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Psychology Ph.D.

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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)602 - Doctor of Philosophy

Minimum GPA to receive degree

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Completion requirements

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, all CSPR students must complete a “mailbox ready” manuscript, first-year research project, dissertation prospectus, and predoctoral internship prior to graduation (typically in the final year of the program).

All CSPR (APCS) students without the master's upon matriculation must also complete the UMN Psychology MA degree. Only the Plan B (capstone) option is acceptable.

A GPA of 3.2 or better is required.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Students must earn a B- or better in all core courses (or an S in all practicum courses). At a maximum, no more than two B's (including B-, B, or B+) should be earned as final grades in core courses.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 22 credits from the following:
  • 8164251
  • 0160381
  • 8191111
  • 8254711
  • 8254551
  • 0106081
  • 0104331
  • 0104811
AND

Take 1 credit of the following at least 4 times in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0106091
AND

Select one pairing in consultation with the advisor.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
OR
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0064081
  • 0064091
AND

Select courses in consultation with the advisor. Students typically complete four enrollments of PSY 5993, but may use PSY 8993, which is variable credit, when registering for 3 credits of PSY 5993 is not feasible (e.g., will result in additional tuition charges).

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 7998911
  • 0109481
AND

Select credits from at least 2 of the following areas, in consultation with the advisor, for a minimum of 9 credits. Other courses can be applied to the requirement with advisor approval.

Complete at least 2 of the following:
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0162871
  • 0149101
  • 8063871
  • 7890311
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065091
  • 0065101
  • 0065141
  • 0065161
  • 8073511
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0039801
  • 0039821
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065211
  • 0065201
  • 0110681
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0066121
  • 0099441
  • 0106131
  • 7914091
OR

PSY 5862 is required to satisfy the Measurement area. PSY 5865 may be taken after PSY 5862 is completed as a secondary Measurement fulfillment.

Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0066251
  • 0066271
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065181
  • 0106571
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065111
  • 0102781
  • 0065131
  • 8079561
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0001861
  • 0065991
  • 0066001
  • 0066031
  • 0066081
  • 0104251
  • 0101101
  • 0099781
  • 7916071
  • 0102291
  • 0102351
  • 0100961
  • 0100601
OR

PSY 8960 may be applied to this requirement if taken as Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists.

Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7968771
  • 8268221
  • 8275301
  • 8272831
  • 7998701
Completion requirements

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CAB) students must complete a first-year research project.

A grade of B- or better is required for courses to apply to degree requirements. Two thirds of courses applied to the degree must be taken A-F.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8079561
  • 8073511
AND

Take courses in one or more of the core areas for a minimum of 6 credits. Courses are selected in consultation with the advisor. Other courses can be applied to the requirement with advisor approval.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0162871
  • 0049011
  • 0149101
  • 8063871
  • 7890311
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065091
  • 7952351
  • 0065141
  • 8190481
  • 0065161
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 6 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8273541
  • 0065111
  • 0102781
  • 0065131
  • 7904061
AND

Select courses in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7998911
  • 0109481
AND

Select courses in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 7991811
  • 7987801
  • 8174761
  • 8196321
  • 7952351
  • 0066251
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
  • 7876871
  • 0016241
  • 0064081
  • 0064091
  • 0034651
  • 0036641
  • 0047121
AND

Select course(s) in consultation with the advisor to support your research program. Students may complete this requirement by taking a suite of 1-credit courses including, but not limited to PSY 8960 as the topic Psychology Research and Professional Development Workshop (repeats allowed) and CPSY 8101: Graduate Fellowship Proposal Writing Seminar.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8164231
  • 8146541
  • NSC 5xxx

  • NSC 8xxx

  • PSY 5xxx

  • PSY 8xxx

AND

Select outside courses (i.e., courses from other areas of specialization and departments) from the following and/or other courses selected in consultation with the advisor. PSY 5993, PSY 50xx, and PSY 80xx courses cannot be applied to this requirement. The requirement can be met by completing a formal minor.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 7997201
  • 0140901
  • 7973471
  • 7987801
  • 0045191
  • 0162631
  • 0162871
  • 0049011
  • 8174761
  • 8196321
  • 0045651
  • 0045661
  • 7998701
  • 8007991
  • 0016241
  • 0064081
  • 0064091
  • 0034651
  • 0036641
  • 0047121
  • PSY 5xxx

  • PSY 8xxx



Completion requirements

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, Counseling students must complete a first-year research project, dissertation prospectus, and predoctoral internship prior to graduation.

