Graduate Programs

The Psychology Department at Western Michigan University offers course work leading to a terminal Master of Arts degree in two areas of concentration and a terminal Doctor of Philosophy degree in two separate areas of concentration. A Master of Arts degree is available in Behavior Analysis and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The Department has a strong behavioral orientation, which influences all of the Department's programs.

The Master's program is designed primarily for the student with a bachelors degree in psychology or related discipline to prepare the individual to assume a professional role in business and industry, a variety of mental health services, or to pursue doctoral training. The Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology is designed to provide intensive training in Behavior Analysis and Clinical Psychology. The Ph.D. degree is a research degree for persons intending to assume leadership roles in teaching, research, and service in a variety of professional and academic institutions.

Departmental requirements include a preferred undergraduate major with at least 18 semester hours in psychology (15 for I/O), a minimum GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale), a minimum score of 900 on the combined verbal and quantitative GRE scores with no subscore below 400 for the Behavior Analysis programs. The Clinical and I/O programs prefer a minimum combined GRE score of 1000 with no subscore below 500. All programs, require GRE scores. International students must send TOEFL scores. (Test scores of 213 and 550 are unrestricted)

Meeting or exceeding these criteria qualifies the applicant for review but does not guarantee admission to the department or any of its programs.

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