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Information and Procedure for Applying to the Graduate Program
The Department of Psychology accepts only degree candidates and not "special students." Unfortunately, the nature of our graduate program does not allow for nondegree-seeking students in many of our courses. We urge you to plan to enter as a full-time student and remain in residence for the duration of your academic work. Students are generally not able to transfer from one program to another once they are accepted into the department.Normally, stipends and assistantships are awarded by the department on the basis of merit, need, and available skills. All doctoral students are provided financial support. Students in the Professional Master's (PMA) in Clinical Psychology program are not automatically provided with financial assistance, although support may sometimes be available. NO SEPARATE APPLICATIONS need to be filed for department-based financial assistance. Contact the Financial Aid Office for information concerning student loans or other forms of financial assistance.To help facilitate the application procedure we are including the following checklist of materials that should be sent to us. Please note that the deadline for receipt of all application materials for the doctoral programs is December 15, and the terminal professional Master's is March 1.For more information on the Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, and Morgantown WV, please visit the Department of Psychology page for Prospective Graduate Students.
ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Please send the following materials to:
Departmental Admissions CommitteeDepartment of PsychologyWest Virginia University53 Campus DriveP.O. Box 6040Morgantown WV 26506-6040
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1. Application for Admission to Graduate Study in Psychology
2. GRE General Test Scores (required of All applicants) and Psychology Subject Test Scores (required of Clinical and Clinical Child applicants only) - have Educational Testing Service (ETS) send an official report of scores to us. If you have not yet taken the GRE, please apply at once. Send the department a photocopy of the report of scores that you receive(d) for our use until the official ETS report arrives. Delay in the department receiving these scores has been the most serious problem in getting applications completed by the deadline. You can access the ETS web site at http://www.ets.org
3. Copies of transcripts of all graduate and undergraduate academic work. Photocopies are accepted for the departmental application.
4. Three letters of reference
5. A summary listing of courses, credits, and grades in psychology and related areas.6. A personal statement (not to exceed 500 words) summarizing your experiences, skills, and reasons for applying to West Virginia University.
7. Please supply us with two self-addressed, stamped postcards to notify you when your application is received and when it is complete.
ADMISSION TO WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY:
Your application to the Department of Psychology only governs departmental acceptance. If you have not already done so, you must make separate application to the WVU Office of Admissions and Records. We recommend submitting this application and requesting your official transcripts by December 1 to allow time for processing by the Office of Admissions and forwarding to the department by the January 1 deadline for the doctoral programs and the March 1 deadline for the Master's program.Please send the following to:
Office of Admissions and RecordsWest Virginia UniversityP. O. Box 6009Morgantown, WV 26506-6009
1. Application for Graduate Admission form
2. Official transcripts of graduate and undergraduate academic work.
3. A check for the $50 application fee.
You should not expect to hear from us about your acceptance status until March or early April. This is primarily due to the need to formulate our financial support posture, and to determine what our total student load will be. Please relax and don't be fearful that we have forgotten you! Again, we urge you to be prompt and keep us informed of difficulties in completing your application. We shall be glad to supply further information, if desired. Thank you for your interest in our program.