Program Overview

Introduction to the Combined BA + MS in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The Department of Psychology offers a combined BA + MS in Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology. This combined Bachelor's + Master's degree program allows students to complete 12 graduate credit hours while still undergraduates. These 12 graduate credit hours will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Program Requirements and Admission Criteria

• Students should work with their I-O advisor or I-O Program Director beginning as early as possible, ideally no later than their sophomore year.
• Applications for the combined program are due by May 1 of their junior year.
• At the time of application, the student should have completed the undergraduate requirements with a grade point average of 3.2 or higher; a strong GPA of at least 3.5 is preferred.
• Supplemental application forms must be submitted to the I-O Program Director together with the student's Unofficial Transcript from DePaul, statement of goals, and General Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.
• Applications will be evaluated by DePaul's Office of Graduate Admission and the Department of Psychology's I-O Admissions Committee.
• Typically, applicants are informed of the admission decision by mid-June of the same year.

Graduate Program Details

• The MS degree requires additional credit hours of graduate coursework earned after conferral of the BA.
• After a student's BA is conferred, they must adhere to the guidelines that appear in the MA/PhD I-O Program Graduate Academic Student Handbook.
• One exception is students must maintain at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA in MS coursework to remain in good standing, and they must earn at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA by the time of anticipated degree conferral as one of the criteria to be eligible to graduate with their MS.

Program Structure

• The combined Bachelor's + Master's degree programs are designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
• The program allows students to complete both degrees in a shorter amount of time than if they were to pursue each degree separately.

Academic Performance and Graduation

• Students in the combined program must meet the academic performance standards set by the Department of Psychology and the University.
• To be eligible to graduate with the MS degree, students must meet all the requirements outlined in the MA/PhD I-O Program Graduate Academic Student Handbook.