How to Apply to Our Graduate Programs

The department offers two graduate degrees: the Ph.D. in Psychology, with tracks in Clinical Psychology , Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Behavioral and Brain Sciences (concentrations in: Developmental, Health Psychology, Neuroscience, Social-Personality, and Vision Sciences); and the M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology , or I/O Professional Master’s Program.

This webpage provides instruction for applying to the Ph.D. in Psychology. Applicants to the MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Gwinnett should visit the IOMP website for admissions and application information.

Deadlines

Our doctoral programs have different application deadlines. All required materials must be received by your intended program’s deadline in order for your application to receive full consideration. Applicants are admitted for the fall semester only. Deadlines are for consideration for admission for the following fall.

Clinical deadline: NOVEMBER 15

Industrial-Organizational deadline: DECEMBER 1

Behavioral and Brain Sciences deadline: DECEMBER 1

How to Apply

Applicants to the Ph.D. in Psychology must submit all of the following items in order to receive full consideration:

• UGA Graduate School application and application fee .
  • Select Athens Campus and Doctoral Degree Level. Select PhD, Psychology (PHD_PSCH). Select an intended area of emphasis -- Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, or Clinical Psychology.
  • Transcripts (unofficial) from each institution of higher education attended.
  • GRE scores (general test).
    • Required for applications to the Industrial-Organizational program.
    • Optional for applications to the Clinical and Behavioral and Brain Sciences programs.
    • Use institution code 5813 when submitting official scores.

    Notes

    International applicants are usually required to take the TOEFL or IELTS and may have additional application requirements from the Graduate School. Please visit this Graduate School page for information.

    Application fee waivers are available to applicants participating in certain programs. See this Graduate School page for more information.