Graduate
Admissions
Psychology
Admission Requirements
Applied Social and Organizational Psychology Ph.D.
Admitted students enter the program beginning in the Fall Semester. The Applied Social and Organizational Psychology (ASOP) program is designed for full-time students only.
All admission materials must be submitted by December 15.
Admission Materials
- A graduate school application that can be electronically submitted
- A full set of undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- Three (3) letters of recommendation
- Verbal and quantitative GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores
- International students must submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores unless the student has a bachelor's degree from a predominantly English-speaking country (check here for the official list).
- A personal statement
- Departmental Questions
Admission Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in psychology from an accredited institution is highly desirable, but applicants with a bachelor's degree in a similar area with coursework in social science statistics and research methods will be considered. Applicants with graduate degrees (preferably in psychology or a related social science field) will also be considered.
- An undergraduate and graduate GPA (grade point average) of 3.20 or higher on a 4-point scale.
- Competitive GRE General Test scores with subtest percentile ranks at or above the 50th percentile.
- Three (3) favorable letters of recommendation, ideally from faculty or others who can speak to the applicant's preparation for graduate level work in psychology. The recommendation form must be attached to all reference letters and may be submitted by the recommenders through the online application or mail. Download the Recommendation form if you plan to submit your letters by mail.
- A personal statement expressing an interest in applied social and organizational psychology.
- Relevant research experience, preferably in psychology or a related social science.
