All MAPS deficiencies must have been removed and applicants must be making appropriate progress toward completing CORE requirements. The applicant must have completed LING 2000 and at least one upper division linguistics course prior to application to the program. Recommendations are required from 3 linguistics instructors. Students admitted to the program must maintain a 3.25 GPA and complete 3 linguistics courses per year from the specified curriculum. This degree program provides training to prepare students either for continuing doctoral study in cognitive psychology or for technical careers involving cognitive psychology in government and industry.
Students work closely with their faculty mentors and interact extensively with each other.
In recent years, both basic and applied research in cognitive psychology have come to rely increasingly on related findings, theories, and methods in other cognitive science disciplines, including philosophy, computer science, and linguistics. Students will complete the requirements for an undergraduate major in psychology and an interdisciplinary undergraduate Certificate in Cognitive Science. They will also complete the requirements for a master's degree in the cognitive psychology graduate training program. Because of the demanding nature of this program, only highly qualified students will be admitted. Relationship to Similar Degree Programs Previously the graduate training program in cognitive psychology did not admit students to a master's degree.