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2023-2024 University Catalog
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major: Psychological Science

Degree: Master of Science (MS) 2023-2024

Prerequisites (12 credits)

Activity Code: BS/MS in Psychological Sciences or MS in Psychological Sciences
The MS in the Psychological Science program has two options, a BS/MS degree for undergraduate students already enrolled at UNF and a stand-alone MS degree that is open to any individual who has already obtained a bachelor's degree. Applicants can apply for the accelerated BS/MS in Psychological Sciences during the Spring of their junior year (the Spring before they would begin the graduate- course sequence). Students must earn a 3.2 GPA in all major requirements to qualify for admission to the Master's degree in Psychology.

Students in the accelerated BS/MS in Psychological Sciences program will be using 10 credits from their undergraduate degree for their graduate requirements. These include: Research Design and Analysis I (PSY 6214: 3 credits); Colloquium (PSY 6937: 1 credit); Supervised Research (PSY 6910: 2 credits); Human Development (DEP 6055: 3 credits). No GRE score is required for either program. Contact the Graduate Program Director for more information about the accelerated BS/MS in the Psychological Sciences or the MS in the Psychological Sciences.

RESEARCH METHODS/STATISTICS
PSY 3213 Psychology Research Methods (3 credits)
PSY 3213L Research Methods Lab (1 credit)
STA 2014 Elementary Statistics for Health and Social Sciences (3 credits)

SELECT 1 EXPERIMENTAL COURSE
EAB 3013C Experimental Analysis Behavior/Lab (4 credits)
EXP 3461C Human Learning & Performance (4 credits)
EXP 3680C Experimental Cognitive Psychology (4 credits)
PSY 4302C Psychological Testing (4 credits)
SOP 3214C Experimental Social Psychology (4 credits)
EXP 3703C Computer Applications in Psychological Research (4 credits)

SELECT 2 FROM THE FOLLOWING:
CLP 4143 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (3 credits)
DEP 3054 Lifespan Development Psychology (3 credits)
EXP 3604 Cognitive Psychology (3 credits)
PPE 4003 Personality Theories (3 credits)
PSB 3002 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credits)
SOP 3004 Social Psychology (3 credits)

Major Requirements (36 credits)

Grades of B or above are required in all courses.
A minimum of 36 semester hours are required for the degree (in addition to any necessary prerequisites).
All students must apply for graduation during registration for the last semester of courses at UNF. Deadlines are published online.
The record of any student who receives a grade of C or lower will be referred automatically to the graduate coordinator for review of the desirability of the student's continuation in the program.
Students in the accelerated BS/MS in Psychological Sciences program must complete these courses during the semester before transitioning to the MS program.

PSY6214 Research Design & Analysis I (3 Credits)
PSY6910 Supervised Research (2 Credits)
DEP6055 Human Development (3 Credits)
PSY6937 Collqum in Psychological Rsrch (1 Credit)
Note: Once MS Students, PSY6937 will need to be taken again for 1 credit for a total of 2 credits.


Students in the Accelerated BS/MS in Psychological Sciences program complete these courses after being accepted by the Graduate School as a MS graduate student.

EXP6506 Learning and Cognition (3 Credits)
PSB6031 Advanced Biopsychology (3 Credits)
PSY6217 Research Design & Analysis II (3 Credits)
SOP6069 Adv Social & Personality Psych (3 Credits)
PSY6936 Seminar on Discrimination (3 Credits)
PSY6971 Thesis A (2 Credits)
PSY6972 Thesis B (3 Credits)
PSY6973 Thesis C (1-6 Credits)
ELECTIVES (3 Credits)