Overview

Department of Psychology / Department of Psychology is located in Tallahassee, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Developmental psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Clinical psychology
Master of Science (MS)	Applied behavior analysis
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Cognitive psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Neuroscience

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	35
Doctoral Degrees	9

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test- waiver process does exist Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test- PhD in Cognitive and Clinical GRE Waivers offered for PhD in Social, Developmental and Neuroscience Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

332

Applied

51

Accepted

30

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test- waiver process does exist
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test- PhD in Cognitive and Clinical GRE Waivers offered for PhD in Social, Developmental and Neuroscience

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

142

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.08%
Black or African American	3.52%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	9.15%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.75%
Unknown	2.11%

Gender

Male (21%)

Female (78%)

Faculty

50

Total faculty

Full-time - 50

Part-time - 0

Male (22)

Female (28)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Cognitive, behavioral, and biological processes in anxiety disorders, PTSD, problematic anger, and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders; treatment of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and problematic anger; computerized treatments; courage and strategies to facilitate courageous behavior. The role of systems of perception and action planning in language comprehension; embodied cognition; language production; learning and adaptation effects in both language co

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

9,797,900

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 3064301
Tallahassee, FL  32306
United States

Contact Dr. Brad Schmidt
Chairman
Email: schmidt@psy.fsu.edu
Phone: 850-644-2040
Fax: 850-644-7739

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