Psychology BS / Psychology MS
Major: Psychology
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) & Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 225.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five Years) or No Co-op
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 42.2799
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-3031
About the Program
The Accelerated Master of Science in Psychology (BS/MS) program provides an opportunity for select undergraduate students to complete their undergraduate education and psychology MS curriculum classes in an accelerated fashion. Through this program, potential BS/MS students may be identified when first admitted as entering freshmen psychology majors. Students may also enter as transfers or up until the spring of their junior year.
During the course of their undergraduate study, students will need to seek out and establish a faculty member to serve as their mentor and program advisor, and with whom they wish to continue working during their graduate training and completion of their graduate thesis.
The Accelerated Master of Science in Psychology program allows accelerated entry into graduate level courses during the student's fourth undergraduate year with planned entry into graduate school upon completion of their BS degree at the end of year 4. Because students have received a “head start” by completing a structured curriculum in their senior year, their graduate coursework for the MS degree can be completed in one year post-BS. The BS/MS curriculum is designed to include a 4-year undergraduate or 4-year undergraduate co-op program. Students in the program cannot be enrolled in a 5-year co-op.
Admission Requirements
Prospective freshman criteria:
• Combined SAT score of 1300 (Quantitative and Verbal scores only)
• High school GPA of at least 3.5
• Top 10% of graduating class
• If these admission requirements are met, an additional application essay is requested via email and evaluated by the program director for final admission decisions.
Third year Psychology student criteria:
• Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher with no grade lower than a "C" in any class
• Enrollment in a 4-year, 1 co-op or 4-year, no co-op (some exceptions may apply)
• Completion of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a minimum score of 302 (Quantitative and Verbal scores)
• Identification of and commitment from Psychology faculty mentor to advise student’s MS research
Degree Requirements
College Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
Select one of the following: | 8.0 | |
Introduction to Analysis I and Introduction to Analysis II | ||
Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
UNIV H101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV H201 | Looking Forward: Academics and Careers | 1.0 |
Anthropology (ANTH) elective ** | 3.0 | |
Business elective | 4.0 | |
English (ENGL) electives, 200-level or above | 6.0 | |
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
History (HIST) electives | 8.0 | |
Philosophy (PHIL) elective | 3.0 | |
Political Science (PSCI) elective | 4.0 | |
Sociology (SOC) elective | 3.0-4.0 | |
Select one of the following sequences: | 8.0 | |
Biology | ||
Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
Cells, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory | ||
Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | ||
Biological Diversity, Ecology and Evolution Laboratory | ||
Chemistry | ||
General Chemistry I | ||
General Chemistry II | ||
Physics | ||
Electricity and Motion | ||
Computational Lab for Electricity and Motion | ||
Light and Sound | ||
Computational Lab for Light and Sound | ||
Free electives | 48.0 | |
Departmental Requirements | ||
General Psychology Requirements | ||
PSY 111 | Pre-Professional General Psychology I *** | 3.0 |
PSY 112 | Pre-Professional General Psychology II *** | 3.0 |
100-Level Requirements | ||
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Developmental Psychology | ||
Approaches to Personality | ||
Introduction to Social Psychology | ||
Required Psychology Courses | ||
PSY 212 | Physiological Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 240 [WI] | Abnormal Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 264 | Computer-Assisted Data Analysis I | 3.0 |
PSY 265 | Computer-Assisted Data Analysis II | 3.0 |
PSY 280 | Psychological Research | 3.0 |
PSY 290 | History and Systems of Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 325 | Psychology of Learning | 3.0 |
PSY 330 | Cognitive Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 360 [WI] | Experimental Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 380 | Psychological Testing and Assessment | 3.0 |
Advanced Psychology Electives | 12.0 | |
Any non-required PSY course at the 200-level or above. | ||
Senior Seminar Sequence OR Psychology Electives † | ||
PSY 490 [WI] | Psychology Senior Thesis I | 4.0 |
PSY 491 [WI] | Psychology Senior Thesis II | 4.0 |
PSY 492 [WI] | Psychology Senior Thesis III | 4.0 |
Psychology Master's Requirements | ||
PSY 510 | Research Methods I | 3.0 |
PSY 511 | Research Methods II | 3.0 |
PSY 512 | Cognitive Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 610 | Data Analysis in Psychology | 3.0 |
PSY 624 | Behavior Analysis | 3.0 |
PSY 710 | Data Analysis II | 3.0 |
PSY 898 | Master's Thesis in Psychology | 9.0 |
Additional Electives †† | 18.0 | |
Total Credits | 225.0-226.0 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Students with AP psychology, or transfer students with PSY 101 credit, should check the AP Student Placement Exam Crosswalk or check with their advisor.
