These should be considered before applying. Most students continue to the Ph.D. or professional programs. Although students have gone from the program to Ph.D. work in clinical and counseling psychology, the masters program at Bucknell does not offer specialized work in these areas. The Program is small, with an average of six to eight students in both psychology and a parallel program in the study of animal behavior. The small size means that contact among students and faculty is continuous.
Students take two or three courses a semester in addition to participating in research.
During the second year, students complete a thesis. Students enroll in a proseminar in which each member of the faculty introduces an area of contemporary research. In recent years, we have been able to provide assistantships and partial assistantships for those admitted. These pay tuition and a stipend. Most assistants are associated with the introductory course in psychology where they supervise laboratory work and help with other aspects of the course.