A minor is not required. The proposal is then submitted to the second reader for feedback and approval. At least one of the readers must be a regular community faculty member. The thesis is to be written in the form of a journal article, and is not to exceed 25 double spaced pages including text, tables and references. It is to be written according to APA style guidelines.
Any additional documentation is to be included in the appendices.
The article length thesis will be evaluated by the two readers. They will read the article as if they were reviewing it with regard to its suitability for publication, giving feedback in a standard journal format. The thesis is expected to be completed by the end of second year. The comprehensive consists of a behavior sample representing scholarly development. This Scholarly development sample is a critical review and integration of an empirical body of literature, or a critical review and integration of existing theory and the development of a revised or new theory, within or pertinent to, community psychology.