Master of Science in Applied Psychology

Lynn University offers students an environment focused on the enhancement of educational goals and practical application of knowledge in preparation for lifelong learning. In keeping with the university’s mission, the master’s degree in Applied Psychology provides students with the training and necessary course work to pursue professional and educational goals in the fields of psychology and counseling. The primary objective of this program is to inform students’ thinking on the principles and techniques of psychological research and counseling in the hopes of preparing them for careers within the field of psychology.

This program offers a general track and a clinical track toward completion of the master’s degree. Students interested in the general graduate program can enroll in the M.S. in Applied Psychology and through intensive research, thesis, and fieldwork experience become specialists in their desired non-clinical field.

Students interested in the clinical graduate program can enroll in the M.S. in Applied Psychology and satisfy all the requirements for licensure as a mental health counselor in the state of Florida during a graduate program. The required course work in intensive research, thesis, and clinical fieldwork will allow these students to become skilled as mental health counselors as well as become specialists in their particular area of research.

M.S. Degree in Applied Psychology Completion Requirements
1.    Students must complete the required course curriculum based upon their chosen track. Satisfactory completion of these courses must be in compliance with University Academic Standards for Graduate Work as well as Departmental Competency Standards. (See Competency Requirement.)
2.    Students must satisfactorily complete the experiential components of their curriculum based upon their selected track.
3.    Students must complete a scholarly research thesis commensurate with all departmental expectations and policies. No graduate degree will be conferred without the satisfactory completion of this project.

STATEMENT OF COMPETENCE:  In graduate work, the grade earned in a course not only represents a grade but also is a symbol of mastery of the work and competence in the field. It is for this reason that the Department of Psychology has instituted a competence requirement for satisfactory completion of a course. This requirement is stated as achieving a grade of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or higher in a course. Students who do not achieve this level of mastery are considered to be lacking in the necessary competency for this course and are required to retake the course until they can document appropriate competence (defined as at least a grade of a B). In compliance with the Lynn University Graduate Student Catalog, students must earn a 3.0 grade point average to be eligible for graduation.

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Outcomes

Through the implementation of a master’s program in Applied Psychology, Lynn University will provide students with opportunities for enhanced learning experiences and additional prospects for career advancement. Students will become knowledgeable in the dynamics of the field of applied psychology and become experts in their area of concentration. Higher education possibilities as well as superior status in occupational endeavors are expected for graduates of this program. Students completing the clinical track will be academically eligible to sit for the Florida Licensure exam as a mental health counselor upon satisfaction of other licensing requirements.

Master's Thesis

Each student will conduct an independent research study. A research proposal must first be submitted and accepted by the student’s master’s thesis committee. The student will then engage in a scholarly research project which upon completion will be formally presented to the master’s thesis committee as part of a thesis defense process. This study will be supervised by the student’s thesis advisor.

NO GRADUATE DEGREE WILL BE CONFERRED UPON A STUDENT WITHOUT SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THIS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.