PhD Requirements
The following is taken from Northwestern's 2001/2003 Graduate School Bulletin
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Current Students section of The Graduate School website.
Admission Qualifications
- Supplementary Material: copies of published or submitted research reports
- Undergraduate/Graduate Degree: no preference given to master's degree nor undergraduate psychology majors
- Coursework Background: sufficient to demonstrate both interest in and ability to do research in chosen field of psychology
- Relevant Research or Experience: none required, but preference given to applicants with demonstrated ability in conducting research
- Other: official GRE scores; students must earn master's degree as a requirement of the PhD program
Coursework Requirements
Courses
- PSYCH 401-1 Psychology Proseminar: Biological and Cognitive Bases
of Behavior: 1 unit - PSYCH 401-2 Psychology Proseminar: Social and Personality Bases
of Behavior: 1 unit - Additional courses: 25 units
Total Required Units: 27 units
(Additional course requirements differ for the five Program Areas.)
Other PhD Requirements
- Examinations: oral examination on master's thesis; for admission to candidacy, written examination, or paper, and oral examination
- Research/Projects: in addition to master's project and PhD dissertation, students expected to engage in supervised research projects
- PhD Dissertation: result of independent research in specialized field
- Final Evaluations: oral examination on dissertation
- Other: teaching assignment
