General-Experimental 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.
Degree Requirements (50-51 units)
General-Experimental Psychology Concentration (51 units)
1. PSYC 611. Advanced Independent Study (2-5) for a total of (5)
2. PSYC 640. Advanced Methods in Psychological Research (4)
3. PSYC 641. Analysis of Variance (5)
4. PSYC 642. Regression and Nonparametric Statistics (4)
5. PSYC 650. Advanced Cognitive Psychology (4)
6. PSYC 652. Advanced Learning and Motivation (4)
7. PSYC 654. Advanced Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4)
8. PSYC 656. Advanced Biological Psychology (4)
9. PSYC 658. Advanced Personality and Social Psychology (4)
10. PSYC 699. Thesis (5)
11. Eight units of PSYC 500- or 600-level courses, excluding PSYC 595, 611, 612 and 689.
Please refer to the University catalog at http://catalog.csusb.edu for official information.