Graduate School Bulletin

Admissions Requirements for the Psychology department

The requirements for admission to masters study, in addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, ordinarily include:

A. A bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology, or in a program providing adequate preparation for the intended area of study (ordinarily including statistics, research methodology, and/or psychology laboratory).

B. An average of 3.25 or better in all graded academic undergraduate coursework (however, students who do not meet this requirement due to special circumstances may also apply if they can address this in their statement).

C. One official copy of all previous college transcripts, with certified English translations of any transcripts in a foreign language.

D. Letters of recommendation from three instructors or academic advisors.

E. For international students, TOEFL or IELTS scores (unless their native language is English) and the International Student Financial Affidavit.

F. Acceptance by the department and Graduate School.

The Master's Program begins Summer Session I. Applications are accepted January 15 through February 28th. All applications must be submitted online through the Graduate School. Admission questions and application instructions are available at the Graduate School website at: http:// https://www.stonybrook.edu/graduate-admissions/

The requirements for admission to doctoral study, in addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, ordinarily include:

A. A bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology, or in a program providing adequate preparation for the intended area of study (ordinarily including statistics, research methodology, and/or psychology laboratory).

B. An average of 3.5 or better in all graded academic undergraduate coursework.

C. One official copy of all previous college transcripts, with certified English translations of any transcripts in a foreign language.

D. Letters of recommendation from three instructors or academic advisors.

E. The Psychology Department does not require either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test or Psychology Subject Test for admissions to its programs. To ensure fairness in our application review process, general or subject test GRE scores are not accepted as part of an application.

F. For international students, TOEFL or IELTS scores (unless their native language is English; "native" languages are mastered in early childhood). The test score is still required even if the student attended college where English was the language of instruction. 

G. Students who do not meet the above requirements may also apply if they feel that special circumstances should be considered.

H. Psychology's deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials for fall admission is December 1. We will continue to accept applications through January 1, but late applications will not receive full consideration for Turner and Graduate Council Fellowships.  Clinical and Social and Health 12/1.  IN and CSC 1/15

All applications must be submitted online through the Graduate School. Admission questions and application instructions are available at the Graduate School website at: https://www.stonybrook.edu/graduate-admissions/