Note that only faculty who are members of the graduate faculty and who have room for new students in their laboratories will accept new graduate students for the upcoming admission year. Click here for a list of faculty currently admitting graduate students.

A completed application for admission includes the following:

• Completed Online Electronic Application or paper application forms
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required for all applicants
• GRE Subject Test scores are not required, but students who have taken a Subject Test should report their scores
• Application fee (waived for online applications)
• Official transcripts showing coursework and degree conferral
• Three (3) letters of recommendation: Recent graduates should have at least two letters of recommendation from college or university faculty with whom they have studied.
• Statement of Purpose / Research Statement that describes past research experience, interests for future research training in graduate school, and future plans following graduate school.

International applicants must also include the following:

• TOEFL scores are required if you are an international applicant unless English is your first language or you have completed a degree at an American University
• Internationa applications are also required to fill out the International Student Financial Aid Statement: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/isss/prostudents.html

The deadline for applications is December 15th.

The Online Electronic Application can be accessed from this web site: https://graduateapplications.vanderbilt.edu/program_page.asp?PROGRAM_ID=169

Applications can be submitted by mail to:
Psychological Sciences Program
Vanderbilt University
GPC #324
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203-5721
U.S.A.