT 432, Survey Sampling Techniques - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 241)

STAT 437, Computer Analysis of Statistical Data - 3 hours (Prereq: One introductory statistics course)

STAT 448, Regression Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 345)

E. Psychology Comprehensive Requirements

Take 2 courses:

PSY 370, History and Systems of Psychology - 3 hours

PHIL 309, Philosophy of Mind - 3 hours