Masters in Applied Psychology (MAppPsy) – Year 1 & Guidelines
School of Psychology
Application Form for Entry to Year 1 of the 2 Year Programme
Student Details - please print
Name:
Student ID no:
Postal Address:
Contact phone no.
Email address: (if available)
Preferred method of contact for notification
 Email
 Postal Address
University at which undergraduate degree completed: _______________________
Year of graduation: ________________
Qualification obtained:
If you have graduated or are graduating from another university, please attach a
copy of your academic record.
Programme Selection
Please Indicate Your Choice Of Programme (tick a box below):
 Behaviour Analysis
 Community
 Organisational
Level 500 Papers Selected For Year 1
Please discuss your paper selection with the relevant programme co-ordinator to ensure
you are following an approved programme of study and enter the agreed selection below.
APPROVAL TO ENROL IN MAPPPSY PROGRAMME
(for School use only)
The above student has fulfilled the requirements for entry to the MAppPsy programme and may
enrol in graduate courses in the School of psychology.
…………………………………………………………….(for Graduate Studies Committee)
The above student has discussed paper selection and is approved to enrol in the papers listed above
…………………………………………………………….(Programme Co-ordinator)
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GUIDELINES FOR ENROLLING IN MASTERS IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (MAppPsy)
To apply for entry to the MAppPsy, you must have:
 completed an undergraduate degree, with a major in Psychology;
 passed PSYC307 Research Methods, or equivalent third year research methods/statistics course;
 obtained a B+ average across your 300 level Psychology papers OR across the papers which
make up your undergraduate Psychology major.1
and
 for the Behaviour Analysis programme only, a pass in the undergraduate paper
PSYC314 Behaviour Analysis (or an equivalent paper) is required
Students who have already completed an Honours degree or Post Graduate Diploma in psychology
may apply for Year Two of the MAppPsy. You must have achieved at least a B+ average across the
psychology papers in your Honours degree/PGDip. If you have already completed Level 5 papers
and these are equivalent to core papers for the degree, it may be possible to have waived some of
the 240 points required for the degree. You should signal in your application if you wish relevant
papers to be considered.
Applications can be made both at the beginning of the Calendar year, or midyear, and should
submitted a month prior to the start of the relevant semester.
To apply for the programme, you must first apply to the School of Psychology using the attached
form and then complete the University enrolment process either online or in person at FASS.
Please complete the attached form and submit to the Psychology School Manager (Suzan Carnaby,
K1.22, email [email protected] ).
Specific programme enquiries should be addressed to the relevant convenors within the School:
1. Behaviour Analysis – Mary Foster, Room J1.28, ext 8400,
email: [email protected]
2. Community Psychology – Bridgette Masters, Room K1.14, ext 8298.
email:[email protected]
3. Organisational Psychology– Michael O’Driscoll, Room J1.03, ext 8899,
email: [email protected]
All students entering Year Two of the programme and starting their thesis must complete the
MAppPsy Application Form: for Continuation to Year 2 of the Programme and submit this to the main
Psychology Office at the same time as their enrolment application. This form is available from the
Psychology website and from the main Psychology Office.
Students from universities other than the University of Waikato must attach a copy of their
academic record. Confirmation of acceptance will not be given until formal notification of grades is
received. You will be advised in writing as soon as possible of the outcome of this application.
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Grade averages are computed for graduates from the University of Waikato, using numeric marks, and a 70% cut-off for a B+ average (or GPA
3.33 in North American colleges and universities). For University of Waikato graduates, marks in the following papers will be included in the
calculation of this requirement.
 BSocSc graduates – either (1) psychology third-year papers with best marks totalling 60 points, or (2) the 150 points of psychology
papers which make up your undergraduate major.
 for BSocSc(Hons) graduates – all 500-level psychology papers.
Similar procedures will be followed for calculating grade averages for applicants who have graduated from other universities, using appropriate
marking scales (e.g., GPA).
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