Child Development Psychology M.A.
Requirements
Requirements for Graduation
1. A minimum of 51 quarter units for the General-Experimental or 50-51 units for the Child Development concentration of approved graduate-level work, with 38 completed in residence at this university;
2. A grade point average of at least 3.0 ("B") in all courses taken to satisfy the Master of Arts degree, grades of "B-" (2.7) or better in each required course in the program, and grades of "C" (2.0) or better in each elective course;
3. Successful completion of the course work listed below, including a culminating experience consisting of the completion and defense of an original master's thesis;
4. The graduation writing requirement is met upon successful completion of the thesis;
5. Any additional general requirements not cited above and listed on Page 341.
Classified graduate students in the Master of Arts program must complete their degree requirements within five years of admission to that program. Students in classified status who fail to register for at least one course in the Psychology M.A. program each quarter will automatically be declassified. PSYC 698 (Continuous Enrollment for Graduate Candidacy Standing) may be taken if another course is not taken during a given quarter.
Child Development Concentration (50-51 units)
Comprehensive Examination Option
1. HD 690. Families and Parenting (4)
2. PSYC 612. Directed Readings (5)
3. PSYC 640. Advanced Methods in Psychological Research (4)
4. PSYC 645. Advanced Infancy and Early Childhood Development (4)
5. PSYC 646. Advanced Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development (4)
6. PSYC 651. Advanced Cognitive Development (4)
7. PSYC 654. Advanced Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
8. PSYC 664. Applied Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
9. PSYC 689. Externship in Applied Psychology (5)
10. PSYC 999B. Comprehensive Examination: Child Development (0)
11. Twelve units of 500- or 600-level coursework from HD, PSYC, education, or other relevant field chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Project Option
1. HD 690. Families and Parenting (4)
2. PSYC 611. Advanced Independent Study (5)
3. PSYC 640. Advanced Methods in Psychological Research (4)
4. PSYC 645. Advanced Infancy and Early Childhood Development (4)
5. PSYC 646. Advanced Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development (4)
6. PSYC 651. Advanced Cognitive Development (4)
7. PSYC 654. Advanced Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
8. PSYC 664. Applied Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
9. Twelve units of 500- or 600-level coursework from HD, PSYC, education, or other relevant field chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor.
10. HD 695. Graduate Project (5)
Thesis Option
1. HD 690. Families and Parenting (4)
2. PSYC 611. Advanced Independent Study (5)
3. PSYC 640. Advanced Methods in Psychological Research (4)
4. PSYC 641. Analysis of Variance (5)
5. PSYC 642. Regression/Nonparametric Statistics (4)
6. PSYC 645. Advanced Infancy and Early Childhood Development (4)
7. PSYC 646. Advanced Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development (4)
8. PSYC 651. Advanced Cognitive Development (4)
9. PSYC 654. Advanced Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
10. PSYC 664. Applied Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
11. PSYC 699. Thesis (5)
12. Four units of 500- or 600-level coursework from HD, PSYC, education, or other relevant field chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.