Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Psychology is natural science and social science used to advance areas ranging from basic brain, behavioral and developmental processes, to understanding cultural effects on behavior, to developing and evaluating treatments for chronic psychological and behavioral disorders.

At this level of study, you will conduct and disseminate human and non-human research in both laboratory and applied settings.

Our program offers three concentrations:

General Clinical
Applied Behavior Analysis
Psychological Science

Students will be admitted to the PhD program by recommendation of the Department of Psychology Admissions Committee based upon eligibility requirements and available resources. Under most circumstances, students admitted to the program will have met the following requirements:

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university or its equivalent from a foreign institution of higher education accredited university.
Major of psychology or at least 21 hr. of psychology with a GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) with evidence of a grade of at least a B- in a course in statistics and a grade of at least a B in a course in psychology research methods.
Three letters of recommendation from professionals in a psychology-related field. At least two letters must be from faculty members.
Science-based statistics and research methods courses in departments outside of psychology will be considered for non-psychology majors only after the application has been submitted. It will then be reviewed for possible approval by the graduate coordinator and graduate admissions committee. Applicants who are non-psychology majors may count these two courses for up to 6 hours of the 21 hours of psychology courses. Applicants who are considering this option must include relevant syllabi as part of their application.

Minimum Score Requirement – TOEFL: 79; IELTS: minimum of 6.5 for acceptance, 7.0 for TA consideration; Duolingo: minimum of 115.