Graduate Programs
Announcements, Deadlines, and Important Dates
Description
of Programs
Admission
Requirements
Current
Graduate Study Handbook
Graduate
Assistantships, Research Assistanships and Teaching Assistantships
Selection Procedure
Approved
Curriculum for Those Seeking the Licensed Professional Counselors Certification
Announcements, Deadlines, and Important
Dates
For the 2008-2009 academic year, the Comprehensive Exam will be administered in the Fall, Spring, and Summer II semesters. * Students need not be registered in courses to take it, but they must sign up for it two weeks in advance by completing an application, available in the department office. Please contact the department office for more information..
*The exam has two parts, of which the first is mandatory and the second is optional. The optional part of the exam occurs one or two days after the mandatory part. See the Graduate Study Handbook for additional details.
The graduate program includes three tracks:
counseling, industrial-organizational, and general.
Students complete a group of core courses in the basic subfields of psychology and then do extensive coursework and field training in their selected specialty area.
The counseling track requires 48 credit hours (or four semesters of full-time coursework). This includes a practicum where students have an opportunity to practice their counseling skills under supervision. Students who graduate from this track have the academic background required for licensure as Licensed Psychological Associates or Licensed Professional Counselors.
The industrial-organizational track requires 42 credit hours and prepares students to work effectively in organizational settings such as public and private agencies, governmental institutions, companies, corporations, and foundations. The program emphasizes research and consulting skills, and students have the opportunity to practice solving research or work problems in a thesis course or practicum course.
I/O Program Site
The general psychology track requires 36 credit hours, and it exposes students to a broad cross-section of courses that cover the basic subfields of psychology as well as some of the specialty areas (including counseling, industrial-organizational, and psychological assessment). Students use this track to prepare for doctoral training, or junior college teaching, or entry into a position that requires master's level training in psychology.
To be considered for admission, applicants must submit a Graduate Application for Admission form and supporting materials to the College of Graduate Studies. Required course work includes 24 credit hours in undergraduate psychology courses, including a course in research methods and statistics. Beyond this, the admission requirements vary among the three psychology programs.
General Psychology and Counseling Psychology
Admission to these two programs is guided by the use of a formula that incorporates undergraduate grade point average (50%) and scores on the Graduate Record Exam (50%). The formula sets the minimum score as the equivalent of a 3.00 cumulative GPA (or 3.25 for the last 60 credit hours) and an average score of 450 on each section of the GRE. Being below the cutoff in one area can be offset by being above the cutoff in another area.
Formula: multiply GPA times 200 and add the average score on the three GRE subtests.* Using the cumulative GPA, the minimum formula score must be 1050. Using the last 60 hours GPA, the minimum formula score is 1100.
*The GRE Analytical Writing subtest is scored on a scale of 1-6. This score is converted to the metric of the other subtests as follows: 1.0 – 2.0 = 300 2.5 = 320 3.0 = 350 3.5 = 400 4.0 = 460 4.5 = 540 5.0 = 620 5.5 = 700 6.0 = 760
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
For information about admission into this program, click the link to the
I-O web page
Current Graduate Study Handbook
-This handbook describes the general guidelines for graduate study including the following:
-The relationship with one's graduate advisor
-Thesis options versus practicum options
-Comprehensive examinations
-Time limits on coursework
-Graduate assistantships, and more.
Graduate Assistantships, Research Assistantships and Teaching Assistantships
The department provides financial support to graduate students by offering 10 assistantships. Five are Graduate Assistants (GAs), two are Research Assistants (RAs), and three are Teaching Assistants (TAs). New students as well as current students can qualify for the GA and RA positions by submitting an application (available online) to the department office. The GA job pays $7,489 for two semesters ($13.50 per hour for 17.5 hours per week), and the RA job pays $8,345 for two semesters ($13.50 per hour for 19.5 hours per week). The three TA positions are available only to students who have completed 18 graduate credit hours prior to the appointment. The salary is $10,877 for two semesters.
Duties of Graduate Assistants and Research Assistants
Graduate Assistants have responsibility for a wide range of duties designed to support the undergraduate instructional program. Each works under the supervison of a faculty member who directs their work assignments. The Research Assistants are assigned to work on a research project determined by the faculty member who is is directing the endeavor. Both types of positions are considered half-time employment and enable students to make normal progress toward their degree.
Duties of Teaching Assistants
The Teaching Assistants receive teacher training in the fall semester by assisting the directing faculty member. In this capacity, they lead instructional discussion sessions with undergraduates and practice lecturing. Then in the spring semester, they each teach two sections of Psy 1303 Psychology of Adjustment.
The selection of Graduate Assistants (GAs), Research Assistants (RAs), and Teaching Assistants (TAs) is normally done during the spring semester prior to the upcoming academic year in which the appointment begins. The selection of GAs and RAs is made by the Graduate Program Directors. The selection of TAs is done by Dr. William Montgomery, Professor of Psychology, who provides the training and supervision of those who are appointed to this position. Interested students should apply for the positions as soon as possible so that their application can be given full consideration
Curriculum for Licensed Professional Counselors
Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors
University: Angelo State University
Degree: Master of Science
Contact Person(s): Dr. William Davidson (Department Head), Dr. Sangeeta Singg (Program Director)
Applicants for LPC licensure must complete at least 48 graduate semester credit hours in counseling or counseling-related field, including at least one course course in each of the content areas below.
| Course Content Areas | Course Numbers and Titles |
| Normal human growth and development | Psy
6347 Developmental Psychology Ed 6351 Human Growth & Development |
| Abnormal human behavior | Psy 6307 Psychopathology |
| Appraisal and assessment techniques | Psy
6322 Psychological Assessment Psy 6321 Individual Intellectual Assessment Psy 6345 Advanced Psychological Assessment |
| Counseling theories | Psy 6323 Individual Counseling |
| Counseling methods ortechniques |
Psy 6323 Individual Counseling Psy 6324 Group Counseling Psy 6309 Cognitive & Behavioral Therapy Psy 6315 Marriage & Family Counseling Psy 6326 Counseling with Minorities Psy 6327 Therapy with Children & Adolescents |
| Research | Psy
6313 Research Design & Analysis Psy 6391 Research Psy 6399, 6691 Thesis |
| Lifestyle and career development | Psy
6351 Survey of Vocational Counseling Methods Ed 6347 Career & Occupational Counseling |
| Social, cultural and family issues | Psy
6303 Social Psychology Psy 6315 Marriage & Family Counseling Psy 6326 Counseling with Minorities |
| Professional orientation | Psy
6324 Group Counseling *May not use practicum course for this |