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Graduate School of Professional PsychologyPSO 5997A–C Master’s Project A–C may be applied towardthe 63–70-unit degree requirement. There will be no leavesof absence granted throughout this research process unlessthere are extenuating circumstances and the student obtainspermission from the instructor. The master’s project must becompleted and approved before the degree can be awarded.Performance Review and AdvisementStudents meet every quarter with a faculty advisor to selectcourses, evaluate academic progress, and integrate facultyfeedback. When performance falls below the standardsof the program, students are referred to the Review andAdvisement Committee. Committee recommendations mayinclude additional coursework, additional supervised fieldexperience, remedial writing assistance, counseling, or a leave ofabsence. Students who do not maintain a minimum B average arereferred to an advisor.Flexible, Individual ProgramWorking adult students choose JFK University’s OrganizationalPsychology MA program because of its flexibility. The programallows them to start at any quarter, take courses at their own pace,tailor the program to their needs, interact with a diverse learningcommunity, engage in real-world consultation in organizationalsettings, study with faculty who practice what they teach, andcomplete the program in two-and-a-half years.Graduate School ofProfessional PsychologyCourses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Undergraduate Prerequisites 1_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PYC 3200 Personality and Psychotherapy 0–4 —Select EITHER of the following courses 0–3PYC 3210 Social Psychology (3) —PYC 4302 Psychology of Organizations (3) —__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Core CoursesPSO 5054 Research Methods: Qualitative_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________and Quantitative 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5270 Organizational Psychology Field Experience 2 9 —Select EITHER of the following courses 3PSO 5314 Facilitating Group Decision Making (3) —PSO 5472 Strategies for Communication andteam Building (3) —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5461 Organizational Dynamics 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5462 Organizational Assessment 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5463 Organizational Interventions I 3 PSO 5461_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5464 Organizational Interventions II 3 PSO 5461_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5466 Self as Instrument 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5475 Principles of Organizational Consulting 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE of the following courses 3PSO 5620 Multicultural Awareness (3) PSY 9001PSO 5362 Conflict Management andCultural Sensitivity (3) —PSO 5363 Group Process in Organization (3) PSO 5461_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5996 Master’s Project Proposal 3 PSO 5054 or instructor consent_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5997A Master’s Project A 2 PSO 5996_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5997B Master’s Project B 2 PSO 5997A_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PSO 5997C Master’s Project C 2 PSO 5997B_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Electives 3 18_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 63–70_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1These courses or their approved equivalents are prerequisites to the MA program. Students who have not completed them prior to admission areexpected to do so during the first year of graduate study.2This is a repeatable three-unit course. Students in this program must elect this course three times for a total of nine units.3Students select elective courses that meet their own learning objectives. The elective courses are described in the course listings for Graduate Schoolof Professional Psychology. Students may also choose to take elective units in the certificate program in Organizational Coaching and receive acertificate upon completion.168 Graduate School of Professional PsychologyJohn F. Kennedy University