Master of Science in Psychology (Industrial and Organizational Psychology) (Chattanooga Campus)

The mission of the M.S. degree program in Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology is to provide students with the training necessary to pursue a wide variety of careers in I-O psychology. These include, but are not limited to, human resource and talent management positions in work organizations (e.g., job analyst, testing specialist, trainer, compensation and benefits analyst, organizational development specialist, generalist) and various forms of organizational consulting. In addition, the M.S. in I-O psychology program can be used as preparation for the pursuit of doctoral training in I-O or related fields of study.

The fundamental educational philosophy of the program is to train students to think in a logical and critical manner. This skill is useful to anybody in any endeavor. The curriculum is organized around specific core knowledge domains particular to I-O psychology. Two of these, the industrial domain and the organizational domain, are evident in the program label. The industrial domain includes content such as job analysis, selection, tests and measurements, and training. The organizational domain includes content such as work motivation, justice in the workplace, organizational development, culture, occupational health, and conflict management. The third domain, research methodology, includes content such as univariate and multivariate statistical analysis, experimental design, survey research, and scale construction. In summary, the Industrial-Organizational concentration promotes learning objectives that include critical reasoning, ability to apply and effectively share scientific knowledge in diverse situations, formal scientific methods and thinking, and advanced statistical analysis.

To be eligible for Degree Regular Admission an applicant must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent and be in good academic standing at the last institution attended. All GPAs are based on a 4.0 point scale -

2.70 minimum GPA for all undergraduate work taken for the baccalaureate degree or
3.00 GPA for the last two years of undergraduate academic coursework or
3.00 GPA for 30 or more semester hours undergraduate credit after earning the first bachelor's degree or
2.70 GPA for the last two years of undergraduate academic coursework and a 3.00 GPA on fewer than 24 hours graduate coursework or
3.00 GPA for 24 or more graduate hours or
An earned master's degree or higherlevel degree with at least a 3.00 GPA.

Academic credentials:
Official attested copy of degree certificate, listing the name of the degree and date of conferral.
Complete and official transcripts for each year of undergraduate and/or graduate study from all institutions attended, containing all grades earned by the student, including failed and retaken courses.

IELTS - overall minimum score 6.0.
TOEFL IBT - overall minimum score 79.