Graduate General Information

All Psychology Ph.D. students are required to complete relevant breadth and depth coursework, demonstrate competence in teaching, and complete the following: a second-year research project, a specialties paper in the third year, and a dissertation and successful dissertation defense.  Individual areas also have additional requirements.  Students making good progress complete these requirements within 5 years or less.  Students in the Clinical Psychological Science program are also required to complete clinical training as well as a clinical internship that takes an additional year.

For official departmental program requirements for each area, please visit the program requirements web page for the area to which you intend to apply:

Integrative Neuroscience | Clinical Psychological Science | Cognitive Science (Cognitive Psychology) | Social & Health Psychology