Overview

Department of Psychology / Department of Psychology is located in Chapel Hill, NC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Cognitive psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Quantitative psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Clinical psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Developmental psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Behavioral neuroscience psychology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	17
Doctoral Degrees	18

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

987

Applied

40

Accepted

22

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 11th	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

129

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

73

Total faculty

Full-time - 44

Part-time - 29

Male (35)

Female (38)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Expressed emotion, cognitive development, social cognitive neuroscience, human memory personality
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	770,238

Location & Contact

Address CB# 3270
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3270
United States

Contact Donald Lysle
Chair
Phone: 919-962-3993

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