Department of Psychology

Welcome to the Appalachian State University Dr. Wiley F. Smith Department of Psychology. The University is a member institution of the seventeen-campus University of North Carolina. Boone is located in the beautiful western mountains of North Carolina. With mild summers and winter skiing, the area is quite attractive to visitors with interest in outdoor activities.

The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online.  Appalachian State University has been ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top 15 universities among southern public and private institutions since 1986. Most recently, it was ranked #3 out of 136 Regional Universities in the South and #2 out of 58 Public Regional Universities in the South.

The Department has 33 full-time doctoral-level faculty members, approximately 1400 undergraduate majors, 500 undergraduate minors, and 80 full-time graduate students in the the clinical psychology (Psy.D.) doctoral program and three master's degree programs including Psychology (with a clinical psychology concentration or psychological science concentration), Industrial Organizational/Human Resource Management, and School Psychology (which also provides a specialist degree in addition to the MA). The Department provides a clinic for training, research, and service to the community. The faculty are dedicated to the mentoring of students and to offering opportunities for experiential learning.