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GRADUATE DEGREES
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MACP) (Thesis
and Non-Thesis)
Master of Arts in English (MA) (Thesis and
Non-Thesis)
Master of Arts in History (MA) (Thesis
and Non-Thesis)
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
(MAIS)
Master of Arts in Political Science (MA) (Thesis
and Non-Thesis)
Master of Arts in Sociology (MA) (Thesis
and Non-Thesis)
Master of Arts in Spanish (MA) (Thesis
and Non-Thesis)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Health Administration Track
Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MS) (Thesis
and Non-Thesis)
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students applying for admission to the Master of Arts in Counseling
Psychology Program (MACP), must first be admitted to graduate studies at TAMIU
and to the College of Arts and Sciences before being eligible for admission
to the Counseling Psychology Graduate Program. Beginning with the 1998 Fall
Semester, all application materials for the Counseling Psychology Graduate
Program are due by March 1 for Fall admission and October 1
for Spring admission. Students ordinarily begin their graduate
studies Fall semester, however, with special permission of the Chair of the
Department of Psychology and Sociology, the student may begin graduate studies
during summer session.
To be considered for admission to the Master of Arts in
Counseling Psychology Program, the student must complete the following requirements
before March 1 or October 1.
- Be admitted to graduate studies by TAMIU and by the College of Arts
and Sciences, and provide the Department of Psychology and Sociology with
copies of the acceptance letters.
- Have earned a 3.00 GPA in the upper-level courses of undergraduate
preparation.
- Have submitted an official application to the Dept. of Psychology,
Sociology and Social Work.
- Have three letters of recommendation from academic sources sent to the
Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.
- Have a bachelor’s degree and have satisfactorily completed the
following prerequisite courses: PSYC 3302,
PSYC 4301, PSYC 4303,
and PSYC 4308.
- Have submitted scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General
Test.
- Have completed a personal interview with the Counseling Psychology Graduate
Admissions Committee, which is scheduled during the month of April.
Students accepted for admission to the Counseling Psychology
Graduate Program will be notified of a general information and orientation
meeting held during the month of August for the Fall admission and December
for Spring admission. The purpose of this meeting will be to outline departmental
expectations of students, to provide orientation to institutional and departmental
procedures, and to provide other information that may be of use to graduate
students.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR EXAM
Completion of the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology allows the graduate
to sit for the Licensed Professional Counselor Exam. Upon passing the exam
and completion of additional required internship hours, the graduate is eligible
to become a Licensed Professional Counselor.
APPLYING FOR THE MASTER OF ARTS IN SPANISH
Students seeking a Master of Arts in Spanish must apply to TAMIU
and the College of Arts and Sciences.
For admission to the Master of Arts Program in Spanish, applicants must pass
a departmentally administered examination of their reading knowledge of English
and of their writing ability in Spanish in lieu of the GRE.
GRADUATE DEGREES REQUIREMENTS
See Academic Regulations - Graduate Degrees for specific TAMIU regulations.
- Major/Minor Requirements: Twenty-four to thirty-three hours
in a major subject and six to twelve hours in a minor.
- Concentrations: Eighteen hours in each of two areas of concentration.
- Admission: Students seeking admission to the College of Arts
and Sciences should refer to page 2 of the College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Handbook.
No student seeking a graduate degree will be permitted to register
for a graduate class until such time that he or she has been admitted
to the University and the COAS. Individuals wishing to take courses for
personal growth, etc. may register for up to six hours as non-degree seeking.
These courses may not be applicable to a degree program.
Students seeking admission to the Graduate School in the College of Arts
and Sciences must apply by November 1 for the Spring
Semester and April 1 for the Fall Semester.
To be considered for admission to the Master of Arts in Counseling
Psychology, students must complete additional admission requirements
with the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work before March
1 for Fall Semester or October 1 for Spring
Semester.
Students wishing to change degree plans must re-apply to COAS. College
of Arts and Sciences students who do not enroll for course work in a subsequent
semester, are required to complete a "Leave of Absence" form.
