Students in the Experimental Program complete the General Psychology Core, the Research Skills Core, a master's thesis, and a doctoral dissertation. In addition, students in each of the experimental concentrations also complete advanced coursework in their specialty area and take PY695 Teaching of Psychology.

General Psychology Core:

• PY650 Cognition and Learning
• PY651 Physiological Psychology or PY629 Cognitive Neuroscience
• Two of: PY670 Perception, PY652 Life-Span Developmental Psychology, PY672 Advanced Social Psychology  (some concentrations require a specific course from this set)
• PY471 History and Systems if not taken as an undergraduate

Research Skills Core:

• PY607 Research Methods in Psychology
• PY602 Advanced Statistics I
• PY603 Advanced Statistics II
• PY604 Multivariate Methods of Analysis, PY659/BER558 Psychometrics, BER646 Structural Equation Modeling, or approved alternative

Advanced Coursework as applicable:

• Cognitive Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Developmental Science
• PY695 Teaching of Psychology (required for all experimental concentrations)

Thesis and Dissertation Hours:

• PY599 Thesis research (6 hours)
• PY699 Dissertation research (24 hours)