ADMISSIONS FAQ
The following are some questions that we often get from prospective students about our program. These will be questions that you cannot find the answers to anywhere else on the website. If any of the following does not answer a question or concern that you have, please email the SP program head here. To submit new questions, email the website manager here.
Do I need to take the GRE Subject Test in Psychology?
Do I need to be full time?
What are my funding options?
Can I work with more than one mentor?
If I am assigned a mentor, do I have to stay with them?
Will I be published once I graduate?
Where are people usually placed once they graduate?
Do I need to take the GRE Subject Test in Psychology?
The GRE subject test is recommended but not required.
Do I need to be full time?
Although most students work in addition to the funding they receive from the Graduate Center, we expect students to be full time for years one and two.
We encourage students to apply for pre-doctoral fellowships prior to acceptance. Once at the Graduate Center there are varied fellowships, including Teaching Fellowships, Science Fellowships and Graduate Fellowships available. Please see the CUNY Graduate Center website on Fellowships.
Can I work with more than one mentor?
Yes. In the first year, students will participate in a Research Apprenticeship with their advisor. Once students begin work on their second year project, we encourage students to work with one or more than one mentor. The faculty are extremely diverse. They represent a range of theoretical perspectives, methodological orientations and approaches to research. Students are encouraged to develop close working relationships with mentor(s), participate in their labs/research groups and publish with varied faculty.
If I am assigned a mentor, do I have to stay with them?
Students are assigned an advisor for the first year and then are invited to remain with, select another or involve an additional mentor for subsequent work.
Will I be published once I graduate?
Students are encouraged to join ongoing research projects and then initiate independent research. In all of these projects, they are expected to publish. Please review students’ and professors’ CVs and you will notice varied publications with multiple authors. The program has an explicit commitment to students’ broad access to involvement in diverse research projects, opportunities to publish and teaching prior to graduation.
Where are people usually placed once they graduate?
Most graduates have secured faculty positions in Psychology departments, Sexuality Studies, Human Development, Women’s Studies, Medical Schools and Schools of Education. Many have been awarded post-doctoral fellowships. Some work for not for profit organizations, think tanks, community agencies or corporate positions.