Doctoral Program Requirements
Course Requirements:  The following are the basic required courses for the Experimental Psychology Doctoral Program. Courses with 6000 numbers are Master's level courses and those with 7000 or 8000 numbers are Doctoral level courses; students enroll in 7/8000 level classes after the Master’s Degree is conferred.Ìý
A. Core Coursework (Clinical and Experimental Doctoral Students; 44 credit minimum)Ìý
1. Statistics and Research Design: (12 credits) Ìý
PSY 6100 Quantitative Methods in Psychology I – 3 credit hours Ìý
PSY 6110 Quantitative Methods in Psychology II – 3 credit hours Ìý
PSY 6130 Design & Evaluation of Psychology Research – 3 credit hours Ìý
One advanced statistics elective (e.g., PSY 6/7150 Psychometrics and Scale Development;
PSY 6/7930 Structural Equation Modeling; RESM 6130-6230, 6340-6360) – 3 credit hoursÌý
2.ÌýCore ContentÌýCourses (at least 4 of the following 5 courses = 12 credits)Ìý
PSY 6/7200 Systems ofÌýPersonality– 3 credit hoursÌý
PSY 6/7400 Cognitive Psychology–Ìý3Ìýcredit hoursÌý
PSY 6/7500 Developmental PsychologyÌý–Ìý3Ìýcredit hoursÌý
PSY 6/7600 BehavioralÌýNeuroscienceÌý–Ìý3Ìýcredit hoursÌý
PSY 6/7700 Social PsychologyÌý–Ìý3Ìýcredit hours
3. Research: (20ÌýhrsÌýminimum) Ìý
PSY 6960 Master's Thesis – 6 credit hours Ìý
PSY 8960 PhD Dissertation – 14 credit hoursÌý
B. Experimental Psychology Area of Concentration (48 credits minimum)Ìý
1. Specialty seminars: (9 credits in area of specialization, approved by the advisor)a Ìý
PSY 6/7410 Seminar in Cognitive Psychology – 3 credit hours Ìý
PSY 6/75100 Seminar in Developmental Psychology – 3 credit hours Ìý
PSY 6/7610 Seminar in Psychobiology and Learning – 3 credit hoursÌý
PSY 6/7710 Seminar in Social Psychology – 3 credit hoursÌý
2. TeachingÌýPracticum: (3 hrs) Ìý
PSY 7040 Teaching Practicum – 3 credit hours
3. ResearchÌýPractica: (30 hrs) Ìý
PSY 6/7030 Research Practicum – variable credit hours Ìý
4. Electives: (6Ìýhrs) Ìý
To be chosen in consultation with and approval of the advisor: Ìý
a. Seminar courses chosen outside of specialization must be approved by the advisor and experimental coordinator.
TOTAL MINIMUM REQUIRED HOURS (Semester hours) = 92Ìý
Note: Students entering with their Master's Degree can have up to 9 credit hours of coursework transferred in. Students in this situation should speak with their advisor and the experimental coordinator.
Other requirements
Qualifying Exam passed by committee
Doctoral Dissertation passed by dissertation committee.
Minimum GPA 3.0 (no grads of C+ or below acceptable)
Final defense