Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology Practice–PGDipEPP 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipEPP shall have:

(i) completed a Master of Educational Psychology at this university, or a similar qualification elsewhere with an average grade of B+ or above for all coursework; and

(ii) passed at least 45 approved points from courses in psychology at the 200 or 300 level with an average grade of B or above for all coursework; and

(iii) been accepted by the Associate Dean (Academic) of the Faculty of Education as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement 1(a)(i) may be waived by the associate dean for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional and scholarly experience of an appropriate kind and has completed a Master’s level degree.

2. The course of study for the PGDipEPP shall comprise:

(a) supervised full-time practical work in two approved institutions to be carried out over a period of one academic year; and

(b) completion of courses EPSY 517, EPSY 518, EPSY 519, and 520.

3. A candidate shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the requirements of the diploma within two years of first enrolling. The associate dean may extend this maximum period in special cases. A candidate who wishes to take a leave of absence from the programme requires the approval of the associate dean.

4. Courses from the PGDipEPP regulations are excepted from the aegrotat pass provisions in the Assessment Handbook. In the event that a candidate is prevented from completing such a course by one of the circumstances specified in the relevant section of the Assessment Handbook, the candidate may apply to the associate dean for an extension to complete the assessment.