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Minor in Quantitative Psychology Requirements for Formal Concentration in Quantitative Psychology The Quantitative Psychology Program offers a formal concentration in quantitative psychology for graduate students in other programs within the Psychology Department or other departments at UNC. A student wishing to complete a formal concentration must arrange for one of the faculty members in the Quantitative Program to serve as his or her Quantitative Program adviser. In consultation with each other, the student and the Quantitative Program adviser will determine an appropriate combination of courses to satisfy the requirements for formal concentration. The course sequence must include Psychology 281-282, which are required of all graduate students in Psychology, plus four additional courses. Thus the formal concentration is achieved by completing four courses beyond the basic required sequence of 281-282. Each course must be completed with a grade of at least P. Graduate students who have completed (or wish to complete) coursework in quantitative methods from another university, or from another department at UNC may petition for substitution of one such course for credit toward the formal concentration in Quantitative Psychology. Such petitions will be considered only when the course to be substituted is at an appropriate level, is relevant to quantitative psychology, and does not overlap significantly with other courses credited toward the formal concentration. Another relevant factor involves course availability. If courses within the Quantitative Psychology Program are readily available, petitions for substitution of courses from other departments at UNC may be viewed less favorably. A substitution may be planned as part of the formal concentration if a course in another department fits well into a student's planned series of courses for the formal concentration. In any case, no more than one such substitution will be allowed. Petitions must provide documentation regarding the proposed substituted course, including a syllabus and information about the textbook used (and the final course grade if available). Petitions must be directed to the Director of the Quantitative Psychology Program. For graduate students for whom Psychology 281 and/or 282 have been waived, the total number of courses required to complete the formal concentration is reduced accordingly. Any waivers from these policies must be requested in writing to the Director of the Quantitative Psychology Program. Upon completion of the requirements for the formal concentration the student may request a letter from the Director of the Quantitative Psychology Program indicating that the student has officially met these requirements. (It should be noted that the formal concentration is not equivalent to a "minor" as defined by the Graduate School. A graduate student in Psychology can obtain an official minor only in another department or program outside of Psychology. However, the formal concentration will have the certification of the Quantitative Psychology Program and can be listed on a CV.) (November 15, 2004) Graduate Course Offerings in Quantitative Psychology The following information is provided to assist graduate students in planning their schedules for enrollment in courses in quantitative psychology. Following is a schedule of graduate level courses in quantitative psychology organized according to alternate years. To begin the sequence, Year A will be 2005-06 and Year B will be 2006-07. This schedule shows only those courses that are to be offered according to a systematic schedule. Every effort will be made to offer these courses according to this schedule, although unforeseen events may occasionally require some changes. Additional courses including advanced seminars will be offered almost every semester, but will be announced only on a year-to-year basis. Year A (2005-06 and subsequent alternate years) Fall Semester Spring Semester Year B (2006-07 and subsequent alternate years) Fall Semester Spring Semester Other courses to be offered frequently: Additional courses will be offered with varying frequency and will be announced on a year-to-year basis. |
