Resources for Current Students. Find links to the Graduate Student Handbook, the Graduate School Website, Guide to Preparing Theses and Dissertations, the APA Ethics Code, etc.

Thesis and Dissertation Paperwork Get a list of all the paperwork needed for each thesis and dissertation meeting.

Graduation Paperwork Get details on the paperwork required for graduation.

Transfer of Graduate Credit Find out how to transfer graduate course credit taken outside of UA. Note: this should be done in APRIL of the first year.

Introductory Psychology Subject Pool List times for your experiment, check sign-ups, and award credits. For questions or to post an experiment, contact Dr. Sheila Black, sbpsych31@aol.com.

University of Alabama Institutional Review Board Find out how to have your study reviewed for ethics considerations by UA's IRB. Take the on-line research ethics training course required by the University.

Useful tidbits:

1. As of Spring 2008, the Application for Degree must be signed by the Department Chair or the Director of Graduate Studies to certify that all departmental degree requirements have been met.

2. For Clinical students: The preliminary exam must be successfully defended by October 1st to apply for internship.  The mini-oral must be conducted the semester before you
defend your prelims.  ALSO, there must be at least 1 month between mini-orals and prelim exam.

3. For Experimental students: Keep in mind these important "up-or-out" deadlines which are meant to keep you on track to complete your PhD-- You will be dismissed from the program if (1) you do not pass your thesis defense by the end of your third year (in this event, you may stay a fourth year to complete your MA degree), or (2) you do not pass your preliminary defense by the end of your fifth year.

4. As of Fall 2007, the Doctoral Plan of Study must be filed no later than the semester during which the student will complete 30 semester hours of UA and/or transfer credit toward the doctoral degree. If it is not filed, a hold will be placed on your registration for the following semester. Mary Beth Hubbard is completing these for students and will contact you about it.

5. There is a graduate school rule that you must be registered for a minimum of 3
dissertation hours each academic term in which you are working on your dissertation. This includes the semester in which you defend. This is explained fully in the document Minimum Registration Requirements, dated January 2007. Further, if you defend at the end of one semester, but do not submit your dissertation to the graduate school for approval until after the end of the semester (the date grades are due), you must register for 1-3 dissertation hours the following semester. If you submit your dissertation before the end of the drop/add period, you may register for 1 hour; if you submit it after the drop/add period, you must register for 3 hours. See online Graduate School Catalog, section 4.9.3.

6. To earn the MA, you need 24 hours of coursework in your curriculum, 6 hours of thesis, and a completed and approved thesis. The 24 hours of coursework will vary from one concentration to the next.

6. Grad students can apply for research or travel awards of $300-$600 twice a year through the department, in August and in January. Watch email for announcements.

7. The bound dissertation copies you submit to the Psychology Department do not have to be on special cotton paper, and the signature page can be a phototcopy.

8. If you are funded on a .50 GTA or GRA, the maximum number of credit hours you are allowed in fall or spring semester is 9 credit hours (12-credit hours with department approval).  This does not apply to fellowships.