University Statistics Committee/Master of Statistics
Educational Psychology Track Procedures

1. location

The Educational Psychology Track of the Master of Statistics Program is located within the Department of Educational Psychology.

2. track faculty

The Educational Psychology Track faculty consists of faculty members with regular appointments in the Department of Educational Psychology who advise students in the MStat, Educational Psychology Track.

3. Eduational Psychology Track Representative to the University Statistics Committee

The University Statistics Committee votes to nominate regular, voting committee members, one from each track plus the chair, and sends these nominations to the Dean of the Graduate School annually in the spring. The Dean of the Graduate School appoints the University Statistics Committee. Nominations for track representatives come from each track each spring, according to each track’s procedures. Track faculty other than the track representative may opt to serve as ad hoc members of the University Statistics Committee. However, only the track representative is a voting member of the Committee.

Learning, Cognition, and Research Methods faculty of the Department of educational Psychology alternate as track nominees for the Educational Psychology Track representative.

4. Track Interface with the Department of Educational Psychology

The interface between tracks and departments is described in the University Statistics Committee’s Procedures as follows:

“The MStat degree is granted in a specific department (e.g., MStat in Educational Psychology is granted in the Department of Educational Psychology). However, the Chair of the University Statistics Committee signs on all forms (e.g, admissions, candidacy, etc.) as department chair for this program, by agreement with the home departments of each track when the MStat program was created.

Track faculty follow each track’s procedures to coordinate with their home department.

The committee coordinates with related programs to assure that course content meets MStat students’ needs.”

The Department of Educational Psychology determines teaching assignments and course schedules and ensures that the required Educational Psychology courses in the Educational Psychology Track are taught. MStat students in Educational Psychology graduate in the Department of Educational Psychology, and they may participate in the graduation ceremonies of the College of Education.

5. Educational Psychology Track Admissions

Applicants to the MStat Program apply to the Graduate School, which forwards their applications to the University Statistics Committee and from there to the Track Representatives.

The due date for completed applications to the Educational Psychology Track is February 1 for the following autumn, although applications at other times may be considered. The members of the Educational Psychology faculty meet to vote on admissions and identify advisors. The Educational Psychology Track Representative initials forms indicating if the Department of Educational Psychology votes to admit the student and forwards the forms back to the Program Director (i.e., the Chair of the University Statistics Committee). The University Statistics Committee Chair reviews the application and forwards the application to the Graduate School with a recommendation to admit or not admit the student.

6. Educational Psychology Track Curriculum

The Educational Psychology Track prerequisites and curriculum are detailed in the MStat Program Brochure and on the Educational Psychology Track portion of this website.