Probationary students who fail to meet either of these initial performance requirements will be permanently dismissed from the program. Probationary students who meet these initial performance requirements will be automatically converted to regular status in the program. They will then be subject to the same probation and dismissal procedures imposed on other students.
A student whose GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on probation. A student placed on probation may subsequently enroll in up to 9 semester credit hours of graduate-level coursework, during which the student must bring his/her overall GPA up to at least 3.0. Those who reach the 3.0 level will be allowed to continue in the program and to remain in good academic standing. Students who fail to reach a GPA of 3.0 will be dismissed from the program.
A dismissed student may, after one year, appeal in writing to the program Coordinator for readmission. If readmission is granted, the student will be placed on up to 9 credit hours of probation. If the student does not reach an overall GPA of 3.0 during the subsequent 9 credit hours will be permanently dismissed from the University without appeal.
Full-time students carry a normal load of 9 semester credit hours of graduate-level coursework per semester. (Part-time students who are employed full-time are advised to carry no more than 6 semester credit hours of graduate-level coursework in any semester.)
The Psychology and Law concentration is designed to be research-oriented. Those who enroll in the degree program selecting the Psychology and Law concentration may opt to complete either a thesis or a professional paper option, although emphasis will be placed on the thesis option described below.
The table below presents a curriculum plan for the Thesis Option, outlining the sequence of courses. The curriculum plan assumes a 4-6 semester completion schedule for full-time students and a completion schedule of 6-8 semesters for part-time students.