Psychology
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Program Graduation Requirements
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Earn a B or better in courses.
Simple Requirements
The Department requirement is that students complete three core courses, one from three of the four areas listed below. Two of these courses must be completed by the end of Spring semester of the third year of matriculation, or prior to conferral of the Master's degree. Areas may increase the number of core courses or their timing. Courses in each area may change from year to year.
Psych 6360 (Biological Bases of Cognitive and Affective Processes) fulfills either the biological bases of behavior requirement or the cognitive-affective bases of behavior requirement. However, it does not meet both core course requirements; students completing the course have the flexibility of determining which core area it satisfies for them.
Psych 6360 (Biological Bases of Cognitive and Affective Processes) fulfills either the biological bases of behavior requirement or the cognitive-affective bases of behavior requirement. However, it does not meet both core course requirements; students completing the course have the flexibility of determining which core area it satisfies for them.
Earn a minimum of B or better in each.
Although the Master's thesis is usually a research endeavor, any scholarly product of equal originality and significance may be substituted with the prior understanding and approval of the Supervisory Committee. A substitute for the thesis must be approved by the Supervisory Committee and the Department Chair or Director of Graduate Studies.
Specific course requirements are established by each Area (see Area handbooks) and approved by the Graduate Committee.
Earn a minimum of B or better in each.