The assignment may be in research, teaching, or clinical service and varies according to the needs, professional goals, and competencies of the students. Such assignments require up to 20 hours a week and increase in responsibility with progress in the program. Application fees are never waived. The Psychology Department has a long and impressive record of student support, traditionally providing stipends and tuition waivers for all graduate students for four years in which they are enrolled in the program. Support during the summer session is less predictable, but the department tries where possible to provide at least one month of support beyond the nine months of Spring and Fall terms.
Stipends come through graduate assistantships, fellowships, and agency positions.
To be considered for the 2000-2001 academic year, your application must be received no later than February 1, 2000. It is to your advantage both for admissions and financial support to have a completed application on file by January 15, 2000. There are two separate admissions procedures, i.e., both the Department of Psychology and the Graduate School have application forms, requirements, and review committees. You must apply to both and must be approved by both in order to be admitted to the program. Admission to the Graduate School does not imply that you will be admitted to the Department of Psychology.