History of ÃÛÌÒ½´Psychology
1915: ÃÛÌÒ½´opened its doors to students.
1919: The first psychologist arrived on campus. Dr. Joseph Yarborough, a newly minted Ph.D. out of the University of Chicago, joined the Philosophy Department. He was an experimental psychologist and established the 89th psychological research lab in the country.
1930: The Department of Psychology was created with Dr. Yarborough serving as the first chair. He continued in that capacity until 1947.
1930: The ÃÛÌÒ½´chapter of Psi Chi, the undergraduate psychology honors society, became the 23rd chapter to be chartered in the country.
1932: The department started a Master’s degree program.
1948: A Ph.D. program in experimental psychology began.
1970s-mid 1980s: A Master’s degree in Social and Organization Psychology was offered.
2004: A Ph.D. program in clinical psychology program began. It received accreditation by the APA in 2009 and was re-accredited in 2015.
2019: M.S. in Organizational Psychology began.
2019: SMU’s doctoral program in clinical psychology became a member of the .