For general information about the School of Human Sciences and Humanities or the University of Houston-Clear Lake contact:
The HSH Advising Office at hshadvising@uhcl.edu or call (281) 283-3333.
For information about the I/O subplan contact Dr. Gloria Pereira pereira@uhcl.edu
For other information about this program contact: Dr. Sharon Hall at hall@uhcl.edu
To report an error or broken link on this website contact: HSH Web Developer, Regi Stewart — stewartre@uhcl.eduThe undergraduate plan in Behavioral Sciences leads to the bachelor of science (BS) degree. This plan allows students to combine courses in anthropology, psychology and sociology according to their interests and goals. Students may choose degree sub-plans in anthropology, psychology or sociology or choose the Behavioral Sciences-General degree. The philosophy behind this interdisciplinary approach is recognition that human behavior is too complex to be fully covered by one academic discipline. Students are assigned a faculty advisor upon admission to the plan; the faculty advisor works with the students to select appropriate courses.
Students Preparation
Introductory courses in psychology, sociology and anthropology as well as additional courses in these areas are strongly recommended. The best preparation for study in behavioral sciences at UHCL is a broad exposure to the human sciences and liberal arts.
General Requirements
All Behavioral Sciences degrees require a total of at least 123 semester hours of applicable college credits (126 hours for psychology majors). A maximum of three hours of lower‑level "activities" courses may be counted toward the semester hours needed for graduation. No more than 18 semester hours of previously earned lower‑level credit may have been taken by correspondence and/or through extension courses.
These degrees require at least 54 semester hours of upper‑level work (57 for psychology majors). A minimum of 48 hours of upper-level work must be completed with grades of "C" or better. Grades of "C-" or below are not acceptable.
At least 30 hours of the degree plan, including 12 hours of courses in the behavioral sciences, must be taken in residence at UHCL.
University Requirements
See General Program Requirements below.
General Education Requirements (Undergraduate)
The followingnine hours must be completed with grades of “C” or better.
Grades of "C-" or below are not acceptable.
Three semester hours in *WRIT 3037 Advanced Writing
Six semester hours selected from Basic Texts in the Western Tradition I and II and Basic Texts III: Non-Western Tradition:
HUMN 3031, HUMN 3033 and HUMN 3035 or
Three semester hours in Basic Texts HUMN 3031, HUMN 3033 or
HUMN 3035 and one of the following courses:
- ARTS 3831 — West Art: Prehist thru Middle Ages
- ARTS 3832 — West Art: Ren to Contemp Art
- LITR 3334 — Mythology
- PHIL 3331 — Ethics
- PHIL 3433 — Phil and Knowledge
- PHIL 4134 — The Great Philosophers I
- PHIL 4135 — The Great Philosophers II
*Pending Coordinating Board approval
Behavioral Sciences Requirements
Six semester hours in statistics and research methodology are required. This requirement is ordinarily met by taking the two-semester sequence PSYC 4631/PSYC 4632 Research Design and Statistical Measurement I and II or SOCI 4631/SOCI 4632 Research Design and Statistical Measurement I and II or equivalent. These courses should be taken in the first year.
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