Department of Psychology

How to Apply to Graduate School

Applying to the Graduate School of the Psychology Department is a two step process. It requires that two applications be submitted,one to the Graduate School of the Psychology Department, and one to the Graduate Enrollment Services, a division of the Pennsylvania State University that oversees all of the departmental graduate schools.

The following should be submitted directly to the Psychology Department.

1. One copy of the Departmental Application
There are two ways you can obtain a copy of the Departmental Application:

• Download the Application: Application for Fall 2008 (pdf format; view and print or type on and print)
  If you have any difficulties printing these documents and would like assistance, please send us an email.
• Request a Paper Application. Please allow 6 weeks for delivery.

2. Three Letters of Recommendation - The Evaluation Form
3. A Sample Paper
4 . Statement of Purpose
5 . Test Scores

• The Penn State Institutional Code for both GRE and TOEFL exams is 2660
• Psychology GRE codes are 2001 (clinical), 2006 (developmental), 2008 (I/O), 2015 (social) and 2099 (cognitive). However, if you use only the 2660 institutional code the scores will still get to us. Psychology does not have any departmental codes for the TOEFL exam.
• The GRE Psychology Subject Test is not required

6 . Transcripts - Two official copies
Transcript Request Form-View and Print or Type On and Print*
7. International students must also submit an Application for Visa Document

Graduate Admissions Committee
Department of Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University
350 Moore Building
University Park, PA 16802-3103
(814) 863-1721

• The Application Checklist If your application is not complete, it will not be reviewed.
  
• A letter from the Department Head
  
• Clinical Information Brochure
  
• Graduate Program Brochure
  
• Graduate Admissions Decision System (GRADS)
  
• Graduate Application Status Inquiry
  

Thank you for your interest. In order to facilitate the processing of your application and to ensure that you have submitted a complete application package, please mail all of the required items together (see the Application Checklist).

Graduate School Requirements

The Graduate School now requires all applicants to file an Electronic Application. There is an application fee of $45.

Please remember it is your responsibility to be sure we receive a complete application transcripts, test scores, three letters of recommendation, etc.) by December 1st for Clinical, Developmental, I/O, or Social Psychology, or January 15th for Cognitive Psychology. Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to write for missing materials, so please be certain your application is complete.

*Mac Users: The 'Type on and Print' option will NOT work in Apple's Preview. This option will only work in Acrobat Reader.