Program Approval Form

Program Approval Form For approval of new programs and deletions or modifications to an existing program. Action Requested: Type (Check one): Create New (SCHEV approval required except for minors and certificates) B.A. B.S. Minor Delete Existing Undergraduate Certificate Modify Existing (check all that apply) M.A. M.S. M.Ed. Title (SCHEV approval required except for minors, certificates) X Ph.D. Graduate Certificate Concentration (Choose one): Add Delete X Modify Other: X Degree Requirements Admission Standards Application Requirements Other Changes: College/School: CHSS Department: PSYC Submitted by: Sara Montiel Ext: 3-1798 Email: smontiel@gmu.edu Effective Term: Fall 2012 Please note: For students to be admitted to a new degree, minor, certificate or concentration, the program must be fully approved, entered into Banner, and published in the University Catalog. Justification: (attach separate document if necessary) To provide for more time to take advanced quantitative courses, greater efficiency of their time, and more tailoring of the program to individual student needs, the ADP program will allow PhD students a choice in completing their quantitative requirement. Existing Program Title: (Required) Psychology --- Title must identify subject matter. Do not include name of college/school/dept. Concentration(s): Applied Developmental Psychology --- New/Modified Admissions Standards / Application Requirements: (Required only if different from those listed in the University Catalog) Degree Requirements: Consult University Catalog for models, attach separate document if necessary using track changes for modifications --- --- See attached track changes document See attached track changes document Courses offered via distance: (if applicable) TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED: --- --- 72 72 Approval Signatures Department Date College/School Date Provost s Office Date Interdisciplinary Council Use Only If this program may impact another unit or is in collaboration with another unit at Mason, the originating department must circulate this proposal for review by those units and obtain the necessary signatures prior to submission. Failure to do so will delay action on this proposal. Unit Name Unit Approval Name Unit Approver s Signature Date For Graduate Programs Only Graduate Council Member Provost Office Graduate Council Approval Date For Registrar Office s Use Only: Received Banner Catalog revised 5/5/10

Concentration in Applied Developmental Psychology (APD) The applied developmental psychology concentration is concerned with enhancing developmental processes and preventing developmental disorders in individuals and families across the life span. It uses the knowledge base and methodologies of developmental science to assist the development of individuals who vary in cultural and ethnic backgrounds; economic and social opportunities; physical, social, emotional, and cognitive abilities; and conditions of living (e.g., families, neighborhoods, communities, and physical settings). The program's emphasis is on child development (infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence), and students may focus their studies on the cognitive, social, emotional, language, personality, or physiological aspects of development. The applied developmental concentration has two goals: to train students to teach and do research on basic and applied issues in child development for employment in such settings as universities, research institutes, and organizations, and to train students to do applied work in developmental psychology (consultation, program evaluation, assessment and evaluation, developmental interventions, and parent training) in such settings as schools, hospitals, courts, child care facilities, and other organizations. Applied developmental psychology doctoral students have the option of also completing course requirements for the MA concentration in school psychology. Students pursuing this concentration must complete 72 credits. One course of developmental core (3 credits) PSYC 704 - Life-Span Development Credits: 3 Two courses of cognitive, biological, social, or historical core (6 credits) chosen from: Cognitive PSYC 701 - Cognitive Bases of Behavior Credits: 3 PSYC 768 - Advanced Topics in Cognitive Science Credits: 3 (except when this course is exclusivey methodological) Biological Social PSYC 702 - Biological Bases of Human Behavior Credits: 3 PSYC 558 - Neuronal Bases of Learning and Memory Credits: 3 PSYC 559 - Behavioral Chemistry Credits: 3 PSYC 703 - Social Bases of Behavior Credits: 3

