Graduate Program

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

Application Deadlines

	Admission semester:	Submit application by:	Application decision by:
M.A. or Ph.D.	Summer or Fall	March 1	April 1
M.A. or Ph.D.	Spring	October 1	November 1
Ph.D. with M.A. en route	Fall	December 1	February 14

Degrees Offered

Master of Arts in Educational Psychology (M.A.)
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology (Ph.D.)

Educational Psychology provides programs of study leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Psychology. Students may choose to enter the Ph.D. program with the M.A. completed en route. 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.

Master of Arts in Educational Psychology

A Masters of Arts (M.A.) 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 credit hours as follows:

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

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.

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Educational Psychology requires 90 total graduate credit hours. Of these, 24 credit hours are in a supportive area and 18 credit hours are dissertation units. The doctorate requires 36 credit hours of core courses in EDPY. The program for the Ph.D. with the M.A. earned en route follows the same requirements listed below.

	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 and Psychological Measurement
EDPY 603	Applied Statistical Design and Analysis
EDPY 604 –or– EDPY 606	Multiple Regression Techniques as Applied to Education Applied Multivariate Statistics
EDPY 610	Seminar in Classroom Learning
EDPY 613	Seminar in Human Growth and Development
EDPY 696 –and–	Internship 6 credit hours of electives in EDPY

Minor Study

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:

Cognitive and Psychological Processes
Quantitative Methods in Education

Both minors consist of a minimum of 24 credit hours of which no fewer than 18 credit hours are in Educational Psychology. Required core courses for the two minors are listed below:

	Cognitive and 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 and Psychological Measurement
EDPY 603	Applied Statistical Design and Analysis
EDPY 604 -or- EDPY 606	Multiple Regression Techniques as Applied to Education 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.

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