M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Admission to this program is suspended, pending review.
The MA in Clinical Psychology requires the completion of 45 credit hours, including 21 hours of required course work, 15 hours of elective coursework, three (3) hours of internship, and six (6) hours of theses. Students who elect to pursue licensure after graduation should consult the Clinical Program Area Director to ensure that their degree plan fulfills current state board requirements; licensure as a professional counselor will require additional coursework in counseling.
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements can be found here. Applicants from countries where English is not the first language are required to demonstrate English proficiency. Please consult the graduate school website for required scores.
MA Programs
The department offers two programs leading to terminal MA Degree: Clinical Psychology and General Experimental Psychology. Both MA degrees are research-focused and require theses. The Clinical MA program is designed to prepare students to either work in applied settings as psychological associates, professional counselors, or to continue on to a Clinical PhD Program. The General Experimental MA program is designed to prepare students to continue on to a PhD program.
In both the Clinical and General Experimental M.A. programs,
- Students must orally defend their thesis before a thesis committee.
- All requirements must be completed within six (6) years of entering the program.
- No more than six (6) credit hours of approved upper-division undergraduate courses can count for graduate credit.
Academic Policies
Departmental Academic Standards
In addition to the University requirement that all students admitted into graduate programs must maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in all upper-division and graduate courses, the Department of Psychology requires in all graduate programs students who attempt a course or courses and receive two grades of C or lower in Psychology courses be dismissed from the program. Students who earn a grade of C or lower in a course must retake the course the next time it is offered and earn a grade of B or better.
Transfer Students with Graduate Credit
Students accepted into the PhD program with graduate credit from The University of Texas at El Paso (including the Psychology Department) or from another university must satisfy the same requirements as those beginning their PhD graduate training in Psychology at UTEP without previously earned graduate credits. The student can petition the Graduate Program Committee to accept a maximum of 24 hours of graduate credit (excluding thesis hours) completed at UTEP or at another institution. Approved credits will appear as Advanced Standing Credit on the Preliminary Plan of Study. Students who have taken PSYC 5301 from UTEP prior to admission to the PhD program can request that a maximum of three (3) credit hours for this course be included in the 24 hours that can be counted toward their PhD degree, as long as those hours were not used to meet requirements for a previous or separate degree. A doctoral student who wishes to apply more than six (6) transfer credits toward a master's degree at UTEP must obtain prior approval from the department's Graduate Program Director.
The student must make a written request to the Graduate Program Director for Advanced Standing Credit. It is the student’s responsibility to provide all evidence and material necessary for the Graduate Program Director to review the request. Advanced Standing Credits are subject to final approval from the Graduate School. Transfer students can be considered for Department of Psychology Evaluation of Advancement to Dissertation only after they complete two academic semesters and all relevant requirements.
Degree Plan
Required Credits: 45
Code | Title | Hours |
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MA in Clinical Psychology (All courses require a grade of C or better) | ||
Required Core Courses in General and Clinical Psychology: | ||
PSYC 5360 | Clinical Internship | 3 |
PSYC 5395 | Thesis | 3 |
PSYC 5396 | Thesis | 3 |
PSYC 6307 | Appl Correlation & Regres Meth | 3 |
PSYC 6308 | Experimentl Design/Anal of Var | 3 |
PSYC 6309 | Seminar in Psychopathology | 3 |
or PSYC 5309 | Seminar in Psychopathology | |
PSYC 6317 | Behav/Mental Hlth Intervention | 3 |
PSYC 6318 | Seminar in Psych Assessment | 3 |
PSYC 6323 | Psychometrics | 3 |
or PSYC 5323 | Psychometrics | |
Required Electives: | ||
Breadth Courses. Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
Seminar:Soc/Cultrl Psych | ||
Scientific Writing | ||
Seminar:Cognitive Psych | ||
Animal Learning & Behavior | ||
Developmental Psychology | ||
Seminar: Behavrl Neurosci | ||
Psychology Electives: | ||
Select four courses from the following: | 12 | |
Clinicl Issues in Legal Psych | ||
Behavioral Medicine | ||
Clinical Internship | ||
Research Applications | ||
Thesis | ||
Structural Equation Modeling | ||
Seminar in Meta-Analysis | ||
Categorical Data Analysis | ||
Program Evaluation | ||
Multilevel Modeling | ||
Psychopharmacology | ||
Seminar:Soc/Cultrl Psych | ||
Foundations of Research | ||
Research Design/Data Analysis | ||
Special Topics in Psyc & Law | ||
Clinicl Issues in Legal Psych | ||
Survey of Legal Psychology | ||
Behavioral Medicine | ||
Scientific Writing | ||
Seminar: Psychology | ||
Spcl Topics: Psychology | ||
Seminar:Cognitive Psych | ||
Spcl Topics: Cognitive Psych | ||
Animal Learning & Behavior | ||
Seminar: Behavrl Neurosci | ||
Psychometrics | ||
Social Behavior | ||
Seminar in General Psychology | ||
Human Growth and Development | ||
Lifestyle & Career Development | ||
Ethic, Legl/Prof. Issue/Cnslng | ||
Theories of Counseling | ||
Group Counseling | ||
Techniques of Counseling | ||
Counsel Multicult/Div Popula | ||
Addictions Counseling | ||
Family Theories | ||
Total Hours | 45 |