I'm not sure what happened to the language requirement for doctoral programs. I graduated in 2001, and I had a foreign language requirement. In fact, that was a primary reason why my school got the PhD program in the first place. Our higher ed board there were enough PSYC PhD programs in the state already, so the school had to make a strong case about the unique aspects of the proposed program by focusing on bicultural studies and bilingual training.
Having said that, I understand that my alma mater no longer requires a doctoral candidate to accomplish and demonstrate foreign language fluency because "it's just too hard for students". But that's for another email thread... Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> webpage: http://www.epcc.edu/facultypages/jpenley From: michael sylvester [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:52 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] PhD language requirement There used to be some kind of a language requirement as a part of the grad requirement. I am not sure if it was in lieu of stats.Anyway,what happened to that idea? Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
