Graduate Certificate for Dual Credit Teaching in Psychology
The Graduate Dual Credit Teaching Certificate – Psychology (GDCTC - Psychology) provides post-baccalaureate high school educators, specifically those with master’s degrees, with 18 graduate hours of discipline-specific knowledge required to meet the criteria for teaching dual credit courses in Texas and SACSCOC-accredited institutions. Courses taken as part of the certificate may transfer in part or whole toward a master’s degree at St. Mary’s University or other institution.
Certificate Course Requirements
The GDCTC - Psychology requires the completion of six of nine, on-line graduate courses (18 credit hours) in Psychology. Students can complete the certificate within nine months. The inclusion of nine possible courses offers flexibility for students using this program to later complete a master’s degree in various disciplines (meaning students can select courses that best fit/would transfer to a specific graduate program).
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses (18 hours) | 18 | |
| PS 6341 | Biological Psychology | 3 |
| PS 6391 | Historical Topics and Recent Advances in Psychology | 3 |
| PS 6390 | Advanced Social and Personality Psychology | 3 |
| PS 6337 | Advanced Sexuality | 3 |
| or PS 6385 | Advanced Statistics | |
| or AE 6385 | Advanced Statistics | |
| PS 6355 | Advanced Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| or PS 6387 | Qualitative Methods | |
| or AE 6387 | Qualitative Methods | |
| PS 6331 | Abnormal II | 3 |
| or PS 6310 | Race, Class and Gender in Community-based Research | |
| or AE 6310 | Race, Class and Gender in Community-based Research | |