All courses should be taken A-F unless the course is only offered S/N. A grade of B or better is required for courses to apply to degree requirements. Failure to meet these grade minimums may require a remediation plan.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 46 credits from the following:
  • 0066121
  • 0066251
  • 8269901
  • 0098171
  • 0098331
  • 0100251
  • 7920371
  • 7920381
  • 0100601
  • 0101971
  • 0160381
  • 0104331
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
AND

Take at least 1 credit of PSY 8560 in the fall semester of years 3 and 4 for a minimum total of 3 credits (one of the 3 credits may be completed in fall of year 5 with advisor and area director permission).  

Take at least 1 credit of PSY 8561 in the spring semester of years 3 and 4 for a minimum total of 3 credits (one of the 3 credits may be completed in spring of year 5 with advisor and area director permission).

Take 1 credit of PSY 8565 (offered in the fall) and 1 credit of PSY 8566 (offered in the spring) year 3 or 4 for a total of 2 credits.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0106361
  • 0106501
  • 0106771
  • 0106781
AND
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8118741
AND

PSY 5960 can fulfill this requirement when taken as the topic "Brain, Reward, and Motivation."

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0065101
AND
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0039821
AND

Another 5xxx or 8xxx-level course on group processes, attributions, discrimination, and attitudes can be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0065991
  • 7916071
  • 0102291
AND
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Select course(s) in consultation with the advisor. Another 5xxx or 8xxx-level advanced statistics course can be applied to this requirement with advisor approval. PSY 8960 may be applied to this requirement if taken as Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0023211
  • 7946711
  • 7978351
  • 7968771
  • 8275301
  • 8275291
AND

Select course(s) in consultation with the advisor. Another 5xxx or 8xxx-level advanced statistics course can be applied to this requirement with advisor approval. PSY 8960 may be applied to this requirement if taken as Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists.

Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 8080511
  • 7920221
  • 0023211
  • 7946711
  • 7978351
  • 7968771
  • 0066271
  • 0100961
  • 8268221
  • 8275301
  • 8275291
  • 8272831
  • 8146541
  • 8202081
  • 7998701
  • 8196161


Completion requirements

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, I-O students must complete a first-year research project and dissertation prospectus/meeting. I-O students are encouraged to pursue a formal minor in a quantitative area. Students work with their advisor(s) to establish a plan for completing both major and minor requirements.

A grade of B- or better is required for courses to apply to degree requirements. Students must maintain a program GPA of 3.25 or higher.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Core courses must be taken A-F to count toward degree requirements.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Other courses can be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.

Earn at least 11 credits from the following:
  • 0066251
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
AND

Select courses in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 18 credits from the following:
  • 0099441
  • 0106131
  • 7914091
  • 0106231
  • 0106241
  • 0106251
AND

Select at least 3 credits, in consultation with the advisor, from one of the following nine areas. Other courses at 5xxx-level or higher can be applied to one of the requirements with advisor approval.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0162871
  • 0149101
  • 8063871
  • 7890311
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065091
  • 0065101
  • 0065141
  • 0065161
  • 8073511
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0039801
  • 0039821
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065211
  • 0065221
  • 0065201
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065181
  • 0066101
  • 0106571
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0048341
  • 0160381
  • 8254711
  • 0104331
  • 0106181
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065111
  • 0102781
  • 0065131
  • 8079561
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0065991
  • 0066001
  • 0066031
  • 0066081
  • 0104251
  • 0101101
  • 0099781
  • 7916071
  • 0102291
  • 0102351
  • 0100961
OR
Complete course(s) and earn up to 3 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0066121
  • 0098171
  • 0098331
  • 0100251
  • 0100601
AND

