ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
In making our admissions decisions, we consider applicants' grades and academic record, GRE's, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, and programmatic fit. We select a subset of applicants for interviews and make final decisions after considering the interviews. We typically conduct these interviews on two separate dates, one in mid-February, the other in late February.
Students need to submit transcripts, results from both the General and Psychology GRE's, a statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, and the university application form. A link to the application forms is here:
Graduate Admissions Information and On-Line Application and Forms
Minimum requirements for admission include a 3.0 grade point average (GPA; on a 4-point scale) in the undergraduate program, calculated on the last 60 credit hours of course work completed and available at the time of consideration of application for admission. Also, students must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.00 scale) in all relevant graduate work for which a grade has been awarded. An applicant may be admitted without the 3.0 undergraduate GPA if he or she (a) has maintained either a 3.3 cumulative GPA in a master's degree program at an accredited institution; or (b) has maintained a 3.5 cumulative GPA in the last 12 credit hours which are part of a master's or doctoral program still in progress at such an institution at the time of evaluation of the application or in graduate work taken in nondegree status at American University and applicable to the degree program for which he or she is applying. This GPA is a minimum requirement.
