Educational Psychology - MA

Admission Requirements

1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 2.8. Students who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement may submit scores on the general aptitude test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) to serve as evidence of their ability to complete graduate-level work.
2. On-site interview.

Progress Standards

1. Minimum GPA for Retention - Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to remain at Hunter College. Students whose grades fall below this standard are required to raise their GPAs to at least 3.0 within one semester.
2. No F in the first two semesters—students who receive a grade of F or WU in any course in the first two semesters will not be allowed to continue in the program.
3. Progress holds due to Incomplete Grades - Students with two or more INCs will not be allowed to register for any courses.
4. Key Course Performance Standards

   • Students must receive a grade of at least a B in key program courses. 

   • Students who receive a grade of F or WU in key program courses may not continue in the program. 

   • Key Program Courses are identified by the label (KC) in the course title.

Course of Study

Academic Plan

EDPSYCH-MA

Total Credits

31 - 32

• Core Courses
  All students are required to take 4 core courses and a proseminar.

   

• EDPS 70000 - Educational Psychology Proseminar
• EDPS 70100 - Statistics and Statistical Computing in Education I
• EDPS 70200 - Educational Research Methods
• EDPS 70300 - Learning and Behavior Theories

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  Required Course CORE for Concentration I

• EDPS 71100 - EDPS Metacognitive and Cognitive Processes in Education

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  - or -

   

  Required Course CORE for Concentration II

• EDPS 72100 - Statistics and Statistical Computing in Education II

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  Concentration Area Courses

  Students should select at least 2 courses in their concentration area; a third course can be counted toward the elective course requirement.

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  Concentration I: General Educational Psychology

• EDPS 71200 - Multicultural Issues in Learning and Instruction
• EDPS 71300 - Cognition and Educational Technology
• EDPS 71400 - Course Title Applied Motivation Theory in Education

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       - Or -

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  Concentration II: Assessment, Research, and Evaluation

• EDPS 72200 - Tests and Measurement
• EDPS 72300 - Educational Program Evaluation
• EDPS 72500 - Assessment in Schools

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  Elective Courses in Educational Psychology

  Elective Courses (thesis students are required to select 1 elective course, while non-thesis students are required to select 2 elective courses).

   

• CEDF 71300 - Child and Adolescent Development
• CEDF 71700 - Independent Study in Educational Foundations
• CEDF 71800 - Independent Study in Educational Foundations
• CEDF 71900 - Independent Study in Educational Foundations
• EDPS 74100 - Mediating Factors in Student Achievement
• EDPS 74200 - Qualitative Research Methods in Education
• EDPS 74300 - Special Topics in Educational Psychology

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  EDPS 711, EDPS 712, EDPS 713, EDPS 721, EDPS 722 and EDPS 723 may count towards electives if not used to fulfill the concentration area requirement.

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  Culminating Courses
  Select either a thesis or a non-thesis option.

   

• EDPS 79000 - Educational Psychology Seminar

•      - And -

• EDPS 79100 - Educational Psychology Seminar 2

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  - Or -

   

• EDPS 79500 - Educational Psychology Thesis Research 1

•      - And -

• EDPS 79600 - Educational Psychology Thesis Research 2

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  Students electing Thesis Research will prepare a report of a research investigation in which they design and execute an empirical study under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students electing the non-thesis option will enroll in a seminar course (EDPS 79000 ) in which they prepare a scholarly publishable-quality review of the research literature on a topic approved by the faculty.

Exit Requirements

1. An overall GPA of 3.0.
2. Complete Culminating Experience.