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Psychology
Psychology is a field with especially high educational standards. A doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) or Ph.D. degree is typically required to be licensed as a clinical or consulting psychologist. Ph.D. and Psy.D. holders also work in a range of teaching, research, clinical, counseling positions. Master's degree programs exist, but qualify holders for a much more limited range of work (in fact, many top psychology schools do not even offer master's programs).
Doctoral programs in psychology usually require five years of full-time post-baccalaureate study. Class size is often small, with many schools accepting fewer than 20 new students each year. Competition for admittance to clinical psychology programs is especially keen. Top schools may review twenty or more applications for each class space.The following table lists some highly regarded graduate psychology programs.
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Psychology Department Stanford University Student Services Jordan Hall, Bldg. 420 450 Serra Mall Stanford, CA 94305-2130 Tel: (650) 725-2904 Fax: (650) 725-6519 Email: admissions-info@psych.stanford.edu |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Nov 1 Notification in March or April Approx. 15 new students admitted each year |
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The Department of Psychology The University of Michigan 1012 East Hall 525 East University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109 Tel: (734) 647-4952 Fax: (734) 764-3520 Email: psych.grad.office@umich.edu |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Dec 15 Notification by April 1 For recent classes: Avg. GPA: 3.7 on 4.0 scale Average GRE scores: Verbal – 620 Quantitative – 680 Analytical - 680 |
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Department of Psychology Yale University P.O. Box 208205 New Haven, CT 06520-8205 Tel: (203) 432-4500 Email: Lauretta.Olivi@yale.edu |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Dec 15 Approx. 500 app's received each year Approx. 15 students admitted |
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The Department of Psychology The University of Illinois - Champaign Urbana 603 East Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820 Tel: (217) 333-0631 Fax: (217) 244-5876 Email: gradstdy@psych.uiuc.edu |
Ph.D. M.S. (terminal degree - in personnel psych or applied measurement) App. deadline: Dec 1 For recent classes: 75% had GPA of 3.7 or higher 75% had GRE scores of at least: Verbal – 681 Quantitative – 643 Analytical - 652 |
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Psychology Department University of California – Los Angeles 1285 Franz Hall Box 951563 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563 Tel: (310) 825-2961 Fax: (310) 206-5895 Email: gradadm@psych.ucla.edu |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Dec 15 for clinical and social psychology app's; Dec 30 for others For fall 2004: 686 app's received 36 students admitted |
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Psychology Department Harvard University William James Hall 33 Kirkland Street Cambridge MA 02138 Tel: (617) 495-3810 Email: psyinfo@wjh.Harvard.edu |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Dec 15 On average, successful applicants have combined GRE of 1350 or higher |
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Department of Psychology The University of Minnesota N218 Elliott Hall 75 East River Road Minneapolis, MN 55455-0344 Tel: (612) 625-2818 F: (612) 626-2079 Email: Susan Prahl, Coord. of Psychology Graduate Admissions |
Ph.D. M.A. in psychometric methods only App. deadline: Dec 30 |
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Department of Psychology The University of Pennsylvania 3720 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6196 Tel: (215) 898-7300 Fax: (215) 898-7301 Email: Marie Poplas, Program Coordinator |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Dec 15. Late applications may be considered on a space available basis. 15 to 20 students admitted each fall. 2004 matriculants had, on average: GPA: 3.78 GRE scores: Verbal - 685 Quantitative - 740 Analytical - 720 |
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Psychology Department University of California – Berkeley 3210 Tolman Hall #1652 Berkeley, California 94720-1652 Tel: (510) 642-5292 Fax: (510) 642-5293 Email: psychapp@socrates.berkeley.edu |
Ph.D. App. deadline: Dec 15 Approx. 5% of applicants are accepted. |
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Department of Psychology The University of California - San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0109 Tel: (858) 534-3000 Fax: (858) 534-7190 |
Ph.D. in experimental psych App. deadline: Jan 7 (NOTE: app forms available Sept 1 to Dec 15) Notification in late March Approx. 45 students total in program |
Click on the links above to go to the web page with more information about specific programs.
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