Master of Science in Psychology

Location

Troy Online

Program Objectives

Upon completion of this degree students will be able to:

1. Identify, describe, and apply the concepts and principles of psychology.
2. Describe psychological research including experimental design, measurement, analysis, and application.
3. Demonstrate cultural competence in a global environment.
4. Use the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct as guides for making ethical decisions.
5. Apply psychological theory and research skills to professional work and/or more advanced study in the area of psychology.

Admission Requirements

Program admission is determined by a committee of psychology faculty and is based on the Graduate School application materials. After all application materials are received from the Graduate School, the committee will review all the eligible applicants for acceptance into the program twice a year. Following the committee’s review, applicants will be notified of their admission status.

Unconditional Admission

1. Hold a master’s or higher degree from a regionally accredited or equivalent foreign university. No test score or letter of recommendation is required for those who hold a master’s or higher degree from an accredited university for any master’s level program. All official transcripts must be provided.

OR

2. Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited or equivalent foreign university with a minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 (4.0 scale) or a 3.0 grade point average on the last 30 semester hours. All hours attempted in the term in which the 30 semester hours were reached will be used to calculate the grade point average.

OR

3. Students may also be accepted conditionally if they are still in progress of completing their Bachelor’s or Master’s program when applying.

AND

4. Provide an official Troy University Letters of Recommendation that addresses the individual’s potential for success in the selected graduate program as well as individual written and oral communication skills. See Admission for details regarding submission of letter.

Conditional Admission

Conditional admission may be granted to applicants who do not satisfy all unconditional admission requirements. See the Graduate Program Admission Classifications subsection under the General Regulations section of the Graduate Course Catalog for more information.

Degree Requirements

The successful completion of 36 semester hours, including 6 hours of thesis research for the thesis option and 33 semester hours, including 3 hours of a capstone course and successful completion of a written comprehensive exam for the non-thesis option, with an overall grade point average of 3.0.

Degree Plan

Master of Science in Psychology Degree Plan/Progress Record