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The Admission Process
A bachelor's degree is required, but there are no rigid requirements for
prior academic course work. You are not required to have majored in psychology,
but the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in psychology is recommended. For
students interested in neuroscience, a strong background in biology or biochemistry
is essential. Students who have not majored in psychology as undergraduates
may be asked to take additional psychology course work or readings during
the first year to ensure an adequate psychology background.
A student's scores on the Graduate Record Examination general test must
be submitted as part of the admission process. As a very general guide, applicants
with a combined GRE score (verbal and quantitative) of 1200 or better and
either an overall or major gpa of 3.5 or better have a higher rate of admission
to our program.
The process of selecting graduate students to participate in our program
involves evaluating a student's undergraduate grades and any appropriate
work past the bachelor's degree, GRE General test scores, letters of recommendation,
and research experience. Obviously, undergraduate grades and GRE scores are
important; but the faculty is primarily concerned with a prospective student's
ability to conduct research. Letters from faculty members who can assess
the student's research potential are important and scholarly papers from
an undergraduate class that convey information about a student's research
skill may be included with the student's application.
We only admit students if one of our faculty indicates they are willing to serve as the student’s mentor. We recommend that you
initiate correspondence or other contact with faculty members with whom you
are interested in working.
More specific information on the application process is on the Graduate
Applications web page.
Application Completion Dates
January 2, 2008
(For admission and support)
January 3 through April 1
(Limited Possibility of Acceptance)
All pertinent information from the UCR General Catalog is included in these
web pages and on the University's General Catalog web pages. However, if
you want a UCR General Catalog, the campus Bookstore will mail one to you
upon request.
Financial Support
Departmental practice is to support most if not all satisfactorily progressing graduate students throughout
their graduate careers, normally the first through fifth years of study. We will follow this practice in future years
to the extent that available resources make it possible. Financial support comes in the form of fellowships,
scholarships, traineeships, teaching and research assistantships, and out-of-state tuition grants. Students are
expected to seek and apply for fellowships and scholarships for which they are eligible.
Financial support in the form of fellowships may be awarded in amounts up to $22,000 in stipends, plus fees, for the
academic year. Fellowships include the Chancellor's Distinguished Fellowship. Out-of-state tuition grants are also
available. Students are also supported by various teaching and research assistantships. Teaching and research
assistantships pay approximately $14,673 for the academic year.
In many cases, students receive additional summer support as teaching or research assistants.
Prospective students must submit a completed application by January 2, 2008, including official
transcripts, GRE Scores General Test only), and letters of recommendation in order to be considered for admission and all
sources of support for which they may be eligible. If you apply after January 2, or your file is incomplete, you will have
a more limited chance of admission. Students who are eligible for other sources of support for graduate study
(e.g., NSF Fellowships) are requested to apply for those at the same time they apply for admission to UCR.
The
registration fee paid by all students is projected to be $3,271 per quarter for the 2007-2008 academic year. TAs and RAs
appointed for at least 25% time are eligible for a partial fee remission of $3,072 per quarter. They are also eligible
for payment of the Graduate Student Health Insurance fee, and would then have a net balance due of approximately $199 per
quarter as a California resident. If you are not a resident, the non-resident tuition fee is projected to be an additional
$4,898 per quarter. Tuition grants for non-resident fees are available to qualified out-of-state graduate students for the
first year only; students are expected to establish residency by the end of their first year. (All fees subject to
change without notice.)
Go to the UCR Graduate Division web pages for more information on Graduate
School at UCR - including application information. You can find the official
Graduate School application forms from the Graduate Division's web site!
Feel free to contact faculty members with specific questions. Their phone
numbers and E-mail addresses are in their faculty profiles. If you have any
further questions, or if we can help in any way, please write or phone:
The Graduate Advisor
Department of Psychology
University of California
Riverside, California 92521
951-827-6306
psychadvisor@ucr.edu
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