How to Apply
ALL supporting documents should be sent to the Department's address noted below.
As of August 1, 2005 you must use the Online Application. Except for the Department's Supplemental application form, paper applications will NOT be accepted. In addition, the application fee will no longer be required.
If you have specific questions about the University or the Department, please contact:
Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology
Graduate Admissions
University of Rochester
RC Box 270266, Meliora Hall
Rochester NY 14627-0266
Email and phone: Ms. Maryann Gilbert maryann.gilbert@rochester.edu
(585) 275-8704
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER 2010 ADMISSION FOR CLINICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, & SOCIAL-PERSONALITY PROGRAMS - DECEMBER 15, 2009
To submit an application, complete both the University of Rochester online application (Statement of Aims can be submitted online or mailed separate) and the Department's Supplemental application form (see below for downloading instructions). The Department's Supplemental application form and loose credentials should be mailed to the address indicated below.
Please arrange for transcripts of all University work, GRE scores (the Advanced Psychology test is optional), and three or more letters of reference to be mailed to our Admission Secretary. Please note that results of the December 2008 GRE administration may not reach us in time to consider with your application. (Institution Code: 2928, Clinical: 2001, Developmental: 2006, Social-Personality: 2015). To expedite your application, please submit your academic transcripts through Summer 2009 as soon as possible. Please submit your grades for Fall 2009 separately when they become available, even if that is after our deadline for applying.
Applicants for admission should indicate a preference for a particular area of study. Students interested in Human Motivation should indicate their interest in the Human Motivation Program in their application and specify which of our three programs is of greatest interest.
After reviewing application materials, the faculty of each area hold interviews with promising candidates. Therefore, application materials must be screened well ahead of April 15, 2010, the deadline for notifying applicants. Because of the large number of applicants, interviews are arranged by invitation only. We regret that we cannot honor requests for interviews initiated by applicants.
Applicants who have completed graduate work at other universities are evaluated by the same criteria as other students. Transfer of credit for graduate work with approval can be made up to a state- mandated maximum of 30 hours, but these arrangements cannot be made until after an applicant is offered admission.
Application Forms:
The Department's Supplemental application form, and ALL supporting documents, should be mailed to:
Department of Clinical & Social Sciences in Psychology
Graduate Admissions
RC Box 270266, Meliora Hall
University of Rochester
Rochester NY 14627-0266
Note: The following forms require Adobe Reader.
Department Supplemental
Application Form 
University Application Form: ALL Letters of Recommendation are sent to the address indicated above.
Print out three (3) copies of this form
NOTE: You have the option of submitting recommendations electronically via the online application.
* PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY ONLINE APPLICATION AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT SUPPLEMENTAL FORM ARE REQUIRED.