2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Admission Requirements
Prospective honors students must have reached their junior year.
Applicants should have completed a minimum of 12 hours of psychology
(PSY, PSF) courses with a GPA of 3.5 in those courses and a
minimum overall GPA of 3.2. These courses may be taken at Florida
Tech or transferred from another four-year university. Community
college courses will not be included in the GPA calculation.
To earn the honors distinction, students must successfully complete
the program with a graduating GPA of 3.5 in psychology and an overall
GPA of 3.2. Only courses taken at Florida Tech will be included
in this calculation. A minimum average GPA of 3.0 in PSY 4590 is
required. Successful students will receive a certificate indicating
completion of the requirements.
Required Courses
PSY 4515 Psychology Honors Thesis (taken twice for 6 credits) ............ 3
PSY 4590 Psychology Honors Seminar (3 credit hours required) ........... 1
Fast Track Master’s Program
This program allows qualifying undergraduate students currently
enrolled in the School of Psychology to start work toward a master’s
degree in industrial/organizational psychology or applied behavior
analysis during their senior year. This option allows qualifying students
to enroll in up to six credit hours of graduate courses and earn
simultaneous credit toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
The program is available to undergraduates who have completed a
minimum of 31 credit hours at Florida Tech with an earned GPA of
at least 3.4, and who have completed at least 95 credit hours toward
their undergraduate degree by the time the approved student begins
taking graduate-level courses. The credit hours are treated as transfer
credit (GPA does not apply) when applied toward the master’s degree.
Interested students should consult the School of Psychology for more
information about this program.
Policy Regarding Graduate Admissions
The following statement is specific to the agreement assumed
between a prospective psychology graduate student and the School of
Psychology. A resolution adopted by the Council of Graduate Schools
in the United States, and supported by 362 universities and colleges,
reads as follows:
Acceptance of an offer of financial aid (such as graduate scholarship,
fellowship, traineeship or assistantship) for the next academic year by
an actual or prospective graduate student completes an agreement that
both student and graduate school expect to honor. In those instances in
which the student accepts the offer before April 15 and subsequently
desires to withdraw, the student may submit in writing a resignation
of the appointment at any time through April 15. However, an acceptance
given or left in force after April 15 commits the student not to
accept another offer without first obtaining a written release from the
institution to which a commitment has been made. Similarly, an offer
by an institution after April 15 is conditional on presentation by the
student of the written release from any previously accepted offer. It
is further agreed by the institutions and organizations subscribing to
the above Resolution that a copy of this Resolution should accompany
every scholarship, fellowship, traineeship and assistantship offer.
Academic Dismissal for Graduate Students
Students will be dismissed from further graduate study under the
following circumstances:
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1. A grade point average below 3.0 (doctoral students) or 2.0
(master’s students) at any stage of the doctoral program.
2. Two or more grades of D, F or U.
3. Unsatisfactory grades for nine credit hours of internship.
4. Nonadmission to doctoral candidacy as defined under “Degree
Requirements.”
5. Failure to abide by the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and
Code of Ethics of the American Psychological Association.
6. Hampering the academic efforts of other students.
7. Failure to maintain satisfactory progress in coursework and/or
research, regardless of grade point average.
8. Violation of the legal and ethical standards of the university,
including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, knowingly
furnishing false information to the university, or forging, altering
or misusing university documents or academic credentials.
9. Failure to demonstrate adequately those personal and interpersonal
skills and attributes deemed suitable for the profession, as
delineated in the psychology graduate student handbook.
The Academic Overview section presents information concerning
dismissal and the rights of the student to appeal dismissal decisions.
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Applied Psychology, A.A. _____________________
Major Code: 3147 Degree Awarded: Associate of Arts
Age Restriction: N Admission status: online undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: online only Location/s: Florida Tech University Online
Director, College of Psychology and Liberal Arts Online Programs
Marshall A. Jones, M.S.
Academic Program Chair
Maria J. Lavooy, Ph.D.
Candidates for an Associate of Arts in Applied Psychology must complete
the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following
curriculum.
Core and Major Education
ASC 1006 Mastering eLearning .............................................................. 1
CIS 1130 PC Applications (CL) or CIS 1140 Business
Computer Skills (CL) ............................................................. 3
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric or COM 1001
First-Year Writing 2 ................................................................ 3
COM 1102 Writing About Literature ........................................................ 3
COM 2000 Select one 2000-level (or higher) communication course ...... 3
EST 2703 Statistics ................................................................................. 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
MTH 1000 Select one 1000-level (or higher) mathematics course ........... 3
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ..................................................... 3
PSY 1461 Psychology of Adjustment and Personal Growth .................... 3
PSY 1462 Substance Abuse .................................................................... 3
PSY 1463 Human Sexuality .................................................................... 3
PSY 2000 Lifespan Development and Psychology .................................. 3
PSY 2445 Psychology of Women ............................................................. 3
PSY 2446 Sport Psychology..................................................................... 3
Humanities Core Course ....................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (HUM) ................................................... 3
Restricted Electives (Physical/Life Sciences) ........................ 6
Restricted Elective (Social Sciences) ..................................... 3
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 61