The purpose
of graduate education is to provide students with coursework
that requires critical analysis and study in a specialized
field. The principal objective of Graduate Studies at
Sam Houston State University is to prepare students "to
become intellectual leaders in the profession" (Graduate
Catalogue, pg. 91).
Since 1984,
the Department of Psychology and Philosophy has met this
objective by offering graduate education in scientific
and professional psychology. Sam Houston State currently
offers master of arts programs of study in the areas of
clinical, general,and school psychology. We are pleased
to offer a doctor of philosophy program in clinical psychology
with a forensic emphasis.
Areas of
Study:
Admission
Requirements:
For
admission consideration, an applicant must have completed
18 hours coursework in undergraduate psychology which
must include Research Methods and Statistics.
Student
applicants need a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0.
Students are admitted to the College based on a standard
formula that considers both GPA and GRE performance.
Students who have a lower GPA can make up for this
with a better GRE performance. Admission is not based
upon GRE scores alone, but rather a combination of
GRE scores and GPA.
Student
must have at least a 3.2 GPA to be considered for
Conditional Admission.
Applicants
are asked to provide the following:
- ALL
undergraduate transcripts (SHSU must have your
degree award transcript.)
-
Graduate Studies Application or Texas Common Application
- $20.00
application fee
- 3
Letters of Recommendation
- A
Personal Statement of Interests and Goals
- Graduate
Record Examination Scores (GRE) www.gre.org
Credit
for Transfer Courses
Sam Houston
State University may accept up to 12 hours of course
work completed at other accredited universities toward
the Master of Arts degrees in Clinical, General, and
School Psychology.
It
is relatively easy for us to accept transfer credits
that replace electives in our degree plans. If you
wish to use transfer credits to supplant any of our
required courses, you will need to provide documentation
of the content of your course (e.g., the course syllabus)
to the faculty member who teaches the similar course
in the psychology program. Only if our faculty and
Dean agree that your transfer course sufficiently
duplicates the material required in our program and
notification is made to the Coordinator of Master's
Studies of their agreement in writing-will transfer
credit be granted.
Environs:
Located on Interstate 45 about 70 miles north of Houston,
in the heart of the Piney Woods of East Texas, Huntsville
is surrounded on three sides by National Forest. The
historic flair of Huntsville brings new meaning to
Texas charm.
Huntsville
is a city and a newly designated micropolitan area
located in the U.S. state of Texas within Walker County.
As of the U.S. Census 2000, the city population was
35,078. The city had its beginning about 1836, when
Pleasant and Ephraim Gray opened a trading post on
the site.
Huntsville became the home of Sam Houston, the first
President of the Republic of Texas, and later Governor
of the state. The statue is the world's largest statue
of an American hero, and is easily visible from Interstate
45.
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