The University of Texas at El Paso
Graduate School
El Paso, Texas 79968

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OF STUDY

STUDENT  							STUDENT NUMBER  				

            Psychology                                    Ph.D. 				Legal	______
             DEPARTMENT                                                        MAJOR                                                           CONCENTRATION
															
             TERM OF ACCEPTANCE INTO PROGRAM				TERM OF FIRST COURSE USED TOWARDS DEGREE
ALL REQUIREMENTS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN EIGHT YEARS OF ADMISSION TO PROGRAM
MINIMUM REQUIRED PROGRAM
COURSES COMPLETED			COURSES TO BE TAKEN
NO.	COURSE TITLE	GRADE	TERM	NO.	COURSE TITLE
Statistics & Research Methods (12 semester hours)			Statistics & Research Methods (12 semester hours)
				   6307	Applied Correlation & Regression
				   6308	Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance
				   6334	Foundations of Research
				   One additional stats/method course approved by GPD
Breadth Courses (9 semester hours)			Breadth Courses (9 semester hours)
				   6371	Animal Learning and Behavior
				   6372	Behavioral Neuroscience
				   6374	Cognitive Psychology
				   6376	Developmental Psychology
				   6330	Social Behavior
Research (24 semester hours)*			Research (24 semester hours)*
				   6380	First Year Research
				   6381	First Year Research
				   6385	Research Applications
				   6385	Research Applications
				   6395	Thesis
				   6396	Thesis
				   6398	Dissertation
				   6399	Dissertation
Legal Concentration & Electives (24 semester hours)			Legal Concentration & Electives (24 semester hours)
				   6342	Special Topics in Psychology and Law
				   6342	Special Topics in Psychology and Law
				   6344	Survey of Legal Psychology
				   6390	Field Placement**
				   6390	Field Placement**
				   Plus 9 semester hours of approved Legal electives
General Electives to make a minimum of 78 hours			General Electives to make a minimum of 78 hours

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ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
* Research must be taken with a minimum of two different faculty members
** Pre-approval from GPC required before enrolling in Field Placement
1)  Satisfactory progress toward degree
2)  Apply for advancement to candidacy after completing statistics & method, breadth, first year research, and thesis requirements
3)  Oral dissertation defense and public presentation

APPROVALS

  GRADUATE ADVISOR                                                            DATE	  DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES                 DATE

Students are urged to study the general requirements for graduate degrees stated in the Graduate Studies Catalog.  Students are responsible for checking their own progress to be sure they meet these requirements.  Any deviation from the above course schedule must have the approval of the Department Graduate Advisor and the Director of Graduate Student Services.  The Preliminary Program of Study should include all coursework required for the graduate degree.  It does not constitute a waiver of any requirements for the degree as set by the Graduate School or Department.  Program requirements beyond the minimum required for the degree are listed above.

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