Select at least 6 credits, in consultation with the advisor, from one or more of the following areas. Other courses may be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.  Electives may be taken S/N. PSY 8960, if selected, must be one offered through the I-O psychology area. Up to 6 credits from the Electives requirement may be waived with advisor and area director approval for students who elect to pursue a formal minor focused on quantitative methods (e.g. Statistics, Educational Psychology).

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:

The following topics of PSY 8960: Graduate Seminar in Psychology are approved for this requirement. Other I-O topics offered under PSY 8960 may also be applied to this requirement:

  • Meta-Analysis

  • Fairness and Bias

  • Personality at Work

  • Motivation at Work

  • Counterproductive Work Behaviors

OR

Other PSY courses at the 5xxx and 8xxx level may be used with advisor approval.

OR

Courses may include 5xxx and 8xxx level courses in EPSY, STAT, APEC, CSOM, LAW, and/or other related disciplines. Advisor approval is required to apply courses to this requirement.

AND
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

The following courses are required, and must be taken A-F. In addition, students must complete 3 credits of PSY 8960 as the topic Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists. Other courses may be substituted with advisor approval.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
  • 8270041
  • 8268221
AND

Select at least one, 3-credit or more, quantitative course in consultation with the advisor. Another course can be substituted with advisor approval.

This 3-credit requirement may be waived with advisor and area director approval for students who elect to pursue a formal minor focused on quantitative methods (e.g. Statistics, Educational Psychology).

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0022641
  • 0023181
  • 0023211
  • 7978351
  • 7968771
  • 7952351
  • 0066271
  • 7876871
  • 7910341
  • 7962941
  • 0032251
  • 0033531
  • 0034661
  • 0034651
  • 0036641


Completion requirements

Students without the master's upon matriculation must complete the UMN Psychology MA degree (Plan A) or a master's degree in a related field with advisor, area director, and DGS approval.

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, PIB students must complete a first-year research project and dissertation prospectus.

All courses must be taken A-F to count toward degree requirements, unless the course is only offered S/N. A grade of B or better is required for courses to apply to degree requirements.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 14 credits from the following:
  • 0066251
  • 8269901
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
AND

Register for PSY 5993 at least two times.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 7998911
AND

Select courses in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0065181
  • 0065211
  • 0065201
  • 0106571
AND

Select 3 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. PSY 8960 may also be used if taken as the topic Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists. Other courses may be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0066271
  • 8275301
  • 8275291
AND

Select courses in consultation with the advisor. Other courses can also be applied to this requirement with advisor approval, including EPSY, STAT, GCD, and NSC courses. Under limited circumstances, this requirement can be waived with advisor and area director approval for students who elect to pursue a formal minor.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0065181
  • 0065211
  • 0065221
  • 0065201
  • 0066101
  • 0106571
  • 0110681
Completion requirements

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, QPM students must complete a first-year research project and a dissertation prospectus.

A grade of B or better is required for courses to apply to degree requirements.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

All courses for this requirement must be taken A-F. PSY 5862, PSY 8814, and PSY 8815 are taken in the first year; the timing for other core courses is determined in consultation with the advisor. 

Students may pursue substitutions, such as to take EPSY 8266: Statistical Analysis Using Structural Equation Methods in lieu of PSY 8871, when needed to maintain timely degree progress and with advisor approval.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take PSY 8814 in fall of the first year, and PSY 8815 in spring of the first year.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
AND

Take PSY 5862 in fall of the first year.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0066251
  • 0066271
AND

Take 3 credits of PSY 8960 as the topic Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8275301
AND

Register for at least 1 credit of PSY 8881 each semester in years 1-3, except in fall of year 2 when students must register for 3 credits.

