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    Nov 28, 2024  
American University Catalog 2020-2021 
    
American University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Psychology (MA)


Admission to the Program


In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for graduate study, applicants must submit a completed graduate application form, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the General examination (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytic), two letters of recommendation, and copies of all college transcripts. Admission is based on academic record, test scores, and two letters of recommendation.

Up to 6 credit hours of graduate coursework in psychology from another university or up to 12 credit hours of graduate course credit taken at American University may be transferred, provided that these credits were not counted toward another degree. These transfers of credit are subject to approval by the director of the MA program.

Degree Requirements


  • 33 credit hours of approved graduate work
  • Capstone Experience: Completion of the thesis or substantial research project
    • All coursework for the thesis and nonthesis options for fulfilling the research requirement must be completed with grades of B or better
  • Specializations: Clinical Science; Cognition, Learning and Neuroscience; or General Psychology

Course Requirements


Psychological Research (3 credit hours)


Capstone (6 credit hours)


Complete one of the following options:

Thesis Option


Nonthesis Option


Specializations (21 credit hours)


Complete one of the following specializations:

Clinical Science


Cognition, Learning, and Neuroscience


General Psychology