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All candidates for admission to the Applied Psychology program must have a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution. Acceptance into the program may be
either unconditional or conditional. Unconditional acceptance requires an undergraduate
major in psychology with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and grades of "B" or better
in statistics and research methods courses.
Applicants not meeting these requirements for unconditional acceptance may, with the
approval of the program's admissions committee, be accepted on a conditional basis.
Conditionally admitted students will be notified of the requirements they must meet to
achieve unconditional status.
TRANSFER CREDIT
A maximum of 12 relevant graduate credits may be transferred from another program or
regionally accredited school towards the M.S. degree, subject to the approval of the program
director.
COMPLETION TIME
All requirements for the M.S. degree in Applied Psychology must be completed within
seven years from formal acceptance into the program.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Each student must complete a minimum of 42 credits ofapproved graduate study, meeting
the requirements of the student's chosen track as well as the core program requirements. A
cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 must be maintained, and no more than six
credits with passing grades less than B- can be applied to the degree. Courses may be
repeated with permission of the program director, but only one grade can be replaced using
the university's Repeat and Replace option. Students whose cumulative grade point average
(calculated only from courses taken at the University of Baltimore) drop below 3.0 shall be
placed on academic probation, which requires the student to meet with the program director
for schedule approval and registration for the next semester. For students on academic
probation, failure to raise the grade point average to 3.0 or above within six academic credits
after being placed on probation will result in academic suspension from the program.
THESIS OPTION
Highly motivated and qualified students may request permission from the Program
Director to prepare for the thesis option. Upon completion of the required Research
Methods course, invited students may enroll in APPL 789, Research Proposal
Development. Successful proposals may be used as the basis for the thesis proposal.
Interested students should request faculty sponsorship before the completion of 18 credit
course in the program, and they should plan on extending completion time for the degree
to accommodate data collection and manuscript preparation.
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