Graduate Programs in Psychology at Georgia Southern

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Graduate Programs in Psychology at Georgia
Southern

• John D. Murray, Ph.D.
• Chair, Psychology Department
• http//class.georgiasouthern.edu/psychology

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Two Programs

• MS in Psychology (experimental)
• Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
• http//class.georgiasouthern.edu/psychology

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MS Program

• Goal
• To prepare students for doctoral study in
  psychology
• To train experimentalists for applied research
  positions
• http//class.georgiasouthern.edu/psychology

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MS Program

• Curriculum
• Faculty
• Placement
• http//class.georgiasouthern.edu/psychology

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First Year Curriculum MS Program

• Fall
• Research Seminar
• Statistics
• Advanced Cognitive Psychology
• Advanced Developmental Psychology
• Spring
• Research Experience
• Research Design
• Development of an Original Research Project

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Second Year Curriculum MS Program

• Fall
• Advanced Learning
• Advanced Social Psychology
• Thesis
• Spring
• Advanced Directed Study
• Thesis
• Elective

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Comprehensive Exams

• All MS Students Take Comps in January of their
  SECOND year
• Questions pertain to coursework
• Second attempt is offered
• Questions are graded pass/fail
• You must pass all questions to earn your degree

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Thesis

• All MS Students do a thesis
• Proposed end of Year 1 or beginning of Year 2
• Establish a committee of 3 faculty
• Oral Defense

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Faculty - Experimental

• Social
• Amy Hackney, Ph.D.
• Will McIntosh, Ph.D.
• Mike Nielsen, Ph.D.
• Cognitive
• Larry Locker, Ph.D.
• John Murray, Ph.D
• Learning/B-Mod
• Janice Steirn, Ph.D.

• Developmental
• Janice Kennedy, Ph.D.
• Rebecca Ryan, Ph.D.
• Physiological
• Dan Webster, Ph.D.
• Janie Wilson, Ph.D.
• Industrial/Organiza-tional
• Kathy Wiegand, Ph.D.

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Placement - Experimental

• Strong Success in PhD program placement
• Cognitive/Human Factors
• Wright State University (Ben Simpkins)
• University of Central Florida (Kelly Burke)
• Social
• Case Western Reserve (Brandon Schmieckel)
• Virginia Commonwealth University (Kelly Taylor)
• University of Texas, Arlington (Andria Schwegler)
• Texas Tech University (Brandon Randolph-Seng)

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Placement - Experimental

• - Physiological
• Purdue University (Keisha Butler)
• - Industrial-Organizational
• Auburn University (Robin Salter)
• Applied Positions
• Charlotte, NC Public Schools (statistician)
• (Alyson Cantey)

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Admission MS Program

• Two Types of Admission
• Regular
• GPA of at least 3.0
• GREs of at least 450 V and 450 Q
• Provisional
• GPA OR GRE requirement
• Must maintain a B average in your first semester
• Not eligible for graduate assistantship (until
  you are regular status)

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Admission

• All Applications must contain
• GRE scores sent to GSU
• Statement of Purpose
• Three Letters of Reference
• Transcripts
• DEADLINE MARCH 1 (priority deadline)
• JULY 1 (final deadline)
• http//admissions.georgiasouthern.edu

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Graduate Assistantships

• Pays full tuition
• Pays stipend (currently, 2750 per semester)
• Requires 20 hours of work per week
• Psychology Department offers several GAs per year
  (there are others in different parts of the
  university)
• MUST BE REGULAR ADMISSION

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Psy D in Clinical Psychology

• Model/Goals
• Curriculum
• Faculty
• Accreditation
• Admission
• http//class.georgiasouthern.edu/psychology

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Psy D in Clinical Psychology

• Model/Goals
• to train doctoral-level professional
  psychologists to practice psychotherapy and
  assessment skills in the underserved rural areas
  of Georgia.
• Applied, professional focus
• Graduates will work in applied, service-oriented
  positions where they work directly with clients,
  as well as supervise and train other
  professionals.

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Psy D Curriculum

• program is five-years, full-time, day-time
• requires enrollment during each summer of their
  time in the program
• students spend the first four years in residence
  at the University and the fifth in a full-time
  (2000 hour) internship
• curriculum follows the "Guidelines and Principles
  for Accreditation of Programs in Professional
  Psychology" set forth by the American
  Psychological Association (APA)

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Psy D Curriculum

• Scientific Psychology Courses
• Social, Cognitive, Developmental,
  Physiological/Neuro, History, Personality,
  Statistics, Research Design

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Psy D Curriculum

• Clinical Psychology Courses
• Foundations of Psychotherapy I, II, III, Group
  Psychotherapy, Ethics, Psychopathology,
  Assessment I, II, III, Multicultural Psy, Child
  and Family Therapy, Psychopharmacology

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Psy D Curriculum

• Focus on Rural Mental Health
• Course The Rural South
• Rural Practicum I, II, III

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Psy D Curriculum

• Practicum
• 2nd Year Psychology Clinic
• 3rd Year Rural Practicum
• 4th Year Supervision Practicum

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Psy D Curriculum

• Comprehensive Examinations (Spring, Year 2)
• Pass levels doctoral, MS, termination
• Dissertation (3rd and 4th Years)
• Empirical or theoretical study, case study
• Requires successful defense
• Qualifying Exam (Spring, Year 5)
• required to pass the national Examination of
  Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP),

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Current Faculty Clinical(Hiring 2 in 2006-07)

• Edward Smith, Ph.D., ABPP
• Foundations, Personality Assessment, Clinical
  Seminar, Skills
• Lisa Ferdinand, Ph.D.
• Intellectual Assessment, Child/Family, Skills,
  Practicum
• James Pugh, Ph.D.
• Ethics, Psychopathology, Group, Practicum

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Psy D Accreditation

• Program is brand new, and not yet accredited by
  APA
• We will seek APA accreditation at the earliest
  opportunity (Fall, 2012)
• We cannot guarantee that the program will be
  accredited

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Psy D Admission

• Undergraduate Prerequisites (min grade B)
• Intro, Stats, Research, Abnormal
• Two additional psychology courses
• Min GRE Scores V, Q, Psych 550 each
• Min Undergrad GPA 3.25

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Psy D Admission

• 3 letters of recommendation
• Personal statement of professional goals and a
  rationale for how the Psy.D. program will further
  the students' career objectives
• Personal Interview may be scheduled

http//admissions.georgiasouthern.edu
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Psy D Graduate Assistantships

• We expect to be able to offer a limited number of
  Doctoral-level assistantships
• Full tuition paid
• Stipend 9000, plus summer
• http//admissions.georgiasouthern.edu

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Application Information

• Deadline January 15 (PSY D)
• March 1 (MS)
• Apply On-Line (website)
• COGS website
• http//admissions.georgiasouthern.edu

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PLEASE COME VISIT US

• I would be happy to arrange a visit for you. You
  could
• Talk to current graduate students
• Sit in on a class
• See the campus
• Email me JMurray_at_georgiasouthern.edu

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Thank You

• Questions????
• John Murray
• Chair, Dept. of Psychology
• Georgia Southern University
• JMurray_at_georgiasouthern.edu
• 912-681-5539
• http//class.georgiasouthern.edu/psychology