Graduate

Requirements

The psychology department offers a single doctoral degree which may be earned in one of the following programs: clinical, cognitive, developmental, quantitative, or social. The essential requirements for admission to the graduate program in psychology at KU are a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and a record of achievement that shows a strong promise of success in the proposed program of graduate study. Individual programs may have additional requirements.

Every year we review many applications for graduate work within the Department of Psychology. To assure fair and efficient review of these applications, it is important for you to provide all the necessary information for our review. The deadline for student applications is December 1st.

You must complete all details of your application prior to our review. Incomplete applications cannot be reviewed. It is your responsibility to ascertain the status of your application file. This can be done online.

These are the materials you prepare and attach to the online application:

A typed two-page statement of professional goals and interests.
A list of academic honors you have received.
A list of all the psychology courses you've taken including grades received(undergraduate and graduate).
A vita or resume.

Email addresses for three letters of recommendation from the persons you listed on the Graduate School application.
Transcripts: Applicants must attach a scanned version of the transcript from their undergraduate institution, as well as a scanned version of the transcripts from any post-Bachelor institution. If an applicant is admitted they will be required to submit an official transcript for GPA and degree conferral verification. In order for transcripts to be considered official, they must be sent directly from the institution, KU does not consider transcripts that come from applicants or that have been in the applicant's possession as official. Transcripts that are in a lanquage other than English must be accompanied with English translations.

Official transcripts can be sent to:
University of Kansas
Office of Graduate Studies
1450 Jayhawk Blvd, 313 Strong Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Attn: GAPC

Clinical, Health/Rehab and Clinical Child Applicants Only:
You are required to submit a copy of a paper written by you during the past few years of your education. This paper will serve as a writing sample. It may pertain to any topic (preferably one relating to psychology) and may take any of a variety of forms (e.g., a topical paper for a class, literature review, research proposal, or preferably an article pertaining to one of your own studies).

Official scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE): The General Test (consisting of Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical sections) is required; Advanced (Psychology) is preferred. Scores cannot be more than five years old.

When arranging to send your scores to us, use the following codes to expedite their arrival:
Psychology - 2016
Clinical - 2001
Cognitive - 2002
Developmental - 2006
Quantitative - 2014
Social - 2015
If you use other codes the scores do not come directly to our department and may get lost.

Arrange to have these materials sent to:
The University of Kansas
Graduate Officer
Dept of Psychology
426C Fraser Hall- 1415 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045-7556

International Students

Arrange to have official scores sent to us from TOEFL.
If English is not your first language, you will be required to take the Test of Spoken English. The University of Kansas must have official scores from the TSE before they can offer you a teaching assistantship.
Statement of Financial Support - International Students must be able to show adequate financial resources to cover all expenses while studying in the U.S.
Be sure to check the Office of International Student Service for further information.