NOTE: The priority deadline for admission is April 1st. Applications received by this date each year will be given priority (applicants after the 1st will still be reviewed as space is available). Feel free to contact us now if you have questions or simply begin your application!

Please visit the Graduate School website for all admission requirements. 

Each student is required to complete 60 semester-hours for the Master of Science degree in I-O Psychology. These requirements include 6 credit hours of on-site practicum experience. Completion of a master’s thesis is optional but recommended for those preparing for doctoral study. Classes are also rotated each year, allowing part-time students to graduate while working full time.

Required Courses (60 hours)   

  • IOPY 5800 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • IOPY 7690 Professional Issues in I/O Psychology  
  • IOPY 7090 Organizational Development 
  • IOPY 8380 Employment Law and Personnel Practices 
  • IOPY 5500 Statistical Methods in Psychology 
  • IOPY 8000 Research Design and Analysis 
  • IOPY 7080 Group Dynamics 
  • IOPY 7050 Consulting in I/O Psychology 
  • IOPY 7961 I/O Psychology Practicum 1 
  • IOPY 8370 Human Factors Psychology 
  • IOPY 8110 Psychometrics  
  • IOPY 7610 Performance Appraisal 
  • IOPY 7600 Personnel Selection 
  • IOPY 8360 Human Resource Development 
  • IOPY 8350 Motivation  
  • IOPY 8100 Research Methods in I/O Psychology 
  • IOPY 7060 Consulting in I/O Psychology 2 
  • IOPY 7962 Practicum 2 

Guided Electives (6 hours)

Students will select elective classes from various areas, such as Instructional Technology, Public Administration, Business Administration, and Psychology. 

 

I/O Course Rotation Grid

Prefix Number Name Credits
Fall Offerings
1st Year Cohort IOPY 5800

PSYC 5800 Industrial/Organizational Psychology 

 

 3
IOPY 7690 Professional Issues in I/O Psychology  3
IOPY 7090 Organizational Development 3
IOPY 8380 Employment Law and Personnel Practices  3
2nd Year Cohort IOPY 8110

Psychometrics  

 

 3
IOPY 7610 Performance Appraisal 3
IOPY 7600 Personnel Selection 3
IOPY N/A Graduate Elective 3
Spring Offerings
1st Year Cohort IOPY 5500

Statistical Methods in Psychology 

 

 3
IOPY 8000 Research Design and Analysis  3
IOPY 7080 Group Dynamics 3
2nd Year Cohort IOPY 8360 Human Resource Development 3
IOPY 8350 Motivation 3
IOPY N/A Graduate Elective 3
Summer Offerings

1st Year Cohort

 IOPY 7050

Consulting in I/O Psychology 

 
IOPY 7961 I/O Psychology Practicum 1
IOPY 8370 Human Factors Psychology 
2nd Year Cohort IOPY 8100

 

Research Methods in I/O Psychology 

 
IOPY 7060 Consulting in I/O Psychology 2 
IOPY 7962 Practicum 2
Total Hours: 60
Class times are work and family sensitive.
Classes are scheduled so that most semesters students need only come to campus two times per week.
Full time students can finish the program in 2 years.