Departmental Prerequisites for the M.S. Program
The Clinical Track prepares students who plan to seek employment in agencies that provide counseling or master's level clinical psychology services or in private practice providing counseling or master's level clinical psychology services. Prerequisites for the Clinical Track: undergraduate training in general psychology, statistics and research methods, learning or applied behavior analysis, abnormal psychology, behavioral neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychological testing. Examples of UAA courses that meet these requirements are
Alternative courses and/or experiences will be considered. Applicants without an undergraduate degree in psychology must have met all prerequisites before admission. Applicants with an undergraduate degree in psychology who have not met all prerequisites may be admitted provisionally; prerequisites must be completed successfully within the first year of admission to the program.
The Behavior Analysis Track prepares students who plan to seek employment in agencies that provide behavior-analytic services. Prerequisites for the Behavior Analysis Track include: undergraduate training in psychology, social work, education, justice, human services, or related fields. Students should have completed coursework in human development, learning, statistics and research methods, abnormal psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. Examples of UAA courses that meet these requirements are
Alternative courses and/or experiences will be considered. Applicants who have not met all prerequisites may be admitted provisionally; prerequisites must be completed successfully within the first year of admission to the program.