Ph.D. Catalog Description

 

The Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology can be completed with a minimum of 90 semester hours in the major. A student must be in residence full time for one year; must maintain an overall 3.0 grade point average with no more than one grade below "B" in the I/O Psychology, General Psychology, and Research core; must complete an applied research project prior to beginning dissertation work; must pass a comprehensive examination; and must pass a final oral examination on their dissertation research.

Course Requirements:

I/O Psychology Core 9 hours
(IOPSY 567, 568, & 569)
 

Research Core 12 hours

Statistical Principals (STAT 521& 522 or equivalents)
Multivariate Statistics (STAT 579, 679 or equivalent)
Advanced Research Methods (IOPSY 605 or equivalent)
 

General Psychology Core 9 hours

(One course in each of the following areas: biological bases of behavior, cognitive bases of behavior, history and systems of psychology)
 

I/O Psychology Seminars 9 hours

(600 level IOPSY courses, from a program committee approved list)
 

Approved Electives 9 hours

(Courses supporting the student's course of study)
 
Supervised practicum, internship, or field training 15 hours
(IOPSY 690)

Ethics 3 hours
(IOPSY 635 or equivalent)

Dissertation 24 hours
(IOPSY 600)

Total Hours: 90

General Requirements

At least one year of college mathematics and one course in statistics are required. Ordinarily, an undergraduate grade point average of 3.7 or above is required with no evidence of special weakness in mathematics and physical sciences.

Test scores on each section of the general portion (verbal and quantitative) of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are required. Customarily, those students admitted to the Program have performed at or above the 69-79th percentile on the general tests. (This corresponds to a raw score of approximately 600 on each of the tests.)

Academic Common Market

An agreement among southern states for sharing graduate programs allows legal residents of some states to enroll in certain programs at UT on an in-state tuition basis. The Ph.D. program is available at an in-state tuition rate to residents of Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia, or West Virginia. Additional information may be obtained from the Admissions Specialist in the Office of Graduate Admissions and Records.