Overview

Students pursuing a degree in Psychology at Wright State University can also choose a concentration in one of three areas of study:

Behavioral Neuroscience (BNS): Focuses on the connections between physiology, neurochemistry, and psychological experiences.

Clinical Psychology: Focuses on integrating the science of psychology with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of diverse and complicated human problems.

Cognition and Perception (CAP): Focuses on human performance and effectiveness and applying those insights to product or system design and innovation.

Industrial Organizational Psychology (IO): Focuses on applying psychology to the workplace, examining issues related to personnel selection, productivity, etc.

PreHealth Sciences: Focuses on applying psychology aspects to the health sciences field.

Program Learning Objectives

The B.S. curriculum is designed to provide opportunities to achieve six learning objectives.

In the Psychology bachelors degrees, students will gain:

Students will gain a knowledge of human behavior, including an understanding of thoughts, motivations, and feelings of individuals and groups and knowledge in how to assess human behavior and respond appropriately in work and non-work situations.

Students will learn strong research skills, including being able to define goals, identify problems, and develop potential solutions; they will learn to critically evaluate published and non-published information; and they will learn to problem-solve and to collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Students will gain strong ethical principles, including familiarity with ethical principles relating to work practices and to the protection of information, including how to safeguard privacy and confidentiality.

Students will learn to communicate information effectively both verbally and in written form in a concise and clear way; they will be able to communicate technical (including statistical) information clearly to non-specialists and will be able to translate data into easily interpreted graphs and figures.

Students will learn to work effectively in teams, both as a member and as a leader, and with people from diverse backgrounds; they will gain experience in taking initiative on group projects, in following directions or an established protocol, and will be responsive to positive or negative feedback.

Students will learn strong self-management skills, gain the ability to define and achieve goals in unclear situations, develop and complete projects from idea conception through final presentation of results or work products, as well as manage multiple, simultaneous demands relating to school, work, and family.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Qualitative Methods in Clinical Psychology

Cognition and Learning Methods

Personality Research Methods

Social Psychology Methods

Conditioning and Learning Methods

Perception Methods

Behavioral Neuroscience Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-10 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dayton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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International Application Checklist

Submit a copy of your passport information page showing your photo, name, and date of birth.

Complete the admission application and submit your $30 non-refundable application fee.

Refer to the Required Documents section to find a list of missing documents. Upload your documents in either PDF or JPEG format.

Upload your complete, official academic record from ALL high schools, secondary schools, colleges, and/or universities, or intensive English programs you have attended.

Submit an I-20 request form and current official bank statement in U.S. dollars.

Submit your SAT scores/ACT scores. These are not mandatory, but help in scholarship decisions.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

22000 USD / year

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Out-of-State

22000 USD / year

≈ 22000 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

11816 USD / year

≈ 11816 USD / year

Living costs

Dayton

United States

880 - 1352 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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