Education, Educational Psychology Option, M.A.E.

Prerequisites

The following are required for admission to the program:

1. Baccalaureate degree in a behavioral science, education, or a related field.
2. Minimum 3.00 overall grade point average in last degree (not credential or certificate) earned from an accredited institution of higher education. Applicants whose overall GPA is less than 3.00 but meet the University minimum GPA requirement and who present compelling evidence of academic and professional potential either through recent academic performance and/or experiential background, may be considered for admission at the discretion of the program admission committee.
3. International applicants have additional university application requirements including meeting the English language proficiency requirement. Please visit The Center for International Education (CIE) website at www.csulb.edu/cie for more information.
4. Complete EDP 400  (or equivalent introduction to research course) and one of the following (or equivalent): EDP 301  or EDP 302 .

Application

Candidates must apply separately to both the university and the program by posted deadlines. Applications should be submitted at the same time.

One complete set of official transcripts must be submitted with the university application. This set of transcripts will be used to determine grade point average eligibility. Failure to submit transcripts in a timely manner will result in a delayed review of the application.

A separate application to the Educational Psychology program must be submitted to the College of Education Graduate Studies Office (EED 7). An application and directions can be downloaded at www.ced.csulb.edu/graduate/application-packets. The program application does not require a set of transcripts.

Classified Admission

Successful applicants are admitted to the program with Classified admission status.

Advancement to Candidacy - Clear Admission

Students should advance to candidacy as early as possible. For advancement to candidacy (Clear Admission status), students must:

1. Fulfill the campus Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).
2. Complete 6-9 units of core courses.
3. Resolve all incomplete grades.
4. Maintain a 3.0 grade point average in the prerequisites and in all core courses.
5. Submit to the Graduate Studies Office an Advancement to Candidacy form signed by the program advisor.

Requirements

Master’s Objective

The degree objective requires a total of 30 units (not including prerequisites) made up of a 24-unit core and a 6-unit “foundation” that culminates in either (a) a master’s thesis (6 units) or (b) a written comprehensive examination plus electives (6 units) to meet the 30 unit minimum.