Transfer credit hours may not be used to satisfy more than one third of the credit hours for the major area. Details of these requirements and clarification of other policies as they are administered in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education are available in the department's Policy Guide for Doctoral Students. The student must meet all requirements of the Ph.D. research core . The major area includes a minimum of 21 semester hours, a majority of which must be taken within the department, to increase the doctoral student's knowledge base in educational psychology . Major areas of specialization for a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology include general educational psychology, learning, human development, instruction, aging, applied behavior analysis, social psychology, and cognitive psychology.
Students discuss selected topics in educational psychology.
Consent of instructor. The cognate area allows the doctoral student to individualize the program of study by selecting supportive course work in an adjunct area or areas. The course work chosen should lead to the development of an understanding of the origin, history, ontology, philosophy, conceptual underpinnings, or appropriate applications of the major area of study. No combination of courses will be approved that is intended to satisfy requirements of the State of Georgia for licensure in any area of applied professional psychology.