Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- Degree Levels:
- Master
- Delivery Options:
- St. Cloud (On Campus)
Industrial-Organizational Psychology M.S.
The Industrial-Organizational Psychology master's degree prepares students to find solutions in the workplace using psychological principles to understand behavior and improve the productivity and quality of work life of employees at any organizational level. Psychological theories and techniques are taught and refined to best be able to work in employee selection, training and evaluation.
Students are trained in the core areas of I-O psychology as recommended by the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
The GRE is not required for admission to this program.
Program Requirements
Department of Psychology
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The St. Cloud State Advantage
- Program follows a cohort model where your class-work, thesis and/or practicum experiences will be largely shared with classmates.
- Numerous applied experiential learning engages students in applying concepts and often interacting with the business community.
- Faculty and students actively support and participate in networking, including local and national conferences and meeting. Faculty bring real-world examples from a wide variety of applied experiences they've collectively had in the I-O field working with client national and international organizations.
- Students may choose from either an internship/practicum or thesis for their culminating project.
- Placement rate in their field for recent graduates is 90%.
- Ranked as a top 10 MS program in the U.S. based on program quality, applied experiences, student and alumni perceptions, cost, and faculty-to-student ratio.
Admission Requirements and Details
When applying for a graduate program, the School of Graduate Studies serves as a liaison between the applicant and the program. Application materials should be sent to the School of Graduate Studies.
Once all application materials are received, Graduate Studies will forward materials to the program for review and an interview will be scheduled. Thereafter, an admission recommendation will be forwarded to Graduate Studies for a final decision and notification to the applicant.
For admission consideration, applicants must meet minimum Graduate Studies admission requirements.
Applicants are also encouraged to:
- Have a strong quantitative background
- Students are encouraged to complete the following undergraduate courses, if possible:
- Introductory psychology
- Industrial and/or organizational psychology
- Statistics
- Research methods and/or experimental psychology
- Social psychology
Wait list
Competition for limited places in the I-O Psychology program may require the necessity of a wait list. Wait list decisions are made four weeks after the completion of interviews.
Application Deadlines
| U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | February 15 (Priority) March 15 (Final) |
February 15 (Priority) March 15 (Final) |
February 15 (Priority) March 15 (Final) |
| Spring | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Summer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Graduate Director: Dr. Daren Protolipac
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