Department of Psychology Graduate Programs
The Department of Psychology offers M.A., M.S., Ed.S. and Ph.D. degrees. We offer concentration areas within these degrees in order to offer specialized training to our students.
Admissions requirements
- Baccalaureate degree with a minimum of 3.0 GPA
- A minimum of 15 undergraduate semester hours (or the equivalent) of psychology courses including:
- basic statistics
- upper level laboratory course
- independent research (or equivalent) emphasizing the experimental method, data collection, statistical analysis, and report writing
- English Language Proficiency
- Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English. Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the United States, OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a predetermined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission.
- Internet-based TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110
- Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English. Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the United States, OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a predetermined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission.
Individual programs may have further requirements. Refer to the below for complete information for each degree program.
Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology
| Concentration Area | Application Deadline |
| Cognitive Psychology | January 10 |
| Developmental Psychology | January 10 |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | January 10 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | January 10 |
| Social/Personality Psychology | Applications are not currently being taken |
Master of Science (MS)
| Concentration Area | Application Deadline |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | January 10 |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | January 10 |
| School Psychology | December 15 |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Psychology
| Concentration Area | Application Deadline |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology | January 10 |
| Developmental Psychology | January 10 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | January 10 |
Education Degree Specialist (Ed.S)
| Concentration Area | Application Deadline |
| School Psychology | December 15 |
Forms and Resources for Current Students:
- Department of Graduate Studies forms
- Dissertation Proposal form
- Dissertation Defense form
- Doctoral Change in Program of Study form
- Industrial/Organizational Master's Plan of Study form
- Master's Plan of Study form
- Master's Change in Plan of Study form
- Master's Comprehensive Exam form
- Thesis Proposal form
- Thesis Defense form
- Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam form