How to Apply

The application to the Psychology doctoral program essentially has two parts. You'll need to submit one part to the UGA Graduate School, and the other to the Psychology Department.

You will need to submit to the Graduate School:
*UGA Graduate School Application
*Application fee
*Three letters of recommendation. (Letters are a departmental requirement but are submitted online via the Graduate School application: List the names of recommenders in the fields on page three of the application along with their e-mail addresses. They will receive a link to access a secure page where they can submit your recommendation quickly and easily via the Web.)
*Official GRE scores
*Two official transcripts from each institute of higher education attended
Please see this website for more information and a link to the online application: http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/admissions/requirements.html

You will need to submit to the Psychology Department:
* Supplemental Application and any other required documents specified within, including a personal statement. The Supplemental Application form may be downloaded from here: http://www.uga.edu/psychology/graduate/suppapp03.pdf
* Unofficial GRE scores
* Optional: curriculum vitae, copy of thesis, paper presentations, publications or other evidence of scholarly or professional work.

The supplemental application, personal statement, unofficial scores, and optional documents should be mailed to:
Dr. B. Randy Hammond
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Psychology
The University of Georgia
Athens GA 30602-3013

The deadline for receipt of admission materials for Fall Semester is December 1 for all programs. (Life-Span Developmental begins review of applications on December 1, but accepts applications received at a later date.)

Applications are considered complete when the department has received copies of all required information from the UGA Graduate Admissions Office, as well as all the required information submitted directly to the department.

Note to International applicants: International applicants are usually required to take the TOEFL and may have additional application requirements from the Graduate School. Please go here for more information.)

Please contact the Graduate Coordinator's Office at gradpsyc@uga.edu with any questions regarding the doctoral program or the admissions process.