Time to Completion:

The Ball Sate School Psychology Doctoral Program requires four academic years of full-time study or its equivalent beyond the baccalaureate degree. Students must complete, including the dissertation, a minimum of 90 semester hours of graduate work beyond the bachelor's degree. A minimum of 72 semester hours is required exclusive of credit for internship and dissertation. This graduate requirement is also exclusive of undergraduate and remedial courses designed to remove admission deficiencies.

In addition, University residency requirements stipulate at least two consecutive semesters of graduate work beyond the master's degree must be taken in residence at Ball State University. The student must complete a minimum of 48 of the required 90 semester hours of graduate work on the Ball State University campus. Candidates who hold master's degrees from other than Ball State may have up to 42 of the 90 semester hours of graduate work at other approved institutions of higher learning accepted (Graduate Catalog).