Psychobiology Comprehensive, Bachelor of Science
Offered by Department of Psychology
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
General Studies | ||
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4) | 12 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning | ||
College Algebra 1 | ||
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8) | 12 | |
Including: | ||
LOPER 7: Social Science | ||
General Psychology | ||
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERS 9-10) 2 | 6 | |
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional | 0 | |
BS Science-related course requirements | ||
CHEM 160 & 160L | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
CHEM 161 & 161L | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
Major Option | ||
Complete all required courses | 55-62 | |
Unrestricted electives | ||
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum | 27-20 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
A minimum “C” grade is required in all courses required by the major, including general studies and Bachelor of Science-related 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 |
---|---|---|
Psychobiology Comprehensive Core Requirements | ||
PSY 230 | Human Development | 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 313 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
PSY 407 | Psychopathology | 3 |
BIOL 225 | Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
BIOL 226 | Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
Select one of the following options: | 5-10 | |
Select 2 courses: | ||
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry and Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab | ||
or | ||
Select 4 courses: | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Select one of the following options: | 5 | |
General Physics I and Physics I Laboratory | ||
or | ||
General Physics I (Calculus) and General Physics I (Calculus) Laboratory | ||
Select 1 of the following: 3 | 3-5 | |
Plane Trigonometry | ||
Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | ||
Applied Calculus I | ||
Psychobiology Comprehensive Psychology Requirements | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Experimental Child Psychology | ||
Adolescent Psychology | ||
Adult Development and Aging | ||
Select 3 credit hours of the following: | 3 | |
Sensation and Perception | ||
Memory and Cognition | ||
Health Psychology | ||
Psychopharmacology | ||
Neuropsychology | ||
Psychobiology Comprehensive Biology Requirements 4 | ||
Select 9 credit hours of the following: | 9 | |
Human Microbiology | ||
Cellular & Molecular Biology | ||
Genetics | ||
Principles of Immunology | ||
Developmental Biology | ||
Infectious Diseases | ||
Advanced Molecular Biology | ||
Human Genetics | ||
Physiology | ||
Biochemistry I | ||
Introduction to Nutrition | ||
Special Topics Gross Anatomy | ||
Gross Anatomy of Movement | ||
Physiology of Exercise | ||
General Physics II and Physics Laboratory II | ||
Total Credit Hours | 55-62 |
- 1
Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level. Students are required to take a LOPERs 4: Mathematics, Statistical, and Quantitative Reasoning course regardless of entry level.
- 2
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.
- 3
Course possibly may fulfill General Studies requirement reducing total credit hours needed for unrestricted electives for the degree. Consult advisor.
- 4
Students are urged to work closely with their advisor in selecting from the courses listed.