I/O Grad School Series

So you want to go to graduate school in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology? Lots of decisions, not much direction. I bet I can help!

While my undergraduate students are lucky to be at a school with I/O psychologists, many students interested in I/O psychology aren’t at schools with people they can talk to. I/O psychology is still fairly uncommon in the grand scheme of psychologists; there are around 7,000 members of SIOP, the dominant professional organization of I/O, compared to the 150,000 in the American Psychological Association. As a result, many schools simply don’t have faculty with expertise in this area, leading many promising graduate students to apply elsewhere. That’s great from the perspective of I/O psychologists – lots of jobs – but not so great for grad-students-to-be or the field as a whole.

As a faculty member at ODU with a small army of undergraduate research assistants, I often find myself answering the same questions over and over again about graduate school. So why not share this advice with everyone?

This series covers the graduate school application process by year, starting in your Sophomore year of college, up through a preview of your first year. Check out each with the links below:

Starting Sophomore Year
Should I get a Ph.D. or Master’s? | How to Get Research Experience

Starting Junior Year
Preparing for the GRE | Getting Recommendations

Starting Senior Year
Where to Apply for Grad School | Value of Traditional vs. Online Degrees

Interviews/Visits
Preparing for Interviews | Going to Interviews

In Graduate School
What to Expect First Year