Graduate Admissions

The M.A. program admits students once a year in the fall semester. Visit the Psychology department’s Web site for program information and Frequently Asked Questions.

Decisions regarding admission are made by a faculty committee on the basis of undergraduate grades, GRE scores and letters of recommendation. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0/4.0, and a minimum average of 3.25/4.0 in psychology coursework is required. Minimum General GRE scores in the range of 900-1000 (verbal + quantitative) are expected.

A bachelor’s degree is required for admittance. A B.A./B.S. in psychology is preferred but not required. In order to ensure that students are properly prepared for graduate work in psychology, applicants are expected to have satisfactorily completed at least nine hours of foundational courses in the field. Completion of undergraduate courses in the following areas is required:

• General Psychology
• Experimental Methods/Research Design
• Statistics/Quantitative Methods

• Abnormal Psychology
• Child Psychology
• Cognition
• Learning
• Personality
• Sensation and Perception
• Social Psychology