Related Programs

• Psychological Sciences BS
• Psychological Sciences MS

Accelerated Program Information

Students in the Accelerated M.S. program can choose to complete a Plan A (Thesis) Master’s or a Plan B Master’s. This decision is up to the discretion of the Major Advisor and Division Head.

Students are typically admitted to the accelerated program at the end of the junior year of their undergraduate studies. A total of 12 credits from the Bachelor years can be included. The 12 credits could be a combination of:

• Up to 12 credits of approved required graduate courses from the student’s Undergraduate Plan of Study can be listed on the student’s Graduate Plan of Study.
• Up to six credits of approved undergraduate and graduate courses not used in the student’s Undergraduate Plan of Study.

The accelerated Master of Science in Psychological Sciences is only offered in one of the following six areas of concentration: Developmental Psychology, Ecological Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Language and Cognition, Neuroscience and Social Psychology.