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Overview

The A/E concentration in the general program is
designed for those students who wish to pursue further
study at the PhD level, work as a research psychologist,
or teach psychology in a junior college. The A/E
concentration is research oriented and is designed to give
students maximum flexibility in designing a course of
study.

In this 36 semester-hour program, there are 18 semester
hours of required courses, including 6 semester hours of
thesis work. The remaining 18 semester hours may be
taken as electives chosen to meet the student's area of
interest.

Six faculty members teach the required courses, while
another ten to fifteen teach electives or participate in
thesis supervision. The A/E concentration is one of three
within the general program, the other two being mental
retardation/ developmental disabilities and industrial /
organizational.

Course Work

The required courses and semester credit hours are as
follows:

SYC

6412 Advanced Physiological Psychology (3)

6421 Social Psychology (3)

6427 Advanced Principles of Learning (3)
Statistics and Research Design (3)
Thesis (3)
Thesis (3)

It is strongly recommended that students take PSYC
6431, Design and Analysis, and a computer science
course.

Some of the available electives within the department
include sensation and perception, laboratory methods,
behavorial pharmacology, psychology of thinking,
gerontology, developmental psychology, group
dynamics, and design and analysis. Students with
interests requiring course work in otherTdepartments are
ermitted to take up to 9 semester hours outside of

sychology.

Thesis

A thesis is a required component of the academic/
experimental concentration. Students will exhibit their
research skills and and writing ability by preparing a
rofessional research paper. Students will defend the
completed thesis at an oral session conducted by their
thesis committee.

Other Requirements

A comprehensive examination is required. It includes the
core course areas (PSYC 6427 and 6430) and, in the A/E
concentration, PSYC 6412 and 6421 and one elective. This
examination is normally taken in the second year.

A research skill requirement of not less than 3 semester
hours from certain areas determined by the department
or from a foreign language must be met.

Additional work in statistics or computer science is
recommended if it has not already been taken as an
elective. These credit hours do not count toward the 36
semester hours required for the masterTs degree.

Application and Admission

Admission to the general psychology program is
contingent on meeting all requirements of the ECU
Graduate School and being recommended by the graduate
admissions committee of the Department of Psychology.
A completed application will include a Graduate School
application; a Department of Psychology basic informa-
tion sheet; GRE verbal, quantitative, and advanced test
scores; complete college transcripts; and a minimum of
two letters of recommendation (at least one from a
sychologist). Interviews are occasionally requested.

A combination of GRE scores, grade point average, and
references is used in making the admission decision.
Applicants should score above the fiftieth percentile on
the GRE and have above a 3.0 GPA, both overall and in
their major.

The department requires that all graduate students have a
common core of undergraduate psychology courses in
introductory psychology, psychological statistics,
experimental psychology, learning, personality,
hysiological psychology, and tests and measurements.
Applicants are admitted with deficiencies, but those must
be met by appropriate undergraduate course work. These
courses will not count toward the masterTs degree. An
undergraduate course in computer science is also highly
recommended.

The Department of Psychology admissions screening
rocedure begins March 15. All application materials
must be submitted prior to that date. Final decisions
generally are sent out in April. The general program will
accept applications after the March 15 deadline, but
spaces may be limited.

For course sequencing, it is recommended that students
begin graduate work in the fall semester. Admissions for
entrance at other times should be discussed with the
rogram chair.

Financial Support

Research assistantships are generally available for
applicants. A letter accompanying the application
materials indicating the desire and basis for needing
financial assistance is considered an application for an
assistantship.

Additional Information

Additional information, including appointments for
further discussion, can be obtained by contacting:

William F. Grossnickle, PhD

rofessor and Director, Graduate General Program
Department of Psychology

East Carolina University

Raw] Building

Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Telephone: 919-757-6876

or

Larry W. Means, PhD
rofessor

Department of Psychology
East Carolina University
Raw] Building

Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Telephone: 919-757-6209

East Carolina University is committed to equality of educational opportunity and
does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on race,
color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or handicap. Moreover, East Carolina
University is open to people of all races and actively seeks to promote racial
integration by recruiting and enrolling a larger number of minority students. An
equal opportunity /affirmative action university, which accommodates the needs of
individuals with disabilities.

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