Admission to all eleven psychology subprograms is through the Office of Admissions at the Graduate Center. The application process is done online.

The structure of the Graduate Center enables all graduate students to take part in courses of no more than ten students. Students participate in independent/supervised research, study groups created with other students, and interdisciplinary seminars initiated by faculty and/or students. By virtue of students' full time status, the small class size, and the absence of undergraduates, doctoral students work very closely with faculty and with other students, on questions of theory, pursued through quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.

Applicants to the Doctoral program in Psychology are accepted only in the fall and only for full-time study. Although it is not necessary to have been an undergraduate psychology major, some course-work in psychology is required as a prerequisite for admission -- at a minimum, courses in statistics and experimental psychology. Applicants must submit scores from the Verbal, Quantitative and Analytic sections of the Graduate Record Examination, as well as the Advanced Test in Psychology. Foreign-born applicants should also submit scores from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Applicants are evaluated by a faculty-student committee that considers undergraduate and graduate course performance, GRE scores, research experience, work experience, letters of recommendation and the applicant's statement of professional goals and interests.

Application and financial aid forms can be requested from the Admissions Office. The deadline for completed application materials can be found here. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all application materials have been received by CUNY by the required date and to take the GRE and TOEFL exams at a time which will ensure that scores arrive by the deadline.

Although these are not times of financial plenty and we cannot now promise assistance to all of our students, we ask that all applicants complete the financial aid form (whether or not you are now requesting aid). This form must be on file in order for you to be eligible for research assistantships, fellowships, or loans administered through CUNY. Note also that there is a Minority Fellowship Program through which financial assistance may be obtained.

Each subprogram has its own admissions committee. For additional information about the admissions to one of the 3 subprograms housed at the Graduate Center, contact the following subprogram heads: David Chapin (Environmental Psychology) at 212-817-8722 or via email at dchapin@gc.cuny.edu; Anna Stetsenko (Developmental Psychology) at 212-817-8715 or via email at astetsenko@gc.cuny.edu; Bill Cross (Social Personality Psychology) at 212-817-8712 or via email at wcross@gc.cuny.edu.

For admission information for other subprograms, contact the appropriate subprogram.

We welcome your interest in the Psychology program and look forward to receiving your application. Good luck!