Students in the General Psychology program must complete a total approved program of 33 credit hours if the student elects to do a thesis, or 36 credit hours if the student chooses a Specialty Exam instead of a thesis. The first 15 credit hours must include the following courses within the psychology department:
Take each of the Following:
- 7301 Research Design or equivalent (3 hrs)
- 7302 Statistics or equivalent (3 hrs)
Take two of the Following:
- 7000 Issues in General Psychology (3 hrs)
- 7207 Developmental Psychology (3 hrs)
- 7208 Psychology of Perception (3 hrs)
- 7212 Industrial Psychology (3 hrs)
- 7215 Organizational Psychology (3 hrs)
- 7211 Cognitive Processes (3 hrs)
- 7217 Social Psychology I (3 hrs)
- 7219 Social and Personality Development (3 hrs)
- 7412 Psychopathology (3 hrs)
- 7701 Neuropsychology I (3 hrs)
Take six additional credit hours from coursework exclusive of field practice, research practice, clinical practice, seminars and special topics courses (unless specifically designated otherwise).
After completion of these 15 hours, students should have decided on goals and objectives for the remainder of their course of study. A program of courses will be selected in keeping with these goals. This proposed program of courses for each student must be approved by the MSGP coordinator & the student's faculty advisor. Courses which fit these goals and objectives may be in Psychology or other departments in the university.
Each semester student grades will be reviewed and added to the student record. At the end of each year students will be required to turn a progress form, signed by their faculty advisor, stating their accomplishments and intentions for the following year.
The following evaluation procedure will be employed:
- All students will be required to complete the 15 required hours before taking other courses and their records will be reviewed by the committee to determine their status in the program. It is expected that the student will have domonstrated a satisfactory level of performance as specified in the Graduate Program Handbook provided by the Department of Psychology. Students who are not in good academic standing at this time must institute an appeal with supporting letters to the Coordinator and M.S. in General Psychology Committee for consideration of continuance in the program. Such cases will be considered on an individual basis.
- Students who encounter academic difficulties ( C or low GPA) will be reviewed at the end of each semester that this is a problem.
- Procedures for C or low GPA will be handled according to the guidelines for all graduate students.
- Students with good academic records who have passed the 15 hr evaluation will not be reviewed.
NOTE: Students may accrue credits at any rate they wish, with the exception that credits more than 6 years old cannot count toward the degree.
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