Educational Psychology

Educational Leadership
and Counseling Psychology: Educational Psychology

http://education.wsu.edu/graduate/specializations/edpsychology/

Admission Requirements
To apply, please provide the following information: a current resume documenting any related work or research experience; a brief statement of your professional objectives and how you believe they will be promoted by admission to the program (do not exceed two typed single spaced pages); three letters of reference forwarded by persons familiar with your qualifications; transcripts showing all previous college or university coursework; and GRE or (for international students only) TOEFL or IELTS scores. For admission in the doctoral program a minimum GRE score of 1000 (quantitative/verbal) is required. Please also fill out the departmental application form at http://education.wsu.edu/graduate/apply/edpsychology/.

Program Description
The educational psychology program, with core requirements in research, evaluation, and measurement and learning theory, provides students with a solid academic foundation in educational measurement and evaluation. In 2009, the College of Education Assessment and Evaluation Center (formerly the Assessment and Evaluation Center)  was established at WSU to provide leadership, training, consultation, and state-of-the-art solutions, to challenging educational research questions at the university, state, national and international levels. Assistantships for educational psychology students in the center provide unique opportunities to apply theoretical concepts and methodologies of program evaluation and educational and psychological measurement to specific practical projects in various educational setting through partnerships with school districts, state agencies, and other social service organizations.

Successful professionals in this field have strong methodological skills, an understanding of researchable topics, the ability to develop a research program, the ability to communicate and work with a wide variety of professionals, and the skills to understand nuance and ambiguity in the work environment. Through faculty and student partnerships across campus, the program provides an exciting, interdisciplinary atmosphere for course and field study. Consistent with the scientist-practitioner model of professional training in psychology, students in the doctoral program in educational psychology are required to integrate the theoretical and research offerings of the university with substantial practicum and internship experiences by completing an internship directly related to the specific area of professional training.

Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology

Contact Information
Graduate Coordinator
Office of Graduate Studies
Cleveland Hall, Room 252
PO Box 642114
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-2114
Telephone: 509-335-9195/335-7016
Fax: 509-335-2097
E-mail: gradstudies@wsu.edu