2006-2008 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

An applicant for admission to the MA in Psychology (MAP) program must meet thefollowing requirements for admission: A baccalaureate degree within the past seven(7) years from a regionally accredited college or university with a major in psychologyor the equivalents of certain undergraduate courses including the classes listedin the HBU Catalog as PSYC 1313 General Psychology, PSYC 2301 Introduction toStatistics and PSYC 2364 Abnormal Psychology; receipt of all official transcriptsfrom each accredited post secondary institution attended; three (3) letters ofprofessional reference/recommendation and an assessment interview with theDepartment Chair and/or psychology faculty. An applicant must have GraduateRecord Examination (GRE) scores on file in order to be admitted into the MAPprogram. The student must have a combined score of at least 850 on the verbaland quantitative portions of the GRE. The verbal score must be at least 400.In addition, one of the following criteria will be necessary for admission.OPTION 1A student with a GPA of at least 3.0 and a combined score of 900 or better onthe verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE meets the requirements for fulladmission.OPTION 2A student who has above a 2.8 but below a 3.0 GPA and a combined score of atleast 950 on the GRE meets the requirements for full admission.OPTION 3A student who has a combined GRE score of at least 850 but less than 900 on theverbal and quantitative portions of the GRE and a GPA of 3.2 or better meets therequirements for full admission.If a student does not meet one of the above options the student may request aninterview with the Department Chair, and with the approval of the Program AdmissionCommittee of the Department of Behavioral Sciences, be granted conditionaladmittance to the MA in Psychology program.Admission to a specific degree program is not possible without current admissionto the University. The University requires that an official GRE score report be sentdirectly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). All application materialsmust be completed at least three (3) weeks prior to registration for the quarter inwhich one wishes to enroll. As of September, 1997, these requirements supersedeall previous policies for admission.1. Students must be fully admitted to the program or have departmental approvalprior to taking any course work.2. The student must be admitted to candidacy in order to receive the MAP.3. The student must complete a minimum of forty-nine (49) graduate hours. Thesecourses must have been completed with a quality point average of 3.00 on a fourpointscale with no grade less than “C” and with eighteen (18) semester hours at the6000-level.4. The student must receive the recommendation of the Department of BehavioralSciences based upon satisfactory completion of a comprehensive oral examination.5. The student must satisfactorily complete practicum work as judged by ratingsof site supervisor(s) and by faculty supervisor(s).Current academic requirements for applicants to the Texas State Board of Examinersof Psychologists for Psychological Associate licensure, and to the Texas State Boardof Examiners of Professional Counselors for licensure as a Professional Counselor,may be satisfied in this program. Students enrolled in the MAP program may addPSYC 6101, 6102, 6103, 6104, 6105, EDUC 6310, EDUC 6312, and EDUC 6301 inorder to qualify for licensure as a Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP).194 / College of Education and Behavioral Sciences