• I.     Introduction and Overview
  • I.A. Special Notes
  • I.B. Overview of the Graduate Program
  • I.C. The Department of Psychology
  • I.D. Registration and Fees
  • I.E. University Services
  • I.F. Counseling and Psychological       Services
  • I.G. Living in Morgantown
  • I.H. Guidelines Concerning the Junior       Colleague Model and Faculty-       Graduate Student Relations in the       Department of Psychology
• II.    Advising Committee and Plan of       Study
  • II.A. Introduction
  • II.B. Advising Committee
  • II.C. Plan of Study
• III.    Program and Degree        Requirements
  • III.A. University Requirements
  • III.B. Master's Degree
  • III.C. Doctoral Degree
  • III.D. Course and Thesis Waivers
  • III.E. Course Grades
  • III.F. Colloquia, Workshops, Special        Events
  • III.G. Outside Employment
  • III.H. Leave of Absence
  • III.I. Graduation
  • III.J. Job Search
• IV.   Procedures for Thesis and        Dissertation
  • IV.A. Introduction
  • IV.B. Master's Thesis
  • IV.C. The Ph.D. Dissertation
  • IV.D. General Information and Guidelines          on Completing Thesis and          Disseration Research
• V.    Student Evaluation
  • V.A. Annual Evaluations
  • V.B. Process and Outcome for the         Annual Evaluations
  • V.C. Probation and Termination Dates for         Major Academic Milestones
  • V.D. Probation
  • V.E. Student Termination
  • V.F. Awards
• VI.   Student Financial Support
  • VI.A. Regular Academic Year Support
  • VI.B. Summer Support
  • VI.C. Policies and Procedures          Concerning Number of Years of          Funding
  • VI.D. Doctoral Student Stipend          Enhancements and HERF Awards
  • VI.E. Research/Travel Funding Sources
• VII.   Organizational Structure of the         Department of Psychology
  • VII.A. Committees
  • VII.B. Individuals
  • VII.C. Staff
• VIII.  Ethical Issues and Grievances
  • VIII.A. Ethical Standards
  • VIII.B. Training Requirements
  • VIII.C. External Approval of Research
  • VIII.D. Appropriate Use of Reference           Materials in Scientific Writing
  • VIII.E. Grievance Procedures
• IX.    Program Area Supplements
  • IX.A. Clinical
  • IX.B. Behavior Analysis
  • IX.C. Clinical Child
  • IX.D. Life-Span Developmental
  • IX.E. Clinical Professional Master's

Department of Psychology
Graduate Handbook

Revised: June 13, 2007

Preface

This and subsequent versions of the Handbook will be posted on the Department web site, where it can be easily accessed by all faculty members and graduate students and where it can be conveniently revised by the Graduate Training Committee. We recommend that new graduate students print or save an electronic copy of the version of the Handbook in effect when they enter the Department, as in some cases students will have the option of following the rules and guidelines in effect when they entered the Department rather than the newer versions of rules and guidelines.

Please provide suggestions for changes or additions to the Handbook to the current Graduate Training Committee. We will be revising the Handbook on an ongoing basis, and we appreciate your help in this process.

                                                                                    Barry Edelstein

                                                                             Director of Graduate Training

Dedication

The Graduate Handbook is dedicated with admiration and affection to our colleague Hayne W. Reese, Centennial Professor of Psychology at West Virginia University from 1970 to 2000. The material covered by this handbook was shaped in large part by Professor Reese's academic values and his intellectual leadership in the Department of Psychology from before the inception of the first edition of the handbook in the 1970s to his retirement in 2000. The form of the handbook was no less shaped by his careful eye for procedural and editorial detail, as well as his fine ear for turning a phrase.