The housing market is tight and apartment hunting for the fall is best done in late spring. By August, waiting lists will have formed for residential halls and apartments. Parking on campus has been a perennial problem, though a recently established shuttle bus service has alleviated some of the difficulties. Several of the large apartment complexes in Columbia operate free shuttle bus services to and from campus. Before submitting a formal application, you are advised to read the enclosed information and to consult the descriptions of our department and programs in the American Psychological Association 's current edition of Graduate Study in Psychology .
Copies are available in most psychology departments.
Should you decide to submit an application, please pay careful attention to the instructions for completion of the Application Form and for submission of other supporting documents. In order to prevent your application materials from being routed to the wrong offices, submit all information to the Psychological Sciences Department until you receive other instructions from us. Students with a bachelor's degree can apply to a PhD program. The MA degree requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours. The PhD degrees require a minimum of 83 credit hours.