University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Department of Psychology:

Psychology Major

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education and by endorsement

English Language minimum = 9 including:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

Humanities minimum = 12 including:

Take 1 course from:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

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

HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:

Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 3

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 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 electives 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.

Psychology Subject Endorsement Requirements (30 hours required)

Take all of the following:

PSY 230, Human Development - 4 hours

PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours

PSY 270, Experimental Psychology - 4 hours

PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours

PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours

PSY 430, Memory and Cognition - 3 hours

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

Take 1 course from:

PSY 313L*, Physiological Psychology 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.)

Recommended courses for all students taking the endorsement in Psychology

PSY 450, Psychometrics - 3 hours

PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours