Psychology (M.A.)

Prerequisites

In addition to the general requirements for admission to Graduate School, applicants for admission to the Master of Arts in Psychology program must meet the following requirements:

• Three hours of statistics plus a minimum of 18 hours in psychology, including 3 hours in each of the following: Experimental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Social Psychology.
• An acceptable GRE score, which is determined by the following formula: Undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) x 150 + GRE (Verbal + Quantitative) score must equal a minimum of 1300.
• The above are considered as minimum requirements. In addition, students must be accepted by the Departmental Admissions and Retention Committee, which will make its determination subsequent to the student’s completion of 12 hours or the first semester of graduate work. Students are considered to be working on the Master of Arts degree in Psychology only after being accepted by the Committee and being admitted to candidacy.

Core Curriculum

Total Hours: 39-57

• Hours in Concentration - 15-33

• PSYC 571 - Physiological Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 603 - Principles of Learning and Behavior (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 617 - Behavioral Assessment (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 621 - Applied Research Methods in Psychology (Lec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 622 - Psychopathology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 626 - Social and Cultural Diversity (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

• (or COUN 626 for Counseling Psychology and Addictions Treatment majors only)

• PSYC 639 - Human Growth and Development (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 685 - Professional Orientation and Ethics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Addiction Treatment Concentration

Total Hours: 27

• PSYC 540 - Psychology of Gender (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 554 - Health Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 631 - Techniques of Counseling (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 645 - Integrated Treatment for Co-occurring Mental and Substance Disorders (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 651 - Group Counseling (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 655 - Addictive Behaviors: Assessment and Treatment (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 692 - Addiction Treatment Practicum (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 693 - Addiction Treatment Internship (Cr. 3)

Applied Behavior Analysis Concentration

Total Hours: 21

• PSYC 547 - Applied Behavior Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 554 - Health Psychology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 600 - Advanced Topics in Behavior Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 612 - Conceptual Foundations of Behavior Analysis (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 615 - Verbal Behavior (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 620 - Single-Subject Methodology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 695 - Applied Behavior Analysis Practicum (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 696 - Applied Behavior Analysis Internship (Cr. 3)

Counseling Psychology Concentration

Total Hours: 36

• PSYC Elective - 3

• COUN 640 - Career Counseling and Development (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 540 - Psychology of Gender (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 631 - Techniques of Counseling (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 651 - Group Counseling (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 655 - Addictive Behaviors: Assessment and Treatment (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 656 - Couples and Family Counseling (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 665 - Counseling Skills (Lec. 1, Lab. 4, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 668 - Counseling Theories (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 688 - Mental Health Counseling Practicum (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 698 - Mental Health Counseling Internship (Cr. 3)

General/Experimental Concentration

Total Hours: 15

• PSYC/STAT Elective - 3

• PSYC 620 - Single-Subject Methodology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PSYC 699 - Thesis (Cr. 1-6)
• STAT 563 - Analysis of Variance (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)