Applying

In this area you will find admission requirements and electronic copies of all forms necessary to complete your application for admission to the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program at The University of Tennessee.  If you prefer paper copies of the application, please request them from Glenda Hurst (ghurst@utk.edu).

Please be sure to read all of the information carefully so that you will know about the admission requirements and to ensure that your application will be processed efficiently.

A few important items to keep in mind include: 

1.  Students admitted to the program must have successfully completed a year of college mathematics and

       one course of undergraduate statistics.

2.  Ordinarily, a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.7 is required.

3.  Customarily, students admitted to the program have GRE scores at or above the

     69-79th percentile on the general tests.

4.  A complete application includes

              a.  one official transcript from each institution previously attended

              b.  an official report score from the Graduate Record Examination verbal and

                 quantitative tests

              c.  a completed Graduate Application for Admission (be sure to apply for a major

                 in industrial and organizational psychology). Online submission is preferred.

              d.  a completed application to the I/O Psychology program.  Send this directly to

                 the I/O Psychology Program.

              e.  three letters of recommendation.

5.  The deadline for receiving all application materials is February 1. 

6.  New students are admitted in the fall term only.

If you have any questions regarding applying to the I/O program at UT, please contact Glenda Hurst.