Psychology, MA
Program Description
Unlock new opportunities for discovery and leadership in the field of psychology with our Masters of Arts in Psychology program. Designed for motivated students who are passionate about research, teaching, or advancing scientific understanding across many professional fields, our program provides a strong academic foundation and critical skills that prepare you for entry into top-tier PhD programs and careers in academia, research, or the workforce.
This program will deepen your knowledge across disciplines within psychology-including social psychology, educational psychology, and developmental psychology. Our graduates excel in roles as researchers, educators, and thought leaders, many go onto pursue doctoral degrees in highly competitive programs.
M.A. in General Psychology
Department website: https://www.tamuk.edu/artsci/departments/psyc/index.html
The information below is just information for our Graduate General Psychology program. If you are looking for information about our Graduate Counseling Psychology program please go back to the previous page. Our graduate psychology general program offers both thesis and non-thesis options. Please go to degree requirement tab and select thesis/non-thesis tab for more information.
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Requirements for Admission:
1. undergraduate transcripts that show 18 semester hours of undergraduate psychology. These 18 semester hours must include: (i) 3 semester hours in statistics, (ii) 3 semester hours in experimental psychology/research methods, and the remaining 12 semester hours may be from the following psychology courses: cognitive psychology, learning and memory, social psychology, biopsychology, physiological psychology, sensation and perception, personality, abnormal, developmental psychology (lifespan, child, adolescent, or adult development), history and systems of psychology.
2. transcripts that show an undergraduate Psychology GPA of at least 3.0
3. a GRE score of 297 (Verbal and Quantitative) ** waived for Spring 2023
4. a personal statement
5. a curriculum vitae
6. three letters of reference
These documents should be submitted to Graduate admissions:
https://www.tamuk.edu/enrollment-management/admission/graduate/index.html%20
Applicants to our psychology graduate general program must have a complete application before it is submitted to the Psychology Graduate Admissions Review committee. The Psychology Graduate Admissions Review committee reviews your application before formal acceptance into the program. In general, applications are accepted during the Spring semester for admission in the Fall and in the Fall for the Spring semester.
Dr. Ferhat Karaman, PhD **contact first**
Psychology Coordinator
Ferhat.Karaman@tamuk.edu
Dr. Abiola Dipeolu
Counseling Psychology Coordinator
Abiola.Dipeolu@tamuk.edu
Dr. Timothy Oblad, PhD
Department Chair
Timothy.Oblad@tamuk.edu