Educational Psychology

Doctoral Minor Requirements — 15 Credits

Admission Requirements. The minor will be open to all students who are enrolled in good standing in a doctoral degree program at the University of Northern Colorado. Doctoral students must notify the Educational Psychology program director by submitting: 1) a letter stating their intent to obtain a minor in Educational Psychology, and 2) a letter from their doctoral program advisor indicating approval of the minor.

Concentration Area — 15 hours (minimum)

Substitutions will be allowed if they are approved by the Graduate Program Coordinator or the School Director.

Select one of three concentration areas:

1) Learning and Cognition Concentration

PSY 540 Theories and Principles of Learning (3)

PSY 590 Seminar in History and Systems (3)

PSY 661 Trends and Issues in Educational Psychology (3)

PSY 681 Cognition and Instruction I (3)

PSY 682 Cognition and Instruction II (3)

PSY 685 Advanced Seminar in Learning and Cognition (3)

2) Human Development Concentration

PSY 530 Life Span Developmental Psychology (3)

PSY 590 Seminar in History and Systems (3)

PSY 630 Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychology (3)

PSY 661 Trends and Issues in Educational Psychology (3)

PSY 684 Advanced Seminar in Human Development (3)

3) Research and Measurement Concentration

PSY 661 Trends and Issues in Educational Psychology (3)

PSY 674 Measurement I: Educational Testing (3)

PSY 575 Educational Assessment (3)

PSY 675 Measurement II: Advanced Techniques (3)

PSY 686 Advanced Seminar in Measurement and Assessment (3)