Psychology, M.S. (420101)

Program Admission

In addition to the university requirements for admission to the Graduate School at ULM, applicants for admission to the Master of Science in Psychology degree program will have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher

OR will meet two of the following criteria:

1. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.75; and/or
2. A minimum combined score of 290 on the GRE General Test (Verbal plus Quantitative); and/or
3. A total of at least 800 points based upon the formula score of overall undergraduate grade-point average x GRE General Test score (Verbal plus Quantitative).

Applicants who fail to meet the above standards may be admitted on conditional status by the recommendation of the Committee on Admissions of the Psychology Department in concert with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Program Requirements

Undergraduate requirements include 9 semester hours of psychology, including at least 3 semester hours of statistics or its equivalent. The student will not be allowed to take more than 12 graduate hours until all undergraduate prerequisites are completed.

The Master of Science in Psychology requires the following program requirements of all students:

• PSYC 5022 - Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
• PSYC 5023 - Research Methods
• PSYC 5061 - Neuropsychology

Courses

• PSYC 5001 - Cognition
• PSYC 5002 - Personality and Social Psychology
• PSYC 5003 - Advanced Child Psychology
• PSYC 5005 - Advanced Adolescent Psychology
• PSYC 5009 - Intelligence Testing
• PSYC 5011 - Individual Tests
• PSYC 5015 - Psychopathology
• PSYC 5018 - Psychological Assessment
• PSYC 5022 - Quantitative Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
• PSYC 5023 - Research Methods
• PSYC 5028 - Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Psychology
• PSYC 5029 - Directed Study
• PSYC 5034 - Theories of Learning
• PSYC 5035 - Advanced Forensic Psychology
• PSYC 5052 - Behavior Modification
• PSYC 5061 - Neuropsychology
• PSYC 5071 - Basic Psychotherapy
• PSYC 5082 - Psycho-Educational Diagnosis and Intervention
• PSYC 5091 - Practicum in Psychology
• PSYC 5097 - Independent Research
• PSYC 5099 - Thesis

Graduate Courses

Note: To receive graduate credit for a 4000-level course designated “For Undergraduate and Graduates,” a student must be in graduate admission status at the time credit is earned in the course. Credit earned in undergraduate admission status cannot be changed to graduate credit.