core courses be sufficiently broad to constitute an introduction to students from all Specialty Areas. B. Evaluation: One purpose of core courses is to evaluate graduate students. A variety of evaluation techniques can be employed to assess learning outcomes expected from doctoral level courses. For example, essay exams or research papers are examples of assessment techniques that permit evaluation of the extent to which students can appropriately apply knowledge learned in the course by analyzing contexts, synthesizing solutions, and evaluating outcomes. In general, multiple choice examinations are limited in the extent to which they can assess these higher-order learning outcomes. C. History All core courses include content (including readings) on the history of the particular course’s topic. D. Methods All core courses include content (including readings) on the relevant methods used in the particular course’s area. Core Course Contract (CCC) A Core Course Contract (CCC) will be completed by each graduate student and the student’s faculty advisor. Specifically, this contract must be in writing and must have the signed approval of the student’s advisor, the head of the student’s area, and the Director of Graduate Studies. To ensure breadth of training, it is important that the Department Core courses cover a broad range of topics across the field of psychology. Once the CCC has been formally approved at all three levels, the contract will be placed in the student’s file in the Department’s Graduate Office. Students will have until the end of their third year to complete the CCC. The CCC can be revised if the student’s Specialty Area interests have changed since entering the Psychology Department. Of course, the revised CCC will need to be approved by the student’s faculty advisor, Specialty Area head, and the Director of
School’s Advancement to Candidacy form (obtained from the Graduate School web site). This form must then be submitted to the Department’s Graduate Office. Once a student has Advanced to Candidacy, they must take 6 credits of 899 every semester (i.e., Fall and Spring semesters). Students must apply for admission to Doctoral Candidacy within six months of passing their comprehensive examination. The Graduate School requires graduate students to gain admission to candidacy no later than 5 years after they have matriculated. Level 3 graduate students are expected to: (1) prepare and defend their dissertation proposal, (2) continue to work on publications and/or presentations; and (3) successfully defend their dissertation thesis. Specific Criteria for Evaluation and AdvancementB. Specific Criteria for Evaluation and Advancement 1. Level 1 and 2 requirements completed. 2. Successfully passing the Comprehensive Examination. 3. Publications and/or professional presentations at the national/international level, Positive formal evaluation of all aspects of the student's academic and professional development to include: -performance in teaching/research assistantship -presentations at meetings -presentations in graduate seminars -practica, externships, and internships -research proficiency and commitment B. Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for the Ph.D. by the Graduate School.C. Admission to Doctoral Candidacy for the Ph.D. by the Graduate School. Please note that the Graduate School requires the student to be admitted to doctoral candidacy. Students are eligible for admission to doctoral candidacy after successfully passing their comprehensive examinations. Students must apply for admission to Doctoral Candidacy within six months of passing their comprehensive examination. VII. The DissertationVII. The Dissertation The doctoral dissertation must be evaluated by a committee of at least 5 voting members, all of whom hold the doctoral degree. The committee will be chaired by the student's major professor,