All applications for graduate study in psychology must be submitted through the Graduate School office. However, the Department of Psychology typically requires grades higher than the Graduate School minimum. Applicants are required to indicate the curricular area within the department to which they are applying.
Departmental acceptance is dependent upon acceptance by the appropriate curricular area faculty.
Each year, a limited number of students are accepted from among the qualified applicants on the basis of the relative strength of their application credentials, space limitations within the particular program, and available funds for support. In general, the department looks for a minimum GRE score of 1750. To provide an idea of likelihood of admission, aprox. 227 students applied for admission in 1999. Post-master's applicants to the Ph.D. program must have completed an M.A. degree in psychology with an acceptable thesis, have at least a 3.2 GPA in graduate course work, and be accepted for admission by the appropriate curricular area.