Overview
Our Ph.D. Experimental Psychology program at Oklahoma State University consists of four subspecialty tracks: cognitive psychology, comparative-neurobiological psychology, developmental psychology and social-personality psychology.
Features
- The program adopts the perspective that psychology is a broad discipline with a central focus on understanding, predicting and enhancing individual behavior using a variety of perspectives.
- To accommodate this broad spectrum, we examine the biological, comparative, cognitive, developmental, social and personality factors that affect behavior.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Quantitative methods, research design and teaching practicum
- Courses organized by experimental track (cognitive, comparative-neurobiology, developmental or social-personality)
- Thesis (six credit hours)
- Dissertation (15 credit hours)
- Students have the option of an additional concentration in quantitative methods
- Comprehensive exams, taken after defense of thesis and prior to dissertation proposal
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 108 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Application Deadline: Dec. 1 (fall admission)
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Psychology View 195 other PhDs in Psychology in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree (psychology degree not required)
- Completion of psychology courses strongly suggested, including introductory psychology, experimental psychology, quantitative methods in psychology and abnormal psychology
- For exceptional students without these courses, contact the program director to determine whether alternative courses are sufficient.
- Minimum GPA of 3.3 preferred
- Three letters of reference
- Due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, GRE scores are not needed for applications this year.
- Statement of purpose
- Writing sample from a psychology course (experimental psychology preferred), convention or presentation that is representative of your writing abilities
Tuition Fee
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International
17890 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17890 USD per year during 108 months. -
National
17890 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17890 USD per year during 108 months. -
In-State
7550 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7550 USD per year during 108 months.
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