How to apply for the Doctoral Degree in Psychology

The final deadline for receipt of completed applications for Fall 2010 is December 1, 2009. For applications to be considered complete, all materials listed below need to be received by our department no later than December 8, 2009. Program committees begin to work with applications and make financial award decisions around mid-December.

We cannot consider applications without GRE scores; therefore, it is important that you plan to take the GREs early enough for scores to reach us in December. The GENERAL TEST is required; the subject test is optional. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 15th.

Application is through an ONLINE form only.

Request Graduate Program Information Online

(Available for programs currently accepting applications)

To apply:

Complete the electronic application form:

Your application will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed until you have submitted: (click item and details will appear in a new window)

  1. Graduate Record Examination test scores
    • Institution code: R2925
    • Department code: 2016

  2. A non-refundable $50.00 application fee
    • Application fee may be paid online or by check or money order payable to "University at Buffalo"

  3. A statement of academic and professional goals (may be completed online)

  4. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, and

  5. Three letters of recommendation
    Letters of recommendation should be requested from three people who know your academic work or employment background. We suggest that you contact instructors or employers who know and will describe your unique qualities, especially relevant research experience and skills. We have no printed recommendation forms. Letters of recommendation should be sent by the author to the address below. ALL materials should be sent to Graduate Admissions, Department of Psychology, Park Hall Room 210, University at Buffalo--The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-4110.

  6. Statement for Schomburg Fellowship:
    If you would like to be considered for a Schomburg Fellowship, submit a written statement (maximum of 500 words) describing how you will contribute to the diversity of the student body in your graduate or professional degree program, including by having overcome a disadvantage or other impediment to success in higher education. Please note that such categorical circumstances may include academic, vocational, social, physical or economic impediments or disadvantaged status that students, as evidenced by their performance as undergraduates, have been able to overcome, or other characteristics that constitute categorical underrepresentation in their particular graduate program such as gender or racial/ethnic status. In order to be eligible for the Schomburg Fellowship you need to be either a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident, and have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above. For more information on the Schomburg Fellowship, please visit the Graduate School website.
  7. Further requirements for International Students
    1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
      • TOEFL Test Standard Minimums for UB Standard Admission:
        • Paper Test: 550
        • Computer Test: 213
        • Internet Test: 79
      • TOEFL Test Standard Minimums for UB Conditional Admission:
        • Paper Test: 500
        • Computer Test: 173
        • Internet Test: 60-78
    2. Statement of financial support

Send to:

Graduate Admissions
Department of Psychology
Park Hall Room 210
University at Buffalo--The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY 14260-4110

Phone: (716) 645-3660
Email: psych@buffalo.edu