PSYCHOLOGY

Applying to the MA Program in Psychology (Clinical and Experimental)

The application for the MA Program in Experimental and Clinical Psychology is the same.

All application materials are due on the 1st of JANUARY.

All materials can be found online through links on this webpage. Some of the materials are available through the graduate school's page and some directly from the psychology department. Regardless of where you get the forms, all forms are to be printed, filled out, and mailed to the same place:

Application for the MA Program in Psychology
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Psychology Department
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Available at the Graduate School by following the links for "application information" are:

1) The Graduate School Application Part 1 and Part 2 (submit both parts)

2) Recommendation forms for 4 letters of reference

-- Some candidates are also required to fill out other forms such as In-State Tuition form, Selective Service registration, etc. Please follow the Graduate School directions for supplemental forms.

Available from the Federal Student Aid website:

3) FAFSA forms (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) are strongly recommended for all potential applicants. Applicants do not need to submit the original application to the department. Instead, have your results sent to UCCS at school code 004509.  Please keep in mind that the FAFSA form you need to complete will not be made available until after the January 1st application deadline.

Through this page, the following required form is available:

4) Additional Graduate Applicant Information Form

Additional materials which must be submitted by the application due date:

5) Original GRE Score Report (more information here).  The Institution Code for UCCS is R4874.  The Department Code for Clinical Psychology is 2001 and the Department Code for Experimental Psychology is 2007.  The general GRE is required of all applicants.  The subject GRE is strongly recommended.

6) Two official transcripts from EACH college or university attended.

7) A statement describing your interests, background and reason for applying to our program.  This should be 2-3 double-spaced pages using 12-point font.

8) $60 application fee made out to "The University of Colorado".