Master of Arts Degree in Psychology
The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Sul Ross State University offers a master's degree in psychology.
Graduates Will Earn a Master's Degree
This is a Master of Arts in Psychology with a Supportive/Clinical Psychology emphasis. The supportive/clinical emphasis is referred to as the Supportive Psychology Training Program or – “the Program.”
The program is based on a scientist – practitioner model incorporating cognitive behavioral change technologies and social self-perception with self management and life enhancement skills. Much of the training and experience will be based on extant clinical psychological theories and practices buttressed by community/social and person change methods.
Program Intent
This program is designed for those
- Seeking training and experience to teach psychology and deliver a broad range of student psychological support services in community colleges
- Preparing for careers in professional applied psychology that require training in clinical psychology
- May be used in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Texas credentialing as a Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA)
- May be used in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential
- Preparing for advanced graduate study in psychology and other human services programs
- Persons who aspire to certain administrative or managerial positions in human service agencies
Course Work Format
- Most courses are offered during the workweek late afternoons and early evenings.
- Some weekend coursework is offered/required.
Program Course Requirements
- 36 semester credit hours per entry catalog
- 6 semester credit hours optional (in keeping with licensing requirements)
Program Experience Requirements
- 9 semester credit hours of supportive/clinical human services (675 supervised clock-hours)
- 3 semester credit hours of college undergraduate teaching (225 supervised clock-hours)
Program Examination Requirements
- Clinical Written and Oral Comprehensive Examination
Psychology Board Requirements for the LPA Credential
- 36 semester credit hours from a regionally approved university psychology program
- 450 supervised hours of clinical experience
- 6 post MA semester credit hours for LPA license
Current Course Offerings
- 5313 Empirical Procedures for Human Services
- 5314 Multicultural Psychology, Ethics and Professional Problems for Human Services
- 5321 Community Psychology: Trauma and Disaster
- 5322 Psychological Interventions
- 5325 Biopsychology for Human Services
- 5326 Assessment of Psychopathology and Human Problems
- 5330 Humanistic Psychology
- 5333 Teaching of Psychology Pro-seminar
- 5339 Topics in Graduate Psychology – may be repeated
- 5040 Readings and Research in Graduate Psychology
- 5341 Psychology Intervention Practicum – may be repeated
- 5342 Teaching of Psychology Practicum– may be repeated
- 5301 Thesis
- 5302 Thesis
Admission Requirements
- 2.8 GPA on last 60 undergraduate semester credit hours
- Personality and mental health appropriate to human service provision, professional appearance and demeanor, positive supportive people skills, etc
- Ability and commitment to participate in practicum and course work, individual and group oriented, requiring personal exploration and insight as required for human service training
- Acceptance of the Program’s right to require mental health treatment as a condition of program continuation when determined to be necessary by the Program
- Practicum participation will require laboratory screening for substance use/abuse and criminal background check
- Three letters of recommendation
- 2 academic references and
- 1 character reference
- Personal interview may be required
- Completed Psychology Program Application
- Admission to the SRSU Graduate School
- Successful completion of the following or the equivalent prior to admission or as leveling work upon conditional admission
- Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
- Abnormal Behavior
- Experimental Psychology
- Biopsychology or Drugs and Behavior
Limited graduate work may be undertaken prior to full completion of undergraduate requirements in some circumstances.
Admission Procedure
This is a two part procedure:
- Apply to the graduate school online, or with hardcopy, for general graduate school admission.
- Upon receipt of the application from the graduate school, the Department of Psychology will send an application for the Psychology Graduate Program to you.
Financial Support
- Five nine-month university supported teaching assistantship/clinical clerkship positions are available
- Occasionally, fulltime positions are available through the program-affiliated mental health center
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