- Prerequisites (Stemwork): Twelve advanced semester hours in
the major subject to six advanced semester hoursin each minor. The department,
however, retains the right to examine the applicant’s prerequisites
and to accept certain equivalent hours or to require additional work.
The maximum load for a graduate student for a long semester is nine (9)
hours. The maximum load for summer school is six (6) hours per session.
Any SCH load in excess of the maximum must be approved by the Dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Thesis/Interdisciplinary Study: This is defined as a professional
paper in the major field. All required course work must be completed before
thesis is started.
- Written Comprehensive Examination: A comprehensive examination
shall be passed by the candidate covering the major and minor fields,
and each will be VALID FOR ONE YEAR. Exams will be given each long semester.
If the exam is failed three times, the entire program will need to be
repeated.
- Oral Comprehensive Examination: Oral exams must be completed
by mid-November or mid-April.
- Thesis Defense: Thesis must be successfully defended before
the faculty advi- sory committee for completion of graduate degree program.
- Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: With the permission
of the faculty advisor, up to six (6) credit hours of 4000-level courses,
as indicated in the course descriptions, may be taken for graduate credit
in the entire degree plan. These courses must include extra work over
and above regular undergraduate syllabus requirements. Such work shall
be prearranged with the course instructor.
- Additional Master's Degree Policy: Students shall not be permitted
to apply the same course credit to more than one master’s degree
except in the Master of Public Administration program. Students pursuing
the Master of Public Administration as an additional master's degree,
may obtain the degree upon successful completion of the major curriculum
and substituting hours attained in the first masters program for nine
hours of electives.
- In Absentia: Students in master’s degree programs in
the COAS requiring a thesis who have completed all course work on their
degree are required to register each subsequent fall and spring semester
until the thesis receives final approval. Students who do not comply with
this requirement will have their registration blocked.
- Leave of Absence: Under unusual circumstances, a student may
petition for a leave of absence. The student’s Advisory Committee
Chairperson and the Chair of the Department must approve the petition.
If the petition is granted, the regis-tration requirement will be set
aside during the period of the leave. Leaves will be granted only under
conditions that require the suspension of all activities associated with
the thesis.
- Combined
BA/MA Degree: Undergraduate students with majors in English, History, Political Science or Sociology may pursue a combined BA/MA program. Students with
an overall GPA of
3.2 or higher and a field GPA of 3.5 or higher (after completing at least
six 3000-4000 level SCH; 9 SCH in Political Science with 3 SCH at the
3000-4000 level) may apply for admission the Master of Arts program during
their junior
year. Students accepted into the program will begin taking graduate courses
during the senior year. Students must attain a "B" in their coursework to remain in and continue the combined program.
Students will need to complete all admission requirements to the program
during their junior year. This includes: Application to the University
for admission to graduate study, submission of an official copy of the student's
undergraduate transcript and two letters of recommendation to the Director of Graduate Studies. One letter of recommendation must be from the student's
faculty advisor and the other from another faculty member. The GRE requirement
for the Combined BA/MA will be waived so long as the student maintains
continuous registration (fall and spring semesters) through completion
of the MA program. The GRE waiver applies to the Combined BA/MA only.
Interruption of progress toward the degree may result in the requirement
to reapply to the program and include meeting the GRE requirement.
Students seeking the BA/MA degree in English, Political
Science or Sociology may count nine SCH of graduate coursework taken during the senior
year toward both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. Students
electing to complete the BA/MA in English or Sociology are eligible for either the
thesis or nonthesis option; in the non-thesis option, unlike the traditional
non-thesis MA in English or Sociology, there is no minor curriculum requirement.
Students seeking the BA/MA degree in History may count six SCH of graduate
coursework taken during the senior year toward both undergraduate and
graduate degree requirements. Students electing to complete the BA/MA
in History are eligible for either the thesis or non-thesis option; in
the non-thesis option, unlike the traditional non-thesis MA in History,
there is no minor curriculum requirement.
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