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Degrees are conferred through the Purdue University system. Entering students must meet the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate School of Purdue University and departmental requirements.

We seek talented and motivated persons who have an interest in the fields of behavioral and/or addiction neuroscience. A strong record of undergraduate research experience is given high priority in evaluating applicants.

All applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (you do not need a Master’s degree to apply). Majors in the life sciences (psychology, biology, or chemistry) are particularly encouraged to apply. Academic preparation and performance in the life sciences (e.g., experimental psychology and behavioral neuroscience; cell and systems biology; chemistry) are given high priority in considering candidates for admission.

The ASOP Ph.D. program is going on hiatus and will not be admitting students.

The degrees are conferred through the Indiana University system, and entering students must meet the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate School of Indiana University as well as departmental requirements. Admission to the program is competitive. We currently are able to support approximately three students per cohort.

Prerequisites: Our program has a strong quantitative emphasis. It is highly unlikely that a student would be admitted without a course in statistics. In the rare circumstance that a student is admitted without meeting this prerequisite, the student must pass an approved statistics course prior to fall enrollment in the program.

Degrees are conferred through the Purdue University system. Entering students must meet the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate School of Purdue University and departmental requirements.

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from persons with a strong commitment to research, scholarly work, and a scientific perspective. Previous research experience or the completion of an undergraduate research project is seen as particularly positive (but not required). We value a broad liberal arts or science-based undergraduate education as the foundation for graduate study. We take a balanced approach to admission, and relative weaknesses in one area may be balanced by strengths in others. The clinical psychology program is committed to creating a diverse learning environment for its students; persons with disabilities and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Psychology GRE (NOTE: The Psychology GRE is strongly recommended, but not required.) The mean GRE score on the Advanced subtest in Psychology for students admitted to the program since 2007* is 704 (approximately 76th percentile).

*Per APA requirements, we provide information on the past 7 years.

Prerequisites: All applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. You do not need to major in psychology to apply; however, except in unusual circumstances, students admitted to the program are expected to have completed at least 15 credit hours in psychology prior to admission. Graduate courses will assume basic understanding in key areas. Students without preparation in these areas may be asked by their instructors to complete remedial activity prior to enrolling in the graduate course (e.g., reading an undergraduate text or taking an undergraduate course):

• tests and measurement
• statistics
• human physiology or physiological psychology
• abnormal psychology

Degrees are conferred through the Purdue University system. Entering students must meet the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate School of Purdue University and departmental requirements.

Admission to this program is competitive. In the last five years, we have averaged 82 applications per year. We currently are able to support approximately three or four students per cohort.

Degree: Applicants preferably have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, but we will consider applicants with bachelor's degrees in similar areas with coursework in social science statistics and research methods).

Prerequisites: Our program has a strong quantitative emphasis. It is highly unlikely that a student would be admitted without a course in statistics. In the rare circumstance that a student is admitted without meeting this prerequisite, the student must pass an approved statistics course prior to Fall enrollment in the program.

Unofficial transcript(s) of all previous university work is required (with English translation, if applicable) and must be submitted with your application; this includes transcripts for programs that were not ultimately completed. All degrees awarded should be documented. A list of university courses and their titles which do not appear on the transcript(s) should also be submitted, if applicable. If selected for admission, you will be required to provide your original documents (hard copy or electronic) at a later time.

If you choose to send hard copies at this time, note that all transcripts and degree certificates must be in original, stamped, and sealed envelopes issued by the appropriate university/college authority. Loose or unattested copies cannot be accepted. We do not accept transcripts or other academic documents from WES, or any other external credentials analysis agency.

English language proficiency can be waived by applicants who have received a baccalaureate degree or graduate or professional degree within 36 months from a school where English is the primary language of instruction/where English is the native language. (See test scores section for more information.)

Your two- to three-page explanation of why you want to enter this program.

Three confidential letters of recommendation are required. Letters of recommendation should be provided by professionals (consider faculty members, administrators, internship/co-operative education supervisors, and employers) who are familiar with your work and strengths.

When you create a recommendation request in our electronic application, an email request will be sent to the recommender on your behalf. Please advise your recommender to look for this email in their inbox, as well as their spam or junk-mail folder.

Submit GRE and/or English language proficiency scores, if appropriate. Only official score reports from the testing agency are acceptable. Please note, at this time we are not able to accept IELTS scores electronically; paper score reports can take two–four weeks to be delivered to the department through the mail, so please plan accordingly. IUPUI's institution code for ETS test reporting (GRE and TOEFL) is 1325.

GRE scores—see specific requirements in the Graduate program general requirements section on this page.

English proficiency scores must meet all requirements listed (both total and section minimums, if applicable):

• TOEFL—80 Total, 19 Reading, 14 Listening, 18 Speaking & Writing
• IELTS (Academic test only)—overall band score of 6.5 or higher, 6.5 Reading, 6.0 Listening, 6.0 Speaking, 5.5 Writing

We cannot accept completion of ELS Intensive English coursework or IUPUI EAP test scores as sufficient proof of English proficiency for admission purposes.