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Course Requirements
The total credit hours required for the Ph.D. are 99. These need to be distributed as follows :
A. Developmental Psychology B. Research Design and Statistics C. General Psychology and Related Disciplines D. Teaching E. Research
21 hours 15 hours 9 hours 6 hours 48 hours (any combination)
708 Developmental 716 Intro Stat   796 Practicum 698 Premasters
729 Adolescent Dev 717 Applied Stat Elective C  choose 2 from: 796 Practicum 699 Masters
785 Aging 719 Multivariate Stat 704 Social Psychology   798 Predoctoral
710x3 Contemp. Issues Elective B choose1  from: 720 Human Neuropsychology    799 Doctoral

Elective A
Choose 3 from:

  727 Longitudinal Data Analysis  731 Health Psychology I    
711 Seminar in Cognitive Development 718 Research Design   732 Health Psychology II    
712 Seminar in Social Development   706 Sensory & Perceptual Processes    
713 Seminar in Language Development 702 History & Systems
741 Developmental Bases of Personality & Psychopathology 707 Cognition
783 Developmental Disabilities *Other course courses may apply with written permission of Program Director
2 of the 3 Elective A’s can choose from:
GER 540/BY280 Biology of Aging
GER 610/HCO610 Health and Economics of Aging
GER 655/SOC655 Minority Aging
GER 759/SOC759 Social Gerontology

Course Requirement Distribution:
The course requirements can be completed in 4 years. However, the time it takes to earn the Ph.D. depends primarily on progress in research and completion of the thesis and dissertation. Below are planned course offerings

Fall Semester in Even Years, i.e., 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, etc
PY 708 Developmental Psychology
PY 710 Seminar in Contemporary Issues
PY 716 Introduction to Statistics
PY 719 Multivariate Statistical Methods
PY 753 Overview Behavioral Neuroscience
PY 727 Longitudinal Data Analysis

Spring Semester in Even Years
PY 710 Seminar in Contemporary Issues
PY 717 Applied Statistical Methods
PY 741 Developmental Bases of Personality & Psychopathology
PY 783 Developmental Disabilities
PY 785 Psychology of Aging
PY 793 Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar

Fall Semester in Odd Years, i.e., 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 etc.
PY 708 Developmental Psychology
PY 710 Seminar in Contemporary Issues
PY 713 Seminar in Language Development
PY 716 Introduction to Statistics
PY 719 Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar

Spring Semester in Odd Years
PY 710 Seminar in Contemporary Issues
PY 712 Seminar in Language Development
PY 717 Applied Statistical Methods
PY 785 Human Neuropsychology
PY 720 Seminar in Adolescent Development
PY 793 Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar

Summer Semester Every Year
PY 732 Health Psychology II

When Offered

PY 702 History & Systems
PY 703 Theories of Personality
PY 706 Sensory & Perceptual Processes
PY 707 Cognition
PY 711 Seminar in Cognitive Development
PY 718 Research Design
PY 731 Health Psychology I
GER540 Biology of Aging
GER610 Health and Economics of Aging
GER655 Minority Aging
GER759 Social Gerontology

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