Psychology, Bachelor of Arts
Offered by Department of Psychology
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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General Studies | ||
Foundational Requirements (LOPERS 1-4) | 12 | |
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 12 | |
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 1 | 6 | |
Wellness (LOPER 11) | 0 | |
BA Language requirement | ||
Complete all requirements 2 | 6 | |
Major Option | ||
Complete all required courses | 36 | |
Minor or 2nd Major | ||
Complete all required courses 3 | 24 | |
Unrestricted electives | ||
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 24 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
A minimum “C” grade is required in all courses required by the major, including general studies and Bachelor of Arts-language course requirements. All students graduating with a degree in Psychology must take at least 50% of the Psychology courses at UNK (PSY designated courses only).
For departmental assessment purposes, all students will be required to complete a comprehensive examination in Psychology during their final semester.
Major Option
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Psychology Core Requirements | ||
PSY 203 | General Psychology | 3 |
PSY 250 | Behavioral Statistics | 3 |
PSY 270 | Research Methods I | 3 |
PSY 271 | Research Methods II | 3 |
PSY 300 | Orientation to Psychology | 1 |
PSY 495 | Psychological Inquiry | 3 |
Psychology Requirements | ||
Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
Learning and Conditioning | ||
Sensation and Perception | ||
Physiological Psychology | ||
Memory and Cognition | ||
Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
Experimental Social Psychology | ||
Theories of Personality | ||
Group Dynamics | ||
Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
Experimental Child Psychology | ||
Adolescent Psychology | ||
Adult Development and Aging | ||
Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
Psychopathology | ||
Introduction to Clinical Psychology | ||
Psychological Testing | ||
Select 1 of the following: | 3 | |
Industrial/Organizational Psychology | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Psychology and Law | ||
Psychology Electives | ||
Select 5 credit hours of the following: | 5 | |
PSY 100-PSY 499 4 | ||
Total Credit Hours | 36 |
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Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required GS hours.
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For specific language requirements see #2 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
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A minor or second major is required for a complete degree program. The number of required electives needed to reach 120 total credit hours overall will depend upon the specific program chosen.
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