Students registered for 1 credit are responsible for attending talks, participating in discussions, and submitting weekly reflections on the material, but do not present or lead discussions.

Students have the option to register for 3 credits in semesters when they will deliver at least one talk and/or lead a discussion on a topic of their choosing in addition to standard course requirements for all students. Students registered for 3 credits are encouraged to use this opportunity to practice conference presentations, dissertation defenses, job talks, etc. as part of their professional development.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0108951
AND

Select course(s) in other areas of specialization and/or other psychology departments in consultation with the advisor to develop breadth in subject matter expertise. PSY 58xx, PSY 88xx, PSY 5993, and PSY 8993 credits cannot be used to fulfill this requirement. CPSY and EPSY courses may also be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.

PSY 8960, when taken in topics other than quantitative methods, can be applied to this requirement by submitting an exception request using the form provided in the Graduate Student Handbook.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • PSY 5xxx

  • PSY 8xxx

AND

Take elective courses in years 2 and 3. PSY 8960 credits may also be applied to this requirement if taken as Nonparametric Analysis or another QPM topic. Other courses may be considered with advisor approval. 

Students completing the Statistics MS (or doctoral minor) may complete 6 credits of STAT 5xxx and 8xxx courses from the MS (or doctoral minor) curriculum in lieu of completing this requirement with advisor approval.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8275291
  • 8266681
  • 8272831


Completion requirements

In addition to standard requirements for all UMN doctoral students, Social Psychology students must complete a first-year research project (with second-year presentation) and dissertation prospectus.

A grade of B- or better is required for courses to apply to degree requirements. All courses must be taken A-F unless the course is only offered S/N.

Students who elect to pursue a minor typically take minor courses in addition to the area’s requirements. However, up to six credits of courses may be waived from the Social Psychology curriculum, with advisor(s) and area director approval, if the same course(s) would fulfill requirements for both the Social Psychology and minor curriculums.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take Psy 8205 twice for a total of 6 credits. Take Psy 8206 at least 3 times for a total of 3 credits.

Earn at least 17 credits from the following:
  • 0102291
  • 0102301
  • 7918991
  • 7919001
AND

Select course(s) in consultation with the advisor. PSY 8960, if taken as the topic Multivariate Statistics for Social Scientists, is also an approved course. Other statistics courses, including PSY 8960 taken topics courses in statistics, can be applied to the requirement with advisor approval.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0022641
  • 0023181
  • 0023211
  • 7946711
  • 7978351
  • 7968771
  • 0066251
  • 0066271
  • 8275301
  • 0108951
  • 8272831
  • 0029301
  • 7910341
  • 7962941
  • 0032251
  • 0033531
  • 0034661
  • 0034651
  • 0036641
  • 0047121
AND

Select PSY 52xx and 82xx courses in consultation with the advisor; at least 6 credits must be taken at the 8000-level. PSY 5960 and PSY 8960 credits may be used when taken as Social Psychology topics  (i.e. PSY 5960: Sociocultural Psychology). Other 52xx and 82xx courses may be applied to this requirement with advisor approval.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 0065991
  • 0066001
  • 0066031
  • 0066081
  • 0066101
  • 0104251
  • 0099781
  • 7916071
  • 0102351
  • 0100961
  • 8006621
AND

Select course(s) in consultation with the advisor. PSY 5993, PSY 52xx, and PSY 82xx courses cannot be applied to this requirement.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • PSY 5xxx

  • PSY 8xxx



Completion requirement

When to take thesis credits varies by sub-plan, or area of specialization. Most students start taking thesis credits while in coursework (years 1-3), but should consult the area and department handbooks for specifics. Take up to 14 credits of PSY 8888 in fall of the fourth year (typically while completing preliminary oral examinations) to finish thesis credits that term unless otherwise directed, or if 24 thesis credits have already been completed.

Complete course(s) and earn exactly 24 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7879251
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