REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
* Click HERE to access the Clinical/Counseling Psychology option Handbook. *
* Click HERE to access the School Psychology option Handbook. *
To receive a Master's Degree in Applied Psychology from Francis Marion University, a student must fulfill the following requirements:
1. Complete a minimum of 51 graduate hours for the clinical/counseling option or 68 graduate hours for the school option, including the courses listed below:
a) BASIC CORE COURSES (All options): 15 Hours
PSY 602 Biological Basis of Behavior
PSY 605 Personality and Social Psychology
PSY 632 Quantitative Psychology
PSY 634 Developmental Psychology
PSY 635 Learning and Cognition
b) APPLIED CORE COURSES:
Clinical/Counseling Option 18 Hours
School Psychology Option 23 Hours
CLINICAL/COUNSELING
PSY 600 Practicum (minimum of 6 hours) Specific practica (e.g., A, B, C, or D) are required concurrently with certain courses as indicated in the course descriptions.
PSY 620 Psychopathology
PSY 630 Psychological Assessment: Intelligence and Achievement Testing in Clinical/Counseling Psychology
PSY 631 Psychological Assessment: Personality and Psychopathology
PSY 699-A Internship: Clinical Psychology
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 600 Practicum (minimum of 8 hours) Specific practica (e.g., A, B, C, or D or E) are required concurrently with certain courses as indicated in the course descriptions.
PSY 606 Psychoeducational Assessment: Intelligence, Ability, and Achievement Testing in School Psychology
PSY 615 Child/Adolescent Psychopathology
PSY 616 Psychoeducational Assessment: Diagnosis of Learning and Behavior Disorders
PSY 699-F Internship: School Psychology (fall semester)
PSY 699-S Internship: School Psychology (spring semester)
c) APPLIED SPECIALTY COURSES:
Clinical/Counseling Option 18 Hours
School Psychology Option 30 Hours
CLINICAL/COUNSELING
PSY 610 Interviewing, Observation, and Case Formulation
PSY 633 Group Counseling and Psychotherapy
PSY 636 Individual Counseling and Psychotherapy
PSY 643 Marital and Family Therapy
PSY 651 Professional/Ethical Issues in Counseling Psychology
Elective - three hours (Practica may NOT be counted as electives)
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 601 Psychology of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
PSY 604 Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
PSY 650 Professional and Ethical Issues in School Psychology
PSY 704 Academic Assessment and Intervention
PSY 706 Advanced Topics in Child and Adolescent Assessment and Diagnosis
PSY 714 Child/Adolescent Counseling and Therapy
PSY 749 Psychological Consultation in School and Agencies
EDUC 616 Curriculum and Organization of Public Schools, K-12
EDUC 620 Foundations of Education
Plus one course from the following:
EDUC 742 Procedures for the Divergent Learner
EDUC 744 Quantitative Processing and the Divergent Learner
EDUC 745 Teaching Reading and Written Language to Divergent and Exceptional Learners
2. Achieve a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on all graduate studies applicable to the student's particular program and a 3.0 overall grade point average for all graduate courses. (See exceptions under Time Limit and Repeating Courses).
3. Satisfactorily complete all other requirements as outlined for graduate students earlier.
4. Make application for graduation at the beginning of the semester in which the last course(s) will be taken.
