REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

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 (seven additional hours for the substance abuse concentration, totaling a minimum of 58 graduate hours), or 68 graduate hours for the school option, including the courses listed below:

a) Basic Core Courses (All options) 15 Hours

PSY 501 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 531 Psychological Assessment: Intelligence, Abilities and Achievement

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 631 Psychological Assessment: Personality and Psychopathology

PSY 699-A Internship: Clinical Psychology

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 531 Psychological Assessment: Intelligence, Abilities and Achievement

PSY 600 Practicum (minimum of 8 hours) Specific practica (e.g., A, B, C, or D) are required concurrently with certain courses as indicated in the course descriptions.

PSY 621 Child/Adolescent Psychopathology

PSY 637 Psychoeducational Assessment: 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 530 Interviewing and Case Formulation

PSY 633 Group Counseling and Psychotherapy

PSY 643 Marital and Family Therapy

PSY 636 Individual Counseling and Psychotherapy

PSY 651 Professional/Ethical Issues in Counseling Psychology

Elective three hours

(Practica may NOT be counted as electives)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING CONCENTRATION

In addition to completing the full requirements for the clinical/counseling option, students in the substance abuse concentration must complete the following courses, totaling an additional seven graduate hours

PSY 545 Prevention of Substance Abuse

PSY 644 Substance Abuse Counseling

PSY 600C Psychological Intervention Practicum

The internship requirement for the substance abuse concentration is met by the completion of the internship for the clinical/counseling option (i.e., PSY 699A). This clinical/counseling internship, however, must include a substantial portion of substance abuse counseling activities for substance abuse concentration.

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 536 Behavioral Assessment and Intervention

PSY 599 Psychology of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

PSY 638 Child Counseling and Psychotherapy

PSY 641 Advanced Topics in Child and Adolescent

Assessment

PSY 642 Academic Assessment and Intervention

PSY 649 Psychological Consultation in School and Agencies

PSY 650 Professional and Ethical Issues in School

Psychology

EDUC 616 Curriculum and Organization of Public Schools, K-12

EDUC 613 Contemporary Issues in Education and Society

Plus one course from the following:

EDUC 743 Verbal Processing and the Divergent Learner

EDUC 742 Procedures for the Divergent Learner

EDUC 744 Quantitative Processing and the Divergent Learner

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.

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