Application Instructions
Our deadline for completed applications is December 1st. Please make sure that you have submitted all required materials before the deadline. Below is a checklist to help guide you through the application process.
Required Materials Checklist
- Online Application – The Online Application is submitted to the Office of Admissions.
- Transcripts – Official transcripts must be sent directly to Drexel from all the colleges/universities that you have attended. One transcript from each institution you have attended must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the college/university seal over the flap.
- GRE – Official copies of GRE scores must be sent to Drexel (test code 2194); Psychology subject test recommended
- Faculty Preference Ranking Form – This form is submitted through a secure web-based application directly to the Department of Psychology. Please click on Faculty Preference Ranking Form to complete the form online
- Three letters of recommendation – Download the Letter of Recommendation Form, complete Section I, and pass on to your evaluators. Evaluators should complete Section II and attach a letter of recommendation (printed on official letterhead). Both documents must be returned to you in a sealed envelope with the evaluator’s signature across the seal. (Please note that instructions may change with the incoming electronic letter of recommendation system.)
- 1,500-word personal statement that discusses (and integrates) your research experiences and interests, and how these fit into the Drexel program and into a specific faculty's (or research group's) work in particular.
- Curriculum Vitae/Résumé
- Interview (if selected)
- [International applicants only] TOEFL – Official copies of TOEFL scores must be sent to Drexel (test code 2194)
Please mail your transcripts, letters of recommendation (with required form), personal statement, and curriculum vitae (résumé) to the address listed below:
Drexel University
Graduate Admissions
Main Building
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA
For more details, please visit the Graduate Admissions Application Checklist.
For questions related specifically to the psychology department, including the faculty ranking form, please e-mail psyadmit@drexel.edu.
For questions related to the graduate studies department admissions process, please e-mail: enroll@drexel.edu.