Admissions

Applicants are required to have:

• A baccalaureate degree, by the date of matriculation, earned from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent degree from an international college or university.
• A GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) in their baccalaureate degree.
  • Applicants with a GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 will be considered for conditional admission by submitting two letters of recommendation from a current professor, supervisor, and/or someone who can attest to the applicant’s ability to be successful in a graduate program. Exceptions may be made for applicants with a conferred graduate degree.
  • Applicants with a GPA below a 2.5 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Two letters of recommendation**
• If accepted for admission, students may receive transfer credit for graduate-level courses previously taken at other accredited institutions. Applicants must submit a transfer course form along with their additional documents needed to complete their application is transfer credit is requested.

**Letters of recommendation may be waived based on cumulative grade point average from your degree-granting institution.  Letters of recommendation should be submitted by professional references on letterhead.

Applicants admitted on a conditional basis must achieve a 3.0 cumulative GPA in their first two courses in order to achieve full admission status and continue in the program. Applicants not meeting this standard may be dismissed from the university. Applicants admitted on a conditional basis are not eligible to repeat coursework until they achieve a full admission status.

Applicants admitted on a provisional basis must submit all outstanding collateral, as defined in their acceptance letter, prior to the end of their first course to achieve full admission status and continue in the program. Applicants not meeting this standard may be dismissed from the university.

**Letters of recommendation may be waived based on cumulative grade point average from your degree-granting institution.  Letters of recommendation should be submitted by professional references on letterhead.

Applicants to these programs are required to have:

• A master’s degree, by the date of matriculation, in industrial and organizational psychology, psychology, business, or a related discipline. Applicants who did not graduate from Adler University’s Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or an equivalent program may be required to complete the equivalency requirements in addition to the doctoral curriculum. (See Program Requisites below.)
• A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) in their master’s degree. Successful applicants typically have a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale for graduate-level coursework.
• Two letters of recommendation from an individual who can speak to the applicant’s likelihood of success in a doctoral program.*
• A writing sample (e.g., a publication, report, or an essay or paper previously submitted as an assignment).
• An admissions interview.
• If accepted for admission, students may receive transfer credit for graduate-level courses previously taken at other accredited institutions. Applicants must submit a transfer course form along with their additional documents needed to complete their application is transfer credit is requested.

*Applicants who are graduates or current students, in good standing, from Adler University master’s degree programs may have one letter of recommendation, the writing sample, and/or interview waived.

Applicants are expected to have adequate coursework in the areas listed below.

Applicants to the Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology program who did not graduate from Adler University’s Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology or an equivalent program will be assessed to determine whether they have adequate coursework in the following master’s-level course areas, with a letter grade of B or better. Students who need to complete additional master’s-level courses, will need to do so within the first five course periods of the doctoral program:

• MIO-502: Organizational Theory or MAOP-570: Foundations of Organizational Psychology
• MIO-504: Organizational Development and Change or MAOP-580: Organizational Development and Change
• One graduate-level statistics course (INDS-502: Statistics or MAOP-525: Statistical Methods at Work)
• One graduate-level research methods course (MIO-503: Research Methods or MAOP-546: Research Methods in Organizational Psychology)

Applicants to the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership program who did not graduate from Adler University’s Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership or an equivalent program will be assessed to determine whether they have adequate coursework in the following master’s-level course areas, with a letter grade of B or better. Students who need to complete additional master’s-level courses, will need to do so within the first five course periods of the doctoral program:

• Statistics (3 credits)
• Research Methods (3 credits)
• Leadership Management (3 credits)
• Organizational Culture & Design (3 credits)