Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology

The Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology focuses on human learning, development and motivation. The role of educational psychology is to bring together theory and research from psychology and other related disciplines in order to facilitate healthy human development and effective teaching and learning. Our graduates go on to teach at college or universities, work in public education or conduct research in educational, corporate or government settings.CurriculumThe program requires 70 hours of coursework, including curriculum that focuses on the following core areas:Psychology of Human LearningHuman Development in PsychologyHuman MotivationResearch Design & Methodology

Transcripts from all previously attended institutions (2.5 minimum undergraduate GPA and 3.5 minimum graduate GPA required) Current vita Three letters of recommendation GRE scores (taken within the last five years). A total score of at least 300 on the verbal and quantitative subtests is recommended, with a minimum of 150 on each. For the writing subtest, a minimum score of 3.5 is also strongly recommended. Professional goal statement (approximately two pages, double-spaced) Professional writing sample (scholarly paper, thesis or other publication)