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Students who do not wish to complete the research seminar sequence are required to complete 12.0 credits of additional advanced Psychology electives instead.
Students are required to complete all undergraduate credit requirements by end of the fourth year.
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Electives can be any graduate Psychology (PSY) course. Other graduate courses outside of Psychology might be taken pending approval from the graduate advisor or program director.
Note the following for planning purposes: PSY 711, while not required, is often taken as an elective during Spring Term of Year 1, as it is the third course in the PSY MS data analysis sequence.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4 + 1 (5 years), 1 coop
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | VACATION | |
MATH 121 or 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
PSY 111 | 3.0 | MATH 102 or 122 | 4.0 | PSY 120, 140, or 150 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV H101 | 1.0 | PSY 112 | 3.0 | PSY 240 | 3.0 | ||
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | PSY 120, 140, or 150 | 3.0 | UNIV H201 | 1.0 | ||
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | (UG) Anthropology (ANTH) Elective | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) Fine Arts Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
15 | 18 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
PSY 264 | 3.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | PSY 212 | 3.0 | PSY 325 | 3.0 |
PSY 290 | 3.0 | PSY 265 | 3.0 | PSY 280 | 3.0 | PSY 380 | 3.0 |
(UG) English (ENGL) elective, 200-level or above | 3.0 | PSY 330 | 3.0 | PSY 360 | 3.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 |
(UG) Political Science (PSCI) elective | 4.0 | (UG) English (ENGL) elective, 200-level or above | 3.0 | (UG) Business Elective | 4.0 | (UG) History Elective | 4.0 |
(UG) Sociology (SOC) elective*** | 3.0-4.0 | (UG) Philosophy (PHIL) elective | 3.0 | (UG) Psychology Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Psychology Elective | 3.0 |
16-17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
(UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | (UG) Free electives | 12.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
(UG) History Elective | 4.0 | ||||||
(UG) Psychology Electives** | 6.0 | ||||||
16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
PSY 490† | 4.0 | PSY 491† | 4.0 | PSY 492† | 4.0 | Student Classified as Graduate Status | |
(UG) Free Electives | 9.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 9.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 9.0 | ||
PSY 610†† | 3.0 | PSY 510†† | 3.0 | PSY 511†† | 3.0 | ||
(GR) Psychology Master's-Level Elective†† | 3.0 | PSY 710†† | 3.0 | (GR) Psychology Master's-Level Elective†† | 3.0 | ||
19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
PSY 898 | 3.0 | PSY 624 | 3.0 | PSY 898 | 3.0 | ||
(GR) Psychology Master's-Level Electives | 6.0 | PSY 898 | 3.0 | (GR) Psychology Master's-Level Electives | 6.0 | ||
(GR) Psychology Master's-Level Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
Total Credits 225-226 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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See degree requirements.
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If a student selects a 4.0 credit SOC elective, the Free electives in this term will be 11.0 credits.
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Students who do not wish to complete the research seminar sequence are instead required to complete 12.0 credits of additional advanced Psychology electives.
BS/MS students are advised against taking senior seminar credits. Because students complete a master's thesis while enrolled in the BS/MS program, it is not feasible to also complete a senior thesis/research project. Consult with your advisor if you have any questions.
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Graduate-level credits for master's program may not count toward any part of the bachelor's degree requirements.