PhD in Psychology: Clinical Psychology Program

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Application must be made to the Graduate School. Applicants are admitted only at the beginning of each academic year. Applications must be submitted by December 1.An applicant must meet Graduate School requirements and the following departmental requirements to be considered for admission to the program: Completion of an undergraduate major in psychology (or neuroscience). Receipt of a positive recommendation by the Departmental Admissions Committee. Admission is based on evaluation of an applicants entire record. In evaluating each application, the Admissions Committee examines such factors as grades, research record (e.g., research apprenticeships, publications, presentations, and senior or honors theses), and letters of recommendation. Students without an undergraduate major in psychology or neuroscience are welcome to apply, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If they are offered admission, they will be informed about any additional course​s that would need to be taken at UWM (in addition to the required graduate coursework) to fill gaps in training. As part of their doctoral requirements, PhD students must earn a masters degree in psychology that includes a thesis derived from empirical research; they do this by fulfilling the requirements of the “General Psychology Track” for the MS degree while enrolled simultaneously in the PhD program. An exception is that students who already have earned a masters degree based on an empirical thesis in psychology or neuroscience from another college or university are exempt from the requirement of earning the MS in our department.