Contact:
Don Rice - Psychology Dept. Chair
Morgen East (meast@westga.edu) - Dept. Secretary

Programs & Degrees Offered:
M.A. - Humanistic & Transpersonal Psychology (with optional emphases in Clinical Licensure [LPC] and Organization Development)

Accreditation:
SACS / CHTP

Admission Requirements:
Bachelor’s
Test:  GRE
Other:  Interview (Important) / Personal Statement (Important)

Cost & Program Information:
$1,480/semester (resident); $5,098/semester (non-resident)
Online Degree Program Available:  No
On-Campus/External/Distance Leaning:  Campus
Public/Private:  Public
Year Established:  1968
Number of Faculty:  14 (FT) / 3 (PT)
Thesis:  Optional
Admission Deadline:  March 1 (Fall) / October 1 (Spring)

Enrollment:
Current Enrollment:  (Contact Institution)
Part Time/Full Time:  (Contact Institution)
Female/Male:  (Contact Institution)
Alumni (1990-2003):  (Contact Institution)

Mission Statement:
Since its inception, the West Georgia Psychology Department has been unique in its commitment to a disciplinary vision that is grounded in the humanistic critique of traditional psychology and to participation in the larger debates about the nature of the psychological enterprise.  Our theoretical roots are in the traditions of humanistic and transpersonal psychology.  We have achieved national and international prominence in this arena, and we intend to honor and extend this reputation as the Department moves into the new millennium.  At its heart, this program addresses the perennial, classical questions: Who am I?  Who are we?  Where are we going?  What is worth living for?  What help have we to offer?  First and foremost, our department promotes understanding of oneself and others.  We see this understanding as the basis for personal growth and development, insight into psychology itself, and preparation for professional life.  The Department seeks to broaden its disciplinary base beyond its humanistic and transpersonal core by incorporating developments in philosophy and the humanities and recently generated interdisciplinary approaches to human subjectivity.  We seek to explore approaches to therapeutic praxis that understand psychological suffering and human growth in ways that reach deeper than current mechanistic models of psychotherapy.  Overall, the Department is moving toward a clarification of the ways in which the insights and understandings associated with its orientation are relevant to the personal and social concerns of a global human community.