Admission Requirements:
All applicants need to apply to the university graduate school and supply official transcripts. This application also includes:
- the departmental application;
- three letters of recommendation;
- a personal statement (approximately 1000 words in length) describing academic objectives, research interests, and career goals;
- an academic writing sample.
Preference will be given to applicants with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 hours of coursework who have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a substantial equivalent. Applicants who meet criteria for full admission and those being considered for conditional admission (see below) may be contacted for an in-person or virtual interview.
Substantial equivalent for admission without a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology includes 18 hours of psychology course work including:
- general psychology or introduction to psychology;
- child development, lifespan development, or developmental psychology;
- statistics;
- experimental psychology or research methods;
- abnormal psychology or personality;
- learning, cognitive psychology, psychological testing, or biological psychology.
Note that some graduate courses have undergraduate course prerequisites.
If space is available, applications may be reviewed for conditional admission if they do not meet the requirements for full admission (above). Conditions of admission are based on student needs and are discussed with the applicant.
All application materials should be uploaded to the WTAMU Graduate School Applicant Portal or sent directly to the WTAMU Graduate School.
Graduate School
West Texas A&M University
WTAMU Box 60215
Canyon, Texas 79016
graduateschool@wtamu.edu
For more information, contact the department at 806-651-2590.
Application portal and information available online:
https://www.wtamu.edu/academics/graduate-school/apply/index.html
Deadlines: Review of applications for fall admission will begin no later than April 1. All applications received after April 1 will be reviewed for any remaining positions. The deadline for spring admission is December 1.
