Application Process

Jeanette Jennings,Student Services Manager,will answer any questions you have concerning admissions or the admissions process.

Submit the following to the Graduate School (200 Bynum Hall, CB #4010, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4010, Telephone 919-966-2611).

Submit the following to the Psychology Department (Davie Hall, CB #3270, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3270)

1. One official transcript

2. Personal Goals Statement - may be submitted with application online.

3. Three (3) letters of recommendation - may be sent electronically or paper copy.

Friday, February 12, 2010, will be Visiting Day for graduate school applicant finalists. This all-day event, which is by invitation only, allows applicants who have been chosen as finalists to visit the Department, learn more about the program to which they have applied, and provide additional information about their interests and qualifications to program faculty. Applicants for whom our Department is a top choice may want to reserve this date on their calendars in case they are invited to attend.

In considering the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a place for graduate training in psychology, each applicant should bear in mind the following:

1. Admission to these graduate programs is highly competitive. We seek talented people who can profit from our programs and who show promise of making original contributions to psychology. Because only a small proportion of the applicants to a program can be accepted, we urge every applicant to apply to other graduate schools also.

2. The curriculum is organized to accommodate students who enter in the fall semester. We do not admit students in the spring semester.

3. Under some circumstances it is possible to enter psychology at the graduate level without an undergraduate major in psychology. For example, an applicant with an undergraduate major in mathematics might be considered for the Quantitative Psychology Program or an applicant with a major in sociology might be considered for the Social Program.

4. We accept into our programs only students who plan to work toward the Ph.D. degree.

5. We are unable to admit students to our program with the Special Student Status.

The Psychology Department participates in the NSF-funded Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Project, the goal of which is to increase the number of minority students in SBE Ph.D. programs at the University. Visit the SBE website.

The Department of Psychology has a long tradition of recognizing and fostering scientific and professional talent in individuals without regard to their gender, age, religious participation, physical status, or racial, ethnic, and national background. In compliance with federal regulations, we are pleased to reaffirm this stand by endorsing the following statement:

Section 86.31 of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 provides that "no person shall on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other education program or activity."

This Department believes that it is in compliance with this regulation. Therefore it asks that individuals who believe that they have been subjected to such discrimination in any part of the educational program of the Department, or who believe they have knowledge of the practice of such discrimination in the Department, make a written report thereof to the Chair of the Department.

For additional information refer to The Graduate School