Hanover combines the advantages of a rural setting with the resources of a university. Each year Hopkins Center sponsors an active film society, two full concert series, dramatic productions, art shows, and other events. The center also provides special workshops open to all faculty members and students for woodworking, sculpture, painting, and various other craft forms. The Department of Psychology is in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which offers nine graduate programs in the natural sciences, social sciences, and music. Graduate programs are also offered by Dartmouth's professional schools, which include Dartmouth Medical School, Amos Tuck School of Business, and Thayer School of Engineering.
All graduate programs maintain a favorable student-faculty ratio.
Applying Admission to the psychology department is limited to students who intend to earn the doctoral degree. An applicant must have completed the baccalaureate degree or its equivalent prior to matriculation. The strength of an applicant's undergraduate background and evidence of promise in graduate study is more important than the area of undergraduate study. Applicants should send a completed application form, a transcript of their college record, three letters of recommendation, and a concise statement of interests. Applicants must take the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations no later than January and have the results sent to the psychology department.