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Terrill Hall, Room 351
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Denton, TX 76203-1280
(940) 565-2671
Fax: (940) 565-4682
Web site: www.psyc.unt.edu
Undergraduate Advising Office
Terrill Hall, Room 350
(940) 565-2376
Professors Beyerlein, Clark, Critelli, Doster, Hayslip, Marshall, Petrie, Rogers, Schneider, Sewell, Terrell, Watkins. Associate Professors Campbell, Guarnaccia, Jenkins, Kaminski, Kelly, Martin, Neumann, Toledo. Assistant Professors Boals, Cogan, Flint, Lane, McConnell, Murrell, Riggs, Taylor, Vosvick. Lecturers Cox, Lambert.
The Department of Psychology offers training for individuals interested in combining a major in psychology with a variety of career areas. Careful selection of courses required to complete a major in psychology along with an accompanying 18-hour minor from another field provide the following possibilities: (1) graduate training in such specialty areas of psychology as experimental, clinical, counseling, quantitative, health psychology/behavioral medicine, physiological; (2) application to dental, medical and law schools; or (3) entry-level employment in such fields as advertising, gerontology, child development/child care, computer science, criminal justice, marketing, recreation, rehabilitation, social work and technical writing. Other areas also are available upon consultation with an adviser.
The Bachelor of Science with a major in psychology is primarily for those students planning to enter a graduate program in psychology leading to a PhD degree. It requires the completion of Introduction to Psychological Measurement (PSYC 3630) and Honors Thesis (PSYC 4950).
The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas:
1. Hours Required and General/College Requirements: A minimum of 128 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the “General University Requirements” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Arts and Sciences requirements.
2. Major Requirements: At least 35 hours of psychology course work, composed of the following 17-hour core: PSYC 1630, 1650, 2317, 2950 and 4600; plus 18 additional hours of psychology course work selected with and approved by a faculty adviser. At least 18 hours of psychology course work must be taken at UNT. Of these 18 hours, at least 12 hours must be advanced hours.
3. Other Course Requirements: None.
4. Minor: Optional.
5. Electives: See four-year plan.
Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for meeting all course prerequisites.
Course | Hours |
---|---|
ENGL 1310, College Writing I* | 3 |
LANG 2040, Foreign Language (intermediate)** | 3 |
MATH (above College Algebra, except 1350)** | 3 |
PSCI 1040, American Government* | 3 |
PSYC 1630, General Psychology I (may be used to satisfy Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement*) | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
ENGL 1320, College Writing II* | 3 |
LANG 2050, Foreign Language (intermediate)** | 3 |
PSYC 1650, General Psychology II | 3 |
Communication** | 3 |
Visual and Performing Arts* | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865* | 3 |
PSCI 1050, American Government* | 3 |
PSYC 2317, Quantitative Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Humanities* | 3 |
Physical Science** | 4 |
Total | 17 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865* | 3 |
PSYC 2950, Experimental Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Literature** | 3 |
Natural Sciences** | 4 |
Wellness* (PSYC 2580, Health Psychology,recommended) | 3 |
Total | 17 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC elective (advanced) | 3 |
Cross-Cultural, Diversity and Global Studies* | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Laboratory Sciences** | 4 |
Total | 16 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC Elective (advanced) | 3 |
PSYC Elective | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Total | 18 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC 4600, History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
PSYC Elective | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC Elective | 3 |
PSYC Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Total | 15 |
*See the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog for approved list of course options.
** See Arts and Sciences degree requirements section of this catalog for approved list of course options.
Actual degree plans/audits may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.
Students may wish to use opportunities for electives to complete a minor of their choice.
1. Hours Required and General/College Requirements: A minimum of 128 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “General University Requirements” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Arts and Sciences requirements.
2. Major Requirements: At least 35 hours of psychology course work, composed of the following 23-hour core: PSYC 1630, 1650, 2317, 2950, 3630, 4600 and 4950, plus 12 additional hours of psychology course work selected with and approved by a faculty adviser. At least 18 hours of psychology course work must be taken at UNT. Of these 18 hours, at least 12 hours must be advanced hours.
3. Other Course Requirements: None.
4. Minor: Optional.
5. Electives: See four-year plan.
6. Other Requirements: A 3.5 GPA in psychology course work and a 3.0 GPA in all course work.
Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for meeting all course prerequisites.
Course | Hours |
---|---|
ENGL 1310, College Writing I* | 3 |
LANG 2040, Foreign Language (intermediate)** | 3 |
MATH (above College Algebra, except 1350)** | 3 |
PSCI 1040, American Government* | 3 |
PSYC 1630, General Psychology I (may be used to satisfy Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement*) | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
ENGL 1320, College Writing II* | 3 |
LANG 2050, Foreign Language (intermediate)** | 3 |
PSYC 1650, General Psychology II | 3 |
Communication** | 3 |
Visual and Performing Arts* | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865* | 3 |
PSCI 1050, American Government* | 3 |
PSYC 2317, Quantitative Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Humanities* | 3 |
Physical Science** | 4 |
Total | 17 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865* | 3 |
PSYC 2950, Experimental Methods in Psychology | 4 |
Literature** | 3 |
Natural Sciences** | 4 |
Wellness* (PSYC 2580, Health Psychology,recommended) | 3 |
Total | 17 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC 3630, Introduction to Psychological Measurement | 3 |
PSYC Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Cross-Cultural, Diversity and Global Studies* | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Laboratory Science** | 4 |
Total | 16 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC Elective | 3 |
PSYC Elective | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC 4600, History and Systems of Psychology | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Course | Hours |
---|---|
PSYC 4950, Honors Thesis | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective (advanced) | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Elective | 3 |
Total | 18 |
*See the University Core Curriculum section of this catalog for approved list of course options.
** See Arts and Sciences degree requirements section of this catalog for approved list of course options.
Actual degree plans/audits may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.
Students may wish to use opportunities for electives to complete a major of their choice.
A minor in psychology requires 18 semester hours, including 6 advanced hours. Some fields may require more than the minimum 18 hours to provide adequate background for employment.
Faculty advisers are available to assist students who minor in psychology.
The department offers degree programs leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. For further information, consult the Graduate Catalog.
The doctoral program in counseling and clinical psychology and the doctoral program in health psychology and behavioral medicine have been approved by the American Psychological Association [Committee on Accreditation, Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; (202) 336-5979].
All Courses of Instruction are located in one section at the back of this catalog.
The “Course and Subject Guide,” found in the Courses of Instruction section of this book, serves as a table of contents and provides quick access to subject areas and prefixes.
Date of initial release: July 1, 2007 — Copyright © 2007 University of North Texas
Page updated:
September 5, 2007
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