Admission Criteria
The Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology doctoral program maintains an average of 20 full-time students, with approximately 3-4 new students admitted each fall. Admission is highly competitive – in the last five years, we have averaged about 70 applications a year. Selection criteria include GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative, Writing), GPA (last 60 undergraduate hours), letters of recommendation, research experience and interests, and the applicant’s personal statement of professional/career goals. Over the past 5 years (2018-2022), students accepted into the program have average GRE (verbal + quantitative) scores of 320 (SD =4.15) and a Jr/Sr undergraduate GPA of 3.65 (SD = 0.29). Although no formal requirements exist regarding undergraduate course preparation, it is recommended that students applying to the I/O psychology program have some introductory coursework in some of the following areas: statistics, experimental design, measurement and test construction, I/O psychology, and social psychology. Additional information about the program can be found at the SIOP page on I/O graduate training programs.
Admission information specific to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences can be found on the department’s admissions information page.
University specific admission information is available on the Texas A&M University Office of Admissions and Records’ website
The program also supports an active speakers series that each year brings to campus a number of faculty members from other universities. This series provides exposure to different perspectives on the field and the opportunity to network with professors at other institutions.