Graduate Program

Graduate Advisor
All students are assigned an initial advisor. Later, students may select a new advisor in collaboration with faculty.

Priority Application Deadlines

M.A. and Ph.D.:
Fall semester	February 15
Spring semester	October 15

The Priority Application Deadline is encouraged for best consideration; however, program faculty review applications throughout the year.

Degrees Offered

M.A. in Educational Psychology
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology provides programs of study leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The program is designed to give students a broad and critical perspective on the psychological factors affecting individuals in schools, other educational settings and other learning situations throughout the life span. The program also emphasizes critical evaluation and application of research and theory based on a firm grounding in measurement, assessment, research methodology and quantitative methods.

A Masters of Arts degree in Educational Psychology is offered under both Plan I (30 credit hours required), and Plan II (33 credit hours required) as described in other sections of this catalog. All students in either Plan I or Plan II are required to take a core of 15 hours as follows:

	M.A. Required Core Courses	15 hrs
	Human Development	3 hrs
EDPY 503	Principles of Human Development
	Learning and Cognition	3 hrs
EDPY 510	Principles of Classroom Learning
	Research Design	3 hrs
EDPY 500	Survey of Research Methods in Education
	-or-
EDPY 505	Conducting Quantitative Educational Research
	Measurement	3 hrs
EDPY 572	Classroom Assessment
	-or-
EDPY 574	Introduction to Educational and Psychological Measurement
	Statistics	3 hrs
EDPY 502	Survey of Statistics in Education
	-or-
EDPY 511	Introductory Educational Statistics

The “or” selections are made in consultation with the student’s advisor and Committee on Studies. Students who intend to go on to the Ph.D. should choose EDPY 505, 511, and 574. More advanced courses may also be substituted with permission.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Psychology requires 90 total graduate credit hours. Of these, 24 hours are in a supportive area and 18 hours are dissertation units. The doctorate requires 36 hours of core courses in EDPY.

	Ph.D. Required Core Courses
EDPY 503	Principles of Human Development
EDPY 505	Conducting Quantitative Educational Research
EDPY 510	Principles of Classroom Learning
EDPY 511	Introductory Educational Statistics
EDPY 574	Introduction to Educational & Psychological Measurement
EDPY 603	Applied Statistical Design and Analysis
EDPY 604	Multiple Regression Techniques as Applied to Education
–or–
EDPY 606	Applied Multivariate Statistics
EDPY 610	Seminar in Classroom Learning
EDPY 613	Seminar in Human Growth and Development
EDPY 696	Internship
–and–
	6 hours of electives in EDPY

Minor

In addition to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, the program encourages students from other College of Education or University programs to participate in the program through a minor field of study. Two minors are offered: 1) Cognitive and Psychological Processes and 2) Quantitative Methods in Education. Both minors consist of a minimum of 24 credit hours of which no fewer than 18 hours are in Educational Psychology. Required core courses for the two minors are listed below:

	Cognitive-Psychological Processes
EDPY 503	Principles of Human Development
EDPY 510	Principles of Classroom Learning
EDPY 610	Seminar in Classroom Learning
EDPY 613	Seminar in Human Growth and Development
	Quantitative Methods in Education
EDPY 505	Conducting Quantitative Educational Research
EDPY 511	Introductory Educational Statistics
EDPY 574	Introduction to Educational & Psychological Measurement
EDPY 603	Applied Statistical Design and Analysis
EDPY 604	Multiple Regression Techniques as Applied to Education
-or-
EDPY 606	Applied Multivariate Statistics

All students interested in Educational Psychology offerings are encouraged to contact the program for further information on courses and application procedures. Students may also focus on Educational Psychology as a supporting area of study. Students interested in pursuing formal minors or supporting areas of studies should seek advisement early in their programs of studies from Educational Psychology faculty.

Keys and Symbols Reference