The doctoral program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Kansas State University prepares students for careers in consulting, private business, public agencies, and academic settings. The program was founded in the late 1950s, and has existed in its current form since 1976. All doctoral candidates, regardless of special areas of interest, are expected to obtain a thorough grounding in general psychology, including theory, content, and methods. Such grounding is accomplished in part by requiring all students to take a series of basic core courses in both quantitative and substantive areas of psychology. Students who enter the program with a Master’s degree may be required to do a Master’s level project if, in the opinion of their advisor and at least one other faculty member in the same area, the previous thesis was not of sufficient quality or not based on empirical research.