PSYC 667 - Behavior in Small Groups and Teams Credits: 3 PSYC 668 - Personality: Theoretical and Empirical Approaches Credits: 3 Historical PSYC 705 - Historical and Philosophical Issues in Psychology Credits: 3 Quantitative Methods Students must complete an approved Quantitative Methods Track from below: Quantitative Emphasis Track (13 credits) Two required courses (7 credits) PSYC 611 - Advanced Statistics Credits: 4 PSYC 754 - Quantitative Methods III: Psychological Applications of Regression Techniques Credits: 3 Two courses (6 credits) chosen from: PSYC 557 - Psychometric Methods Credits: 3 PSYC 646 - Issues and Methods in Longitudinal Developmental Research Credits: 3 PSYC 652 - Quantitative Methods II: Analysis of Variance Credits: 3 PSYC 756 - Quantitative Methods IV: Multivariate Techniques in Psychology Credits: 3 PSYC 757 - Advanced Topics in Statistical Analysis Credits: 3 (with approval) PSYC 892 - Special Topics in Psychology Credits: 1-6 (with approval) Traditional Track (11 credits) Two required courses (8 credits) PSYC 611 - Advanced Statistics Credits: 4 PSYC 612 - Advanced Statistics Credits: 4 One course (3 credits) chosen from:

PSYC 652 - Quantitative Methods II: Analysis of Variance Credits: 3 PSYC 754 - Quantitative Methods III: Psychological Applications of Regression Techniques Credits: 3 PSYC 756 - Quantitative Methods IV: Multivariate Techniques in Psychology Credits: 3 PSYC 892 - Special Topics in Psychology Credits: 1-6 (with approval) Two courses of Advanced Specialized Methods (6 credits) One Research Methods course (3 credits) chosen from: PSYC 646 - Issues and Methods in Longitudinal Developmental Research Credits: 3 PSYC 654 - Naturalistic Methods in Psychology Credits: 3 One Specialized Methods courese (3 credits) chosen from: PSYC 619 - Applied Behavior Analysis: Principles, Procedures, and Philosophy Credits: 3 PSYC 673 - Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation in Schools Credits: 4 PSYC 684 - Psychological Counseling Techniques Credits: 3 PSYC 709 - The Measurement of Intelligence Credits: 4 PSYC 710 - Psychological Assessment Credits: 4 PSYC 722 - Advanced Child Assessment Credits: 4 PSYC 786 - Assessment and Treatment in Gerontology Credits: 3 PSYC 794 - Developmental Assessment Credits: 1-6 Specialized content (15 credits): One required course (3 credits) PSYC 669 - Social and Emotional Development Credits: 3 Four elective courses (12 credits) chosen from: PSYC 614 - The Psychology of Aging Credits: 3 PSYC 615 - Language Development Credits: 3 PSYC 617 - Child Psychopathology Credits: 3 PSYC 666 - Cognitive and Perceptual Development Credits: 3 PSYC 630 - Developmental Disabilities Credits: 3

PSYC 648 - Developmental Psychopathology Credits: 3 PSYC 780 - Applied Developmental Psychology Credits: 3 PSYC 592 - Special Topics Credits: 1-6 (when topic is Early Childhood Education, Childcare, and the Transition to School) PSYC 892 - Special Topics in Psychology Credits: 1-6 (when topic is developmental) EDRS 631 - Program Evaluation Credits: 3 Professional seminar/professional ethics (3 credits) Students take 1 credit in fall and 1 credit in spring of their first year and 1 additional credit at any other time (preferably in their second year). PSYC 890 - Seminar in Professional Psychology Credits: 1-3 8 credits of directed reading and research or practicum PSYC 897 - Directed Reading and Research Credits: 1-3 PSYC 792 - Practicum in Developmental Psychology, Biopsychology, and School Psychology Credits: 1-6 (A maximum of 6 credits may be applied to this requirement.) Elective courses Students complete the 72 credits required for the degree with elective courses, which may include credits of PSYC 897 over and above those used to fulfill the requirements above. Credits for MA thesis and proposal (PSYC 798, 799) may not be used as electives in the PhD program. Dissertation (12 credits): Students take at least 3 credits of 998 and 3 credits of 999. PSYC 998 - Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Credits: 1-6 PSYC 999 - Doctoral Dissertation Credits: 1-9 Total: 72 credits