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Kansas State University

Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Admission Requirements

Professionals wishing to pursue a Master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology are expected to meet the following admissions requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA in the final two years, or approximately the last 60 credit hours.
  • Two years of human resource managerial or supervisory experience
  • Computer proficiency
  • Undergraduate coursework or on-the-job training and CEU equivalents in:
    • Psychology
    • Social Sciences
    • Human Resources
    • Management
    • Statistics (must have one college course in statistics)

Students without all the undergraduate course requirements may be admitted on a provisional basis with the understanding that deficiencies will be made up by taking the appropriate undergraduate courses.

Students with a lower than required grade point average may be required to take the GMAT or GRE. If admitted, admission status will be probationary until the first nine credit hours of study are completed satisfactorily. Failure to meet admission provisions or probationary grade requirements will result in dismissal from the program.

International Student
At this time we are accepting applications only from international students permanently residing in the US or Canada. Applicants for whom the English language is not their native language must score at least 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to be considered for the program. The TOEFL is offered several times a year throughout the world by the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. Applications for TOEFL examinations can be obtained in the applicant's country from the U.S. Information Service Office, the U.S. Consulate Offices, and the U.S. Embassy, or by writing to the Princeton TOEFL Educational Testing Service at Box 899, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, USA. To have your score directed to Kansas State University use code #6334.

At the time of enrollment, international students entering the Graduate School with a TOEFL score below 600 must also demonstrate proficiency in written and oral English. Those not meeting these requirements must satisfactorily complete English 075 or Speech 070, or both, as appropriate, before being allowed to enroll in the program through the Division of Continuing Education.

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