The Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology program is a 42-43 semester hour program designed to develop mastery of the scientific principles and methods of psychology and their application. Students may elect to take a Clinical Psychology Track or a General Psychology Track. All students are required to take a sequence of core curriculum coursework that emphasizes major academic areas within the discipline of psychology. In addition, students take specialized coursework to either prepare them for the professional application of psychological principles (Clinical Psychology Track) or to conduct psychological research (General Psychology Track). Upon admission, each student will be assigned a faculty advisor who will assist the student with academic decisions during the course of the degree program. During their first semester in the program students will also meet with the Graduate Academic Advisor to develop a degree plan.