Department of Psychology at Illinois State University
Applicants must take the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test and have their official scores reported to Illinois State by Educational Testing Service. Copies of GRE scores report will not be accepted. Admission is offered only for the fall semester and is very competitive. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to any of the graduate programs in the Department of Psychology.
Click on the link for statistical information for applicants who were admitted. The information is based on grade point averages and GRE General Test scores.
Application Deadline: November 15
Admission for: FALL 2014
GRE General Test scores must be reported to Illinois State by the November 15 deadline. Only applicants who intend to enroll full time will be considered for admission to the doctoral program. Click on the link below to access the application website.
Application Deadline: December 1
Admission for: FALL 2014
GRE General Test scores must be reported to Illinois State by the December 1 deadline. Only applicants who intend to enroll full time will be considered for admission to the specialist program. Click on the link below to access the application website.
Application Deadline: December 15
Admission for: FALL 2014
GRE General Test scores must be reported to Illinois State by the December 15 deadline. Click on the link below to access the appropriate application website.
Graduate Assistantships at Illinois State: The department routinely awards graduate assistantships to applicants who accept admission to Illinois State. Graduate assistantships also include a full tuition fellowship for the academic year. The decision to award an assistantship is subject to the receipt of anticipated state funding, verification of employment eligibility based on U.S. immigration laws, the applicant's academic record, and the specific needs of the department. Graduate assistants are responsible for paying any student fees and insurance costs.
Graduate assistants at Illinois State are considered employees of the University and the State of Illinois. State employees are required to complete the Mandatory Governmental Ethics Online Training under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430/5-10). Graduate assistants are notified each fall semester of the government website and deadline for completing the ethics training. Graduate assistants who do not complete the ethics training risk losing their assistantship and tuition fellowship, and could be banned by the University from receiving any future assistantship offers.. If the assistantship appointment requires contact with children, Illinois law may require graduate assistants to submit to a fingerprint check. Applicants will be informed if the graduate assistantship requires fingerprinting.
The department encourages all applicants to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The application deadline is March 1. Applicants are not required to complete the parental income or assets section; however, providing this information increases the likelihood of eligibility for federal funding. This application is for a work study award, in which the federal government pays a percentage of the student's salary. Work study awards help to lower the department's cost for graduate assistantships, which provides more funding for graduate students. Under some circumstances, graduate students who are eligible for work study are disadvantaged by accepting the award. Students will be released from federal work study if this award is not in their best interest.
See The Audrey J. Grupe Fellowship in School Psychology for information about this department fellowship and candidate qualifications
See the Career Center website for information about employment opportunities
See the University's Financial Aid website for more information about financial assistance
See the APA Scholarship, Grants, and Awards website
(American Psychological Association)
See the APAGS Scholarships and Awards website
(American Psychological Association of Graduate Students)
See the Psi Chi Awards and Grants website
(Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology)