Graduate Admissions Information
To receive full consideration for entry into the Ph.D. program for the Fall of the ensuing school year, applications must be received no later than December 1. Only students pursuing the Ph.D. are admitted. Approximately 12 to 15 clinical students are admitted each year from 250-300 applicants, and they are distributed across the four clinical program tracks (adult, child, pediatric, and health). Applicants to the clinical program should indicate the specific program track to which they are applying. The number of admissions to the applied developmental and behavioral medicine programs vary each year. Applicants for admission to graduate study in the Department of Psychology must hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university, and provide official transcripts, scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement. For more information on admissions, please visit the Clinical Applicant Data page.
In applying to admission to the graduate program, the faculty caution that we do not encourage students to change programs, but rather we strongly encourage applicants to select the graduate program that best meets their career goals at the time of initial application to the graduate program.
Top applicants will be invited to visit the University of Miami in order to interview with the faculty, meet current graduate students, and familiarize themselves with the University and the surrounding community. This visit typically takes place during a weekend in late February, and invitations are typically extended in January. Once specific dates for the interview weekend have been established, information is posted on the University of Miami Department of Psychology website (http://www.psy.miami.edu).
Applicants for admission to graduate status in psychology generally have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher overall and must have at least 18 hours of undergraduate psychology courses which must include courses in Introductory Psychology, Statistics, and Experimental Psychology or Research Methods. Students lacking the necessary preparation must ordinarily make up deficiencies prior to admission to the Graduate School. All applicants must present the Graduate Record Examination (Aptitude Tests; Advanced Test in Psychology preferred but not mandatory). GRE scores for the middle 50% of successful applicants range from 590-700 (V) and 620-700 (Q).
The University of Miami clinical program operates under a scientist-practitioner model, with somewhat greater emphasis on the clinical science or research component. As such, successful applicants typically have at least one semester of research experience in psychology or a related field. Experiences might include running experimental protocols, conducting literature searches on current topics, entering data from experiments, analyzing data using statistical techniques, preparing posters for presentation, or preparing manuscripts for publication. Because the clinical program uses a "mentor model" for research training, applicants should clearly indicate which faculty mentors they are interested in working with on their research.
Applicants to the clinical program are also encouraged to highlight their clinical experiences, such as working at a clinic or hospital, in their applications. Clinical experience is not required, however, to achieve admission into the program.
Letters of recommendation should be provided by professionals (typically professors, research supervisors, and/or clinical supervisors) who are familiar with the applicant's work and strengths.
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Online Application - The Department of Psychology uses an online application for admission to our graduate program. Complete instructions for the application are online at the application site. Additional information about Psychology's graduate programs is available by completing a short inquiry on the web. Supplemental materials can be mailed to:
Department of Psychology
Graduate Admissions
5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Flipse Building 501
Coral Gables, FL 33146