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TRANSFER CREDIT Students in the master's program may, upon the approval of their advisor and the Committee on Academic Qualifications transfer up to nine semester hours of applicable graduate-level courses in psychology and /or nine hours of applicable graduate-level courses in theology and Bible from an accredited graduate school or theological seminary. Doctoral students may transfer up to 30 semester hours of applic able graduate-level courses in psychology (including the nine hours on the master's level) and / or up to 15 hours of theology and Bible applicable to Rosemead ' s program (including the nine hours on the master's level) from an accredited graduate school or theological seminary . Practicum credit in the amount equal to one Rosemead practicum of three hours may be transferred with the permission of the director of clinical training . These hours will be counted toward the 30 hour transfer maximum. Practicum trans fer credit will be granted only when it is shown as practicum on an official graduate transcript. Rosemead will not evaluate non traditional learning or non-transcripted work experience for academic or practicum credit. When students wish to use transfer credit for a required course in the Rosemead curriculum, it is their responsibility to provide documentation assuring the equivalency of course content. Com petency examinations may be given to verify equivalence to Rosemead required courses. Documentation may include catalog descriptions , syllabi and other supporting materials from the professor of record or department , as deemed necessary. INTERNSHIP AND DISSERTATION STUDENTS Students in internship or dissertation (ABD) status must continue to register and pay the required fees each semester appropriate to their status (see fee schedule). Students in dissertation status who have completed their required units in dissertation research must register for three additional units each semester until the disserta tion is completed. INACTIVE STATUS Inactive students are those who have requested and been granted a leave of absence from their program. A leave of absence may be granted upon petition for change of status if there is deemed sufficient reason for interrupting the program and intention to return to the program. Change of status forms are available from the director of records. A leave of absence must be renewed by petition each semester and may not exceed two consecutive semesters. A leave of absence longer than two semesters will require withdrawal from the program and a petition for readmission if the student later wishes to regain active status. The committee responsible for processing readmission requests is the Admissions and Academic Qualifications Committee. Each leave of absence must receive the approval of the student's advisor and the final approval of the dean. WITHDRAWAL A student who withdraws from the program must complete the withdrawal form available from the admissions and records office. Where financial responsibilities have not been cared for as
approved by the director of student financial services , a hold will be placed on the student's transcript of record. UNOFFICIAL WITHDRAWAL A student who fails to register in any given semester without arranging for a leave of absence or formal withdrawal is elimi nated from the program by default. Readmission requires the submission of a formal petition for readmission, action by the Admissions and Academic Qualifications Committee, and final approval of the dean. This policy is in effect for students in any status , including internship and dissertation. COMENCEMENT The director of records and dean must be able to certify comple tion of all degree requirements before the student may participate in commencement ceremonies. No " walk-throughs" will be permitted. All students are expected to be present for commence ment ceremonies except where extreme emergencies or other serious difficulties may intervene. Permission to graduate in absentia must be secured from the dean prior to February 15 . The petition for special privilege form , available from the admissions and records office , may be used for this purpose. Course Descriptions PSYCHOLOGY Courses under this designation provide the essential scientific and theoretical data base for advanced graduate study in clinical psychology. RPSY 502 STATISTICS (3) Concepts and techniques involved in the analysis and interpreta tion of clinical and research data . Lecture and laboratory covering descriptive and inferential statistics. Major topics include correla tion and regression, tests of significance and introduction to analysis of variance . Both parametric and non-parametric approaches are covered. Instruction assumes undergraduate
background in statistics. Required. RPSY 510 MOTIVATION (3)
Physiological , psychological and social basis for motivation. Topics include drives, obesity, sexual motivation , need for achievement and aggression. RPSY 513 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (3) Theory and research regarding the process of sensation and perception and their relation to motivation and learning. RPSY 530 HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY (3) This course places particular emphasis on major theoretical sys tems including Structuralism, Behaviorism, Gestalt Psychology, Functionalism, Psychoanalysis and current developments from these systems. Required. RPSY 551 PERSONALITY I (3) This course covers the humanistic-existential viewpoint on
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