We only admit students one time per year.
Our graduate students begin their programs of study in the fall semester.
Although our graduate programs technically consist of separate master's and doctoral degree components, only students who are applying for, and who expect to complete, the doctoral program are considered for admission. That is, we do not offer a terminal master's degree.
Prospective students apply directly to the Department of Psychology
for admission by sending us a packet of application materials.
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Application materials include the application, a ONE to TWO page
personal statement, official undergraduate and graduate (if applicable)
transcripts, official GRE scores (general and advanced psychology
subject) the school code for UW is 4855 and the department code for
psychology is 2016, and three letters of recommendation. Transcripts
and letters of recommendation can be sent directly to the department
but they must be sealed in separate envelopes and signed across the
envelope seal.
Please send all application materials to:
Psychology Department Graduate Admissions
Dept. 3415
1000 E. University Ave.
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
The Clinical and Experimental Admissions Committees meet in late
January and develop a short-list of students who appear to fit well
with our program. Students on the short list receive a phone call from
one of our faculty and are invited to come to campus for our Graduate
Recruitment Days in late February. The Recruiting Days give prospective
students a chance to see the campus and to interact with other graduate
students and departmental faculty.
Students who are offered admission to our graduate program and who
accept our offer will be asked to complete an official application for
graduate study. An application fee of $50 is required at this phase of
the admission process. Only students who are admitted to our program
and accept our offer to attend the University of Wyoming need to
complete this phase of the admissions process.
Applicants are considered for graduate assistantships at the time of admission. Graduate students typically receive some departmental financial support for the first four years.
Information for Post-Masters Applicants
We occasionally admit students who have completed an MA or MS degree in
psychology (or a closely related field). If a student's master's degree
program included an empirical thesis, that thesis may be accepted as
satisfying our program's empirical thesis requirement, pending the
outcome of a review to determine if the thesis is comparable to those
produced in our department. If a thesis is accepted as satisfying our
requirement, up to 21 hours may be transferred to the doctoral program
of study. However, exemption from our required courses is made on a
case-by-case basis, following a review of course syllabi, approval by
the relevant course instructors, and review by the relevant program
(clinical or experimental) Transfer/Substitution Committee. Post
masters students whose MA or MS programs did not include an empirical
thesis (or whose empirical theses are not judged comparable to those
from UW) will be required to conduct an empirical thesis as part of our
program's MS degree (earned en-route to the PhD in our program). In
these cases, only 9 hours of previous graduate work will be applied to
the UW master's degree program of study. For more information regarding
this policy, please refer to the UW Department of Psychology Graduate Handbook.
Application Procedure for International Students
The application and admission procedures for international students are
more complex than for students who are citizens of the United States.
At the time of application, the international student must provide
transcripts that are in English (or have English translations
attached), GRE scores, and TOEFL score. If the student's application is
successful, then he or she must complete a statement of financial
security verifying that support funds are guaranteed. Usually, the
amount guaranteed is about $8,000 (U.S.) per year of study. If the
international student is awarded financial support through the
university, (Graduate Assistant, non-resident tuition waiver, etc.) the
amount of the award can be included as part of the guaranteed funds.
International applicants should visit the website http://www.uwyo.edu/iss/
for more information on obtaining your student visa. This site also
contains useful information for continuing international students.
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