Most who graduate with the degree accept academic appointments at universities throughout the country, a few select post doctoral fellowships to engage in further training, and some accept positions in non-academic research institutions. Such a highly selective system affords graduate students the opportunity to become acquainted with all department research conducted by faculty and fellow students. The program is a five year consecutive series of classes and research culminating in the Ph.D. degree. Terminal MA's and degrees in Clinical are not awarded through this department. All students accepted to the five-year program receive a Faculty Fellowship, which supports tuition, health and insurance fees, and an annual stipend each year.
All fellows receive equal awards.
The stipend level is adjusted each year to keep pace with the rate of inflation. Housing Columbia University provides housing for graduate students who live outside New York City. All are located within a ten-minute walk to campus. Prerequisites Admission to the graduate program is based on an overall evaluation of applicants' scores, grades, recommendation letters, as well as potential. A general guideline for admission is a minimum score of 1200 on the combined verbal and quantitative GRE's.