Applications are considered for Fall Semester only. The departmental application file must be completed by January 20.  Applications to the Office of Admissions must also be submitted by this date.  

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with at least 18 semester hours in psychology, a minimum GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale), and a minimum score of 900 on the combined verbal and quantitative GRE scores, with no subscore below 400. Additional criteria taken into consideration include previous coursework in behavioral psychology, research experience, professional experience, letters of recommendation, the applicant’s personal statement, social and professional skills, and the extent to which the applicant’s interests are judged to match the professional interests of the faculty.  Meeting or exceeding these criteria does not guarantee admission to the department or any of its programs.

For more information, check out the graduate admissions page for the Department of Psychology.  

International applicants:  For more information, please visit the Office of International Services and Student Affairs, as well as the psychology department's helpful-hint site for international applicants.

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Admissions Statistics (Fall, 2007)

MA Program
Current enrollment: 52 students
Average Undergraduate GPA of incoming students:  3.5
Average GRE scores of incoming students:  V487, Q576

Doctoral Program
Current enrollment: 39 students
Average Undergraduate GPA of incoming students: 3.5
Average GRE scores of incoming students:  V494, Q583

 

 

Behavior Analysis Program

WMU Department of Psychology