Graduate Application Process

To ensure timely review of your application please follow these three steps:

1. Please go to the website for graduate admissions at http://www.ohiou.edu/graduate/ and click on “Download & Print Forms” for an application form. Complete the application on-line.
    
2. Send the following materials to Office of Graduate Studies as one package:
   • Two (2) original copies of transcripts from your undergraduate institution showing receipt of bachelor's degree, AND transcripts from any other postsecondary school attended.
   • Official GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative and Psychology Subject).
     
     

     The Office of Graduate Studies address is:

     Office of Graduate Studies
     McKee House
     44 University Terrace
     Ohio University
     Athens, OH 45701-2979

   
   
3. Send the following materials directly to the Department of Psychology as one package:
   • One copy of GRE scores (unofficial copy is acceptable).
   • Three (3) letters of recommendation written on recommenders’ original letterhead stationery, accompanied by completed Ohio University Recommendation Forms; preferably from psychology faculty members.
   • A copy of transcripts from all post-secondary schools you attended (unofficial copies are acceptable).
   • A personal statement describing your special interests and professional goals. Include in your personal statement a rank-ordered list of the three faculty members with whom you most want to work.
     
     

     The Department of Psychology address is:

     Department of Psychology
     Ohio University
     200 Porter Hall
     Athens, OH 45701
     Attn: Graduate Chair

Application Deadline is January 1

All formal application materials must be received by January 1 to be considered. We will notify you when we have received all of the necessary materials. Invitations for campus interviews are made by early February.