Admission Requirements – Ph.D. in Clinical & Health Psychology

A bachelor’s degree is required. Although a psychology major at the undergraduate level is preferred, we accept applications from students with degrees in other disciplines.

Most psychology programs will fulfill the coursework component required.

We also accept student’s who hold or are in a Master’s Degree program. However, this will not decrease the length of time you spend in this program.

A minimum of 1-2 semesters as a research assistant in a laboratory conducting psychological research.

Publications or presentations of research serve as evidence of the quality of the applicant’s work.

Courses must be taken at a regionally accredited college or university and noted on an official transcript with a grade of C+ or better.

A History and Systems of Psychology taken as an undergraduate course may be substituted for the required graduate-level course.

We also recommend additional courses in:
– Life-science (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, health science)
– Statistics (e.g., multiple regression)
– Research methods and design

The admissions committee makes every effort to contact all applicants. Those in the final selection pool are invited to interview via email. Typically 10-15 students are admitted each fall from a pool of over 300 applicants. 

The Department of Clinical and Health Psychology adheres to the Guidelines for Graduate School Offers and Acceptances adopted by the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) and to Admissions policies established by the Council of Graduate Schools. The CUDCP guidelines can be found here