Masters Program

The Department of Psychology offers a Master of Arts degree in Psychology, which provides graduate students with a solid foundation for doctoral studies in all areas of psychology.

Graduates of our MA Program have pursued doctoral training specialties in many areas of psychology, including developmental psychology, experimental psychology, behavioral neuroscience, neuroscience and neuropsychology, cognitive psychology and neuroscience, social/personality psychology, organization/industrial psychology, as well as clinical psychology, and counseling psychology. In recent years, over 95% of the students who have successfully completed our M.A. program have been accepted into Ph.D. granting institutions, and, in almost every case, with advanced standing and financial aid.

The M.A. graduate training program also is mentor-based and provides training for students with career interests in all areas of psychology. This means that M.A. students will work directly with a specific faculty member during training, and the number of M.A. students accepted during any year depends on the ability of faculty to accept new M.A. students.

The M.A. program requires 36 semester hours of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree, in addition to a completed Masters's thesis. M.A. students are accepted on a full-time basis and are expected to finish degree work in 2-3 years. 

Admission to Master's Study

In addition to meeting all of the University and College admission requirements for graduate study, applicants for the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree must meet each of the following criteria:

• The student must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. It is not essential for this to be a degree in psychology.
• The student must have a score of at least 150 on the verbal component and 150 on the quantitative component of the Graduate Record Examination.
• The student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 credits of undergraduate work.
• The student must attain approval for graduate admission from the Department of Psychology.
• Degree Requirements

Please note that the Department of Psychology at FAU does  not  offer graduate studies in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, but rather we offer basic experimental training that provides the foundation for a career in academia or industry and may facilitate entry into applied Ph.D. programs.