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Application instructions are below. 

Application instructions to the Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science can be found here.

The application for Fall 2024 is now OPEN.

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Doctoral Programs

Criminology, Law and Society Ph.D.

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023

Psychological Science Ph.D.

Application Deadline: December 1, 2023

Psychological Science with a concentration in Clinical Psychology Ph.D.

Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy Ph.D.

Application Deadline: January 15, 2024

On-campus Master's Programs

Master of Public Policy (MPP)

Application Deadline: January 15, 2024 for Priority Consideration.  After that date, the admissions committee will consider applications on a rolling basis until May 15, 2024.

Master of Urban Regional Planning (MURP)

Application Deadline: January 15, 2024 for Priority Consideration.  After that date, the admissions committee will consider applications on a rolling basis until June 3, 2024.

Online Master's Programs

Master of Advanced Study (MAS) in Criminology, Law, & Society

Application Deadlines:

March 1, 2024 for Priority Consideration.

May 15, 2024 for Regular Consideration.

After May 15, 2024, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis until June 30, 2024 .

Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology (MLFP)

Application Deadline: March 1, 2024 for Priority Consideration. After that date, the admissions committee will consider applications on a rolling basis until May 15, 2024.

Application Instructions

General requirements for admission include the completion of a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent and a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent.

1) Complete and submit your Application for Admission online

• The GRE requirement varies per program:
• The following programs  DO NOT  require the GRE: PhD in Psychological Science, PhD in Psychological Science (Clinical), PhD in Urban & Environmental Planning & Policy, PhD in Criminology, Law & Society, MA in Urban & Regional Planning, MAS in Criminology, Law & Society, MA in Legal & Forensic Psychology. 
• The GRE is recommended, but not required, for any student that has completed all the requirements for their high school diploma, bachelor's degree, or an advanced degree in an educational institution where the primary and/or dominant language of instruction is English.
• All other students are required to complete the GRE before being considered for admission into the MPP.

If you are submitting a GRE score, please use 4859 as the UCI institution code. If you are applying to the PhD in Psychological Science and/or Psychological Science with a concentration in Clinical Psychology program, the GRE Psychology subject test is not required. There is no minimum campus GRE score requirement.

• Visit the  Graduate Division English Proficiency   section and the  Graduate Division FAQs   page for additional information.
• Please note that English proficiency requirements for teaching assistants may differ from admission requirements.  
• Two formal statements demonstrating your writing ability and clarity of thought which includes a personal history describing your previous professional and academic achievements, and a formal statement of purpose, detailing current goals, and specifically how and why the MAS program will help you achieve them. In your statement of purpose you must also describe a potential capstone paper topic (required in the second year of study), including what you intend to study, why the subject is of interest to you, and how the topic relates to the MAS curriculum more generally. Your statement will be formally evaluated and is a significant part of your application. The Personal History and Statement of Purpose writing samples are submitted electronically as part of your online application. The Personal History should be 600 words or less and the Statement of Purpose should be 800 words or less.
• In your statement, please indicate what faculty member(s) with whom you are interested in working. Your statement should describe your background, research experience, current and future research interests, future goals, and how you see yourself fitting in our department.
• Please describe any experience you have in advocating for diversity in organizations or communities of which you have been a member (3-5 sentences). Describe a significant challenge you have faced and your ability to demonstrate resilience and achievement despite the challenges (3-7 sentences). Describe your interest in an academic career in teaching and research (3-5 sentences).

Please visit the Graduate Division website for more information.

2) Submit your non-refundable application fee ($135 for U.S. Citizens & U.S. Permanent Residents and $155 for all other applicants as of 8.1.23)

• Application Fee can be paid by credit card only ; checks will not be accepted.
• Fee waivers are available for domestic applicants.

After submitting the application fee, your application will be processed and you will receive e-mail confirmation.

3) Provide three letters of recommendation

• Letters of Recommendation letters must be uploaded digitally –  paper LORs will not be accepted.
• Letters that speak to your academic and/or professional achievement, describe your strengths and weaknesses, and comment on your character, integrity and motivation are especially useful.
• The application will accept Interfolio.  If you need any support or have questions regarding Interfolio, please contact them directly. 

Additional information regarding letters of recommendation can be found here .

4) Scan and upload transcripts to the online application from ALL institutions attended after high school.

• Upload both the FRONT and the BACK side of the transcript.
• Uploaded transcripts should be recent and include the following: your name, dates of attendance, grades/marks received, credits and grading legend.
• DO NOT send official transcripts until they are requested.

5) Any supplemental materials your program requests may be uploaded to the online application.

• The MPP program requires the submission of a resume or CV.
• The MAS program requires the submission of a resume or CV.
• The MLFP program requires the submission of a resume or CV.

For questions regarding program or application requirements, please email [email protected]

If you have any technical difficulties submitting your application, please email [email protected]

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Psychology shines in latest u.s. news & world report rankings.

Students in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program. Photo by Han Parker

Discipline is 14th among public universities

The University of California, Irvine has been ranked 14th (up from 19th) for the best psychology program among the nation’s public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate school rankings.

“We are delighted, but hardly surprised, to see the ranking for psychology at UCI continue to climb,” Dean Jon Gould said. “Their peers nationwide recognize the groundbreaking research our faculty are pursuing, and with the addition of the new clinical Ph.D. program, the Department of Psychological Science will continue to soar. We’re now a top-15 program among public universities, and we expect to be in the top 10 in the years ahead.”

Psychology, ranked 30th (up from 36th) over all universities nationwide, is administered by the Department of Psychological Science in the School of Social Ecology and the Department of Cognitive Sciences in the School of Social Sciences.

