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. Please note that the instructions on the psychology department webpages and from psychology department emails supersede those on the general university website and from general university emails. For example, you should not follow instructions to submit a vita, a personal statement or a letter of recommendation using the general university application process. The following instructions are the ones you should use to apply to our program.

Required Materials Checklist

Online Application - The Drexel University Online Application is submitted to the Office of Admissions. (Important note: do not complete Drexel’s general electronic letter of recommendation form. Doing so may delay the processing of your application. Contact information for your recommenders should only be submitted using the Drexel Psychology Letters of Recommendation Form.)

Current and former Drexel University graduate students should not complete the general Drexel online application, but do need to follow all other instructions below, including the submission of transcripts and GRE scores (unless already submitted), psychology online application, and letters of recommendation contact information.

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 (code 2194); Psychology subject test recommended
Psychology Department Online Application – This form is submitted through a secure web-based application directly to the Department of Psychology. Please click on Psychology Department Online Application to complete the form online. (Please note: Not all faculty will be accepting students for the upcoming academic year. Please refer to our list of faculty members accepting students for details.)

The following two items are submitted through the psychology online application

9000-character (approximately 1,500 words) 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/Resume

Three letters of recommendation - All letters of recommendation must now be submitted electronically to the Department of Psychology’s Doctoral Program. You must provide contact information for all three of your evaluators through the Drexel Psychology Letters of Recommendation Form. Your evaluators will then be notified of your application to our program and given instructions on how to submit your letter of recommendation electronically. You will be limited to three evaluators. (Important note: Do not use Drexel University’s generic electronic recommendation form, and do not mail hardcopies of the letter of recommendation form. Your evaluators’ contact information must be submitted through the Drexel Psychology Letters of Recommendation Form.
[International applicants only] TOEFL - Official copies of TOEFL scores must be sent to Drexel (test code 2194)
Interview (if selected) – In February, the Ph.D. programs in psychology conduct two days of in-person interviews, by invitation only.
[International applicants only] TOEFL - Official copies of TOEFL scores must be sent to Drexel (test code 2194)

To view a list of the Frequently Asked Questions related to the application process, please see the FAQ below.

Please mail your transcripts 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 Drexel Psychology Letters of Recommendation Form, please e-mail psyadmit@drexel.edu.

For questions related to the graduate studies department admissions process, please e-mail: enroll@drexel.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What if my GRE results will not arrive until after the application deadline?

We review applications in the months of December and January, and late GRE scores may or may not be considered. Once official scores have been submitted to Graduate Admissions, notify us by emailing your new scores to psyadmit@drexel.edu.

I completed a master’s program in psychology. Will my credits transfer?

Once admitted, we consider each course request individually by forwarding the syllabus to the relevant instructors, who determine whether the courses you have taken cover equivalent material with a comparable level of rigor. Most students with a master’s degree take 4-5 years to complete our PhD program.

My recommenders have asked for the letter of recommendation materials in advance, but I am not quite ready to complete the Drexel Psychology Letters of Recommendation Form. Is there are way to have recommendation materials sent to my references before I complete the Form?

Unfortunately, the recommendation form cannot be sent to the recommenders until you have completed the Drexel Psychology Letters of Recommendation Form on the Psychology Department website. However, we have set the letter of recommendation deadline for 12/8 (instead of 12/1, which is when the rest of the application is due) to allow recommenders a bit more time. You may also offer them the guidance that we find letters most helpful if they address applicants' strengths and weaknesses as a researcher, scholar, scientist, and clinician.

Do I need to send a hard copy of my resume/CV and personal statement to the Office of Graduate Admissions?

No, it is not necessary to send an additional copy of these materials to the Office of Graduate Admissions.