{"id":13231,"date":"2022-06-25T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/psychology\/?page_id=13231"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:17:56","slug":"general-masters-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/general-masters-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-52px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-10px||-10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Abel||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#404040&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#404040&#8243; link_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; min_height=&#8221;30px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0055a7\">Psychology &gt; Graduate &gt; General Masters &gt; Requirements<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 0.5px solid #a9a9a9;background: transparent\" \/>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,3_5,1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-25px||0px||false|false&#8221; 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Electives can be ANY graduate level course in psychology and must include at least one course from Group A and one from Group B below. The remaining electives can include more courses from either of these lists, or any of the graduate (700 level) psychology courses you see on CUNYfirst.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Group A Electives<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Group B Electives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cognition: 738<br \/>\nLearning:\u00a0730,\u00a0730.07,\u00a0731, 732, 737<br \/>\nMotivation: 745<br \/>\nPerception: 735<br \/>\nBehavioral Neuroscience:\u00a0708.4, 710,\u00a0711<br \/>\nBasic Neuroscience:\u00a0708.1,\u00a0708.2,\u00a0708.3<\/td>\n<td>Behavioral Science and Business: 754<br \/>\nDevelopmental:\u00a0720,\u00a0720.1,\u00a0720.2,\u00a0721<br \/>\nDevelopmental Disabilities:\u00a0720.01,\u00a0720.02<br \/>\nPersonality:\u00a0740, 741, 743, 743.1:<br \/>\nPsychometrics:\u00a0760,\u00a0761,\u00a0764, 774<br \/>\nPsychopathology:\u00a0755, 756<br \/>\nSex and Gender: 753<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h4>Capstone Experiences<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Two methods<\/strong>\u00a0are available to students to serve as capstone experiences. Each of these can demonstrate the success of the student in the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Exam:<\/strong>\u00a0The first method is passing a comprehensive multiple choice exam designed and approved by the MA Advisory Committee. This examination covers subject matter derived from the three required Master\u2019s courses and is required of all students unless their GPA exceeds 3.7 in which case they can be exempt from the exam and instead complete the Master\u2019s thesis as their capstone experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Thesis:<\/strong>\u00a0The Master\u2019s thesis is conducted in lieu of 6 course credits in an area of Psychology approved by the student\u2019s MA Advisor and is evaluated by a three-person faculty committee.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;link_option_url&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#404040&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#0055aa&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed|300|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_4_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Roboto Condensed||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_6_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-10px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjExMjYwIiwiZW5hYmxlX2h0bWwiOiJvZmYifX0=@&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h5><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:patricia.dateno@qc.cuny.edu\">Patricia D\u2019Ateno<\/a><\/strong>, <em>Director<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<h5><strong>Resource<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/ga\/applying\/\"><strong>How to Apply for Graduation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/academic-advising-e-permits\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QC E-permit information<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychology &gt; Graduate &gt; General Masters &gt; Requirements Mission &amp; Goals Requirements &gt; Admissions Funding Requirements Requirements for a General Masters 30 graduate credits plus\u00a0M.A. thesis\u00a0or 36 graduate credits without an M.A. thesis 3.0 GPA overall Satisfactory performance on the general\u00a0MA Comprehensive Examination Required Courses 700: History of Psychology 701: Advanced Experimental Psych I 705: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"page_category":[],"wf_page_folders":[299],"class_list":["post-13231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page_category?post=13231"},{"taxonomy":"wf_page_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_page_folders?post=13231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}