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Admission & Financial Aid

Admission

We admit students for full-time study (at least nine credit hours per term) toward the Ph.D. degree.  A terminal master's degree program is not offered.  To be admitted next fall, you need to submit your online application by December 1 to the Office of Graduate Studies in Arts and Sciences. You will find detailed instructions included with your application. 

In making decisions about admission, the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences considers many factors--including grade-point average, research experience, and letters of recommendation--along with other factors that help us assess your potential. Students admitted to the graduate program over the past several years have had an average undergraduate GPA of 3.63. However, all factors are holistically considered.  Our department has adopted a policy of not requiring GRE scores. This means we will not consider GRE scores when making admission decisions.

Graduate Students receive financial support, including tuition remission, for up to five years if they are in good standing.

Ready to apply?

Please complete and submit the application, as well as all supplemental materials by December 1st.

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What do I need to know when I apply?

Application Requirements:

  • The only prerequisite to gain admission to our program is an undergraduate degree, no matter the school (domestic or international) or number of years in that undergraduate program.
  • No more than 24 units may be transferred. To transfer credit, the syllabi of all classes for which credit is desired must be provided to the instructor(s) of the equal class(es) or the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), for review and evaluation. The class(es) evaluated as acceptable are then listed in an email memo to the Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies, also attaching the transcript reflecting the course and grade received for the course.  The memo will request acceptance of the transfer of credits for the courses listed. This process is done during the student’s first year of enrollment in our PhD program.

Required Materials:

  • ONLINE application form submitted by Dec. 1 (11:59pm ET/10:59pm CT/9:59pm MT/8:59pm PT) that includes a REQUIRED statement of purpose
  • No more than 3 letters of recommendation uploaded electronically. The recommender info must be provided in the application prior to submission, letters may be submitted after Dec. 1, no penalty to the applicant
  • Unofficial transcript(s) uploaded to application acceptable for initial review and evaluation; if the applicant is offered admission and accepts the offer, an official transcript is required at that time, either mailed or electronically sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS).

Additional non-required materials:

  • Non-required materials may come in after Dec. 1, however, no changes may be made by the applicant to a SUBMITTED application
  • CV – uploaded into the “Additional information & documents” section in the application
  • Writing Sample – uploaded into the “Additional information & documents” section in the application

TOEFL codes: institution code -6929; department code

Our department has adopted a policy of not requiring GRE scores. This means we will not consider GRE scores when making admission decisions.

 

Graduate Fellowships

  • Mr. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin Fellowships for Women

    Our Mission: To provide exceptional resources and support to academically and artistically talented women in graduate study who will contribute to the fellowship and grow our network of fellows and alumnae

  • The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program

    The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program has been designed to facilitate training for students who will contribute to diversity in graduate education and who are interested in becoming college or university professors.