PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS                          NAME______________________

(1999-2006)     9/05                                                           

                                                                                                INSTITUTION                          GRADE

I. CORE COURSES    REQUIRED OF ALL PSY MAJORS (12 HOURS)

             

___PSY 100     Introduction to Psychology (3)           __________________ _________

___STA 205    Elementary Statistics (3)                        ___________________          _________

     STA 205 is a prerequisite for the following courses

              ___PSY 210     Research Methods (3)               ___________________          _________

              ___PSY 210L  Research Tools (2)                     ___________________          _________

              ___PSY 210R  Career Planning (1)                    ___________________          _________

  (These three courses are taken together during the same semester)

 

II. CORE ELECTIVES           GROUP A        CHOOSE 3 OF THE FOLLOWING (9 HOURS)     

 

___PSY 309     Psychology of Perception (3)*              ___________________          _________

___PSY 311     Biopsychology (3)*                                ___________________          _________

___PSY 337     Animal Learning (3)                                ___________________          _________

___PSY 338     Cognitive Processes (3)*                        ___________________          _________

___PSY 340     Social Psychology (3)*                          ___________________          _________

 

*indicates a course with optional two hour lab; Labs may be taken with the corresponding lecture course or later. However, you may not take the lab until you have successfully completed PSY 210

 

III. CORE ELECTIVES         GROUP B        CHOOSE 3 OF THE FOLLOWING (9 HOURS)

 

___PSY 300     Personality Theory (3)              ___________________          _________

___PSY 305     Psychological Testing (3)                      ___________________          _________

___PSY 319     Child Development (3)*                        ___________________          _________

___PSY 333     Abnormal Psychology (3)                      ___________________          _________

___PSY 344     Industrial/Organizational Psychology  ___________________         _________

*students who take PSY 220 Lifespan Development will not receive credit for PSY 319

 

IV.  ADDITIONAL PSY ELECTIVES           

(MAY INCLUDE  PSY LAB CLASSES  other than 210L; MINIMUM OF 13 HOURS; 3 COURSES MUST BE AT 300/400 LEVEL)

             

PSYCHOLOGY COURSE                                              INSTITUTION                           GRADE          

 

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TOTAL PSY HOURS (43) __________TOTAL PSY HOURS AT NKU (21)________

 

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED ON BACK

 

 

 

 

 

_________  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)

 

____OPTION 1:  Six hours of the same foreign language.  These hours CAN NOT be used to also fulfill the general studies humanities requirement.

 

____OPTION 2:  Three semester hours of study abroad as approved by the NKU Office of International Programs.  The course does not have to be in psychology.

 

 

 

___________ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.)

 

____OPTION 1:  one college level math or statistics course (in addition to STA 205)

 and  two psychology labs listed below (not 210L):

 

MAT (OR STA) __________ PSY__________ PSY _________

 

PSY 309L Perception Lab       PSY 311L Biopsychology Lab

PSY 338L Cognitive Lab        PSY 340L Social Lab

 

_____OPTION 2:  Two of the following stats classes (STA 312, STA 314, STA 315) and one psychology lab listed below (not 210L):

 

STA ___________   STA ____________  PSY ___________

 

PSY 309L Perception Lab       PSY 311L Biopsychology Lab

PSY 338L Cognitive Lab        PSY 340L Social Lab

 

 

Additional requirements:

 

All coursework for the major must be completed with a grade of C or better.

All transfer students must complete 21 hours of psychology coursework at NKU.

 

 

 

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