Graduate Studies

Cognitive Program Requirements

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Course Requirements

M.A. Requirements (Minimum of 30 credits including):

  • Quantitative Methods I and II (3 credits each for a total of 6 credits)
  • One additional quantitative course (3 credits)
  • Two Cognitive Core courses (3 credits each for a total of 6 credits)
  • One graduate seminar (3 credits)
  • The remaining 12 credits are flexible including master’s thesis credit hours (maximum = 6 for thesis credit), graduate seminars, or other courses.


Ph. D. Requirements

(Minimum of 72 credits consisting of 30 credits from MA requirements plus 42 additional credits that include the following):

  • Either Advanced Research Methods or Psychological Measurement (3 credits)
  • Two additional sections of Cognitive Core (3 credits each for a total of 6 credits)
  • The remaining 33 credits may be earned via additional graduate seminar courses, directed readings, and resident or non-resident dissertation research (maximum of 12 credits total for dissertation research, resident and non-resident combined


Note that in accord with general Departmental and Graduate School policies, a student will be considered “full time” only if they carry at least 9 credits per semester until they accumulate 60 credits. After 60 total credits and completion of remaining required courses, “full time” status can be maintained with just 1 credit per semester. However, a total of 72 credits are required for the doctoral degree and students must be enrolled for at least 1 credit in each semester (including Summer sessions) prior to their graduation.