Industrial / Organizational Psychology
Application Process
Deadline:
Review of applications begins October 15, 2008. The final application deadline has been extended to April 30, 2009.
Students wishing to apply for admission to the Master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MIOP) program should submit application materials as soon as possible because enrollments are limited. A $30 application fee is required. Please include a check or money order payable to Kansas State University. All application materials should be sent to:
Clive Fullagar, Ph.D.
MIOP Program Director
c/o MIOP Administrative Assistant
Department of Psychology
Kansas State University
474 Bluemont Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-5302
The application procedures for the MIOP program are:
- Print out this page of instructions and check off each step as you go.
- Print out the Graduate Application Form.
Fill out the application form, sign and date it, and then put the form aside for inclusion with your statement of objectives. - Prepare a Statement of Objectives.
State your academic objectives on a separate sheet, giving specific reasons for the selection of your field of study, contemplated research areas, and professional plans. Most statements are three to four paragraphs in length. The objectives allow faculty to:- Determine that your expectations of the MIOP program are congruent with what the program provides; and
- Review a sample of your writing skills.
Include this statement of objectives with your application form, which is to be mailed to Dr. Fullagar at the Psychology Department.
- Order Transcripts:
Request each college or university where you received your bachelor's degree or completed any advanced course work or degree to send an official transcript to address above.
Failure to list any colleges or universities from which you received a degree or enrolled in graduate course work may result in dismissal from the University. (Transcripts become part of your records at Kansas State University and cannot be returned.)
Students whose transcripts are not in English must furnish a translation by an appropriate authority.
- Provide three professional and/or academic letters of reference.
Request three professional and/or academic references to send letters to Clive Fullagar at address above. - If employed, obtain a letter of support from your employer.
Ask your employer to send a letter indicating support of your entrance into the program. Financial support is not required. - International Students:
International Study Applicants should provide TOEFL scores with their application forms as explained under admission requirements.
