Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology - Psychological Science of Teaching and Learning

The School of Psychological Science offers a Ph.D. in Psychology. Students earn an M.S. as a milestone on the way to the Ph.D., but the M.S. is not offered as a terminal degree. All applicants apply and are admitted to the Ph.D. program.

Most questions about the program are answered at the Psychology website. The program focuses on the application of psychological methods and research to solving practical problems, with areas of concentration in Clinical Psychology, Applied Cognition, Engineering Psychology, and Health Psychology.

Graduates of the program will be qualified to recognize, analyze, and address problems involving cognition and behavior, in both the private and public sectors. The program has a strong research component, ensuring that graduates have the tools to tackle a variety of applied problems.

Psychological Science of Teaching and Learning refers to the translation and application of psychological theoretical and empirical science to effective teaching and learning practice in formal and informal settings across the lifespan, with an emphasis on the role of race/ethnicity, culture, disability, and intersectional forms of oppression. It is not transcript visible.

Your proposed focus of study, research interests, career goals, and how the PhD program and specific program faculty with whom you hope to work would help you meet those goals.
Personal strengths, skills, perspectives, and experiences that will contribute to values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the discipline.
2. Include a Resume/Curriculum Vitae

3. Include contact information for at least one, but no more than three people who will provide a letter of reference.

References should be able to speak to your research and/or professional skills, or your preparation for graduate training.
References from personal relationships (e.g., a family friend) will not be considered.
Contact information for reference writers can be submitted before the final application is submitted, thus allowing as much time as possible for the writers to submit reference letters.
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5. Test Scores

Optional: GRE general test scores
A four-year baccalaureate degree (or international equivalent), a professional degree (such as BPharm, BVsc, MBBS, MD, DVM, DPharm, etc.), or an appropriate U.S./Canadian alternative degree, from a regionally accredited (US) or recognized (International) college or university, with a cumulative B average (equivalent 3.00 on a U.S. 4.00 grading scale) on the most recent baccalaureate degree or any subsequent graduate degree from a regionally accredited (US) or recognized (International) college or university, plus all work completed thereafter.
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A four-year baccalaureate degree (or international equivalent), a professional degree, or an appropriate U.S./Canadian alternative degree, from an regionally accredited (US) or recognized (International) college or university, and a 45-quarter credit equivalent graduate degree from a regionally accredited (US) or recognized (International) college or university, with a cumulative B average (equivalent 3.00 on a U.S. 4.00 grading scale) on the most recent graduate degree.
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