This typically takes place by the end of the second year. The third year of the program is dedicated to the practicum and seminar on the teaching of psychology in conjunction with the teaching of introductory psychology. Advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree depends on receiving the master's degree, passing a specialist examination in one of the department's areas of specialization, and identifying a topic for doctoral research. Advancement to candidacy is usually accomplished by the end of a student's fourth year in the program. During the fourth year, students typically begin dissertation research and teach an introductory course in their specialty area.
Most students complete the Ph.D. degree in the fifth year.
For more details about the graduate program, for application forms, and for a schedule of course offerings, contact the department. Approval of the instructor is required before registering for any graduate course. Graduate Proseminar Students and graduate faculty in psychology meet periodically for a mutual exchange on current issues in psychology. A consideration of research techniques and problems of methodology in psychology. The first semester stresses the principles of statistical inference, correlational approaches, and their interrelatedness in design.