“We are excited that our increased research productivity, strong undergraduate and graduate programs, and excellent students are being recognized,” said Susan Charles, chair of psychological science.  “We are producing research that addresses some of the most fundamental issues in society, and our students and faculty are among the best in the field.”

The school has 1,276 undergrads, majoring in psychological science, 80 doctoral students and eight post doctoral scholars in psychological science this quarter. 

The department includes 36 faculty members, including prominent scholars who are experts on child development, memory, trauma and aging, among other topics. Their specialties include everything from developmental, social, personality, health, psychology and law, biological, clinical, cultural, community, environmental, and ecological psychology. The faculty are united by an overarching interest in understanding the origins of human behavior as it develops across the life course and in diverse sociocultural contexts. They also share a strong commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and to research that has the potential for application to important societal problems. 

The degree programs include:

• Undergraduate Program 
• Ph.D. Program 
• Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology
• Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science

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Jessica Borelli

UCI School of Social Ecology

Professor of Psychological Science

Jessie Borelli is a Professor of Psychological Science at University of California, Irvine.  She is a clinical psychologist specializing the field of developmental psychopathology; her research focuses on the links between close relationships, emotions, health, and development, with a particular focus on risk for anxiety and depression. In her work, Dr. Borelli is interested in harnessing relationship science to develop interventions to improve mental health and well-being.

Jessie Borelli also maintains a small private practice where she sees children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, with a specialization in the areas of anxiety disorders, eating disorders, adoption, and parenting ( www.compass-therapy.com ).

Key Topical Areas

Developmental, Health, Affective, Clinical

B.A. UC Berkeley (Go Bears!)

Ph.D. Yale University, Clinical Psychology

Clinical Internship: UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Arizona

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Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science

Fall 2025 applications will open in October!

UCI’s Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychological Science is a certificate program that combines psychology coursework with research and/or internship experience. It is designed for people who:

• Have a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) and
• Are interested in a psychology-related graduate program, career development, or career change and
• Could benefit from additional coursework, research and/or real-life work experience in psychology.

Those interested in a Doctoral-level or Master’s degree program in a range of areas of psychology (including clinical/counseling psychology, social/personality psychology, developmental psychology, health psychology, psychology & the law, and school psychology) or health (e.g., public health, medical school) can strengthen their graduate school applications by completing our program, which offers an individualized course of study based on each person’s qualifications and goals.  Students who have participated in our program have been accepted to a wide variety of graduate programs, including Ph.D. programs at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and the University of Pennsylvania; Psy.D. programs at Baylor University, Yeshiva University, and Pacific University, and Master's programs at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, and Columbia University.

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Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology

The Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology (MLFP) program, offered in collaboration between the Department of Psychological Science and the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, will focus on the intersection of psychology and legal issues, with an emphasis on the use of psychological principles, theories, and research to better understand legal processes and systems. One of the strengths of this program is its promotion of interdisciplinary learning.

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2024-25 edition, psychology, b.a..

NOTE: Students may complete either the B.A. in Psychology, the B.S. in Psychology, or the B.S. in Cognitive Sciences. You may not double major within the majors offered by the department. The courses in this major are designed to provide students with a strong foundation in general psychology. 

All students must meet the University Requirements .

All students must meet the school requirements ., departmental requirements for the major.

School requirements must be met and must include 18 courses (70 units) as specified below:

NOTE: Psychology majors are strongly encouraged to take BIO SCI 35 toward satisfaction of the science and technology portion of the general education requirement (category II). Furthermore, it is strongly recommended that students who intend to pursue post-baccalaureate work in psychology take the PSYCH 112A - PSYCH 112BW - PSYCH 112C sequence. Most psychology graduate programs require statistics (which, at UCI, may be satisfied by taking PSYCH 10A - PSYCH 10B - PSYCH 10C or SOC SCI 10A - SOC SCI 10B - SOC SCI 10C ), but some require calculus (which, at UCI, may be satisfied by taking MATH 2A - MATH 2B ).

 Psychology core course, an upper-division course with the ending number “0.”

Select three courses from one module sequence: Psychology 110–119 (Research Methodologies), 120–129 (General Psychology), 130–139 (Perception and Sensory Processes), 140–149 and 150–159 (Learning and Cognition and Language Sciences combined), 160–169 (Cognitive Neuroscience), and 170–179 (Interdisciplinary Studies) .  

For Experimental course select one course and lab course: PSYCH 112A , PSYCH 112M , PSYCH 112R .  

 Sample Program — Graduate School Track

 Psychology core course, an upper-division course with the ending number “0.”  

Sample Program — Transfer Psychology Track

For the Experimental course, select one course and lab course: PSYCH 112A , PSYCH 112M , PSYCH 112R .

Honors Program in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

The Honors Program in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences is an advanced educational and research program for outstanding undergraduate students in these two majors.

The program emphasizes advanced competence in scientific research, and allows participants the opportunity to pursue advanced work in independent research, in addition to earning honors upon graduation. While the program is designed for students who are interested in pursuing graduate study or seeking challenging research experiences as a capstone to their undergraduate experience, all Psychology and Cognitive Sciences majors who meet the minimum eligibility requirements are welcome to apply.

The program has a limited number of openings and seeks to attract outstanding students who plan to undertake postgraduate education in some field of cognitive/psychological sciences.

Students with junior standing are required to identify a faculty advisor and a research project, and submit a formal application in spring quarter prior to the start of the senior year. To qualify for the honors program, the students must meet the GPA requirement (3.2 within their major), provide an analytical writing sample, and submit a one-page research plan. In addition, a letter of recommendation from a faculty advisor who agrees to oversee the proposed research must be provided.

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Sample Program - Honors in Psychology, B.S.

Sample Program - Honors in Psychology, B.A.

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