Psychology with a Specialization in Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)

Illinois Tech's Ph.D. in psychology with a specialization in clinical psychology accepts applications for fall entrance only. Each year the program typically admits five to seven students.

The psychology faculty accepting clinical psychology students into their research labs for the 2022-2023 academic year include Greg Chasson, Nicole Ditchman, Steve Du Bois, Rachael Ellison, Alissa Haedt-Matt, EJ Lee, Nicole Legate, and Arlen Moller.

Please submit your online application as soon as possible. Your supplemental material cannot be entered into our database without a completed application. All applications and supporting documents must be submitted online by January 1, 2022.

Requirements for admission to the program include:

• Bachelor's degree with 18 hours of undergraduate psychology, including successful coursework in research methods or statistics
• Completed online application, including payment of application fee
• Professional statement of 1,000 words or fewer outlining academic and career goals, academic potential, and relevant research and/or applied experience
• Three (3) letters of recommendation, which referees will upload directly into the application system
• Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions; transcripts must be uploaded directly into the application system. Please do not send them by mail.
• A curriculum vitae (CV)

The Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program at Illinois Tech no longer requires students to submit general GRE scores.

Please do not submit any extra materials, including writing samples, thesis papers, books, etc.

The clinical psychology faculty will review all applications and then invite finalists for virtual interviews to be held on March 4, 2022. Invited students will receive more information as interview day approaches.

International students who fit into any of the following categories will be considered to have met the requirement:

• Residents of a country where English is the only official language and who is a native English speaker
• Graduates of U.S. high schools
• Completed the equivalent of Iowa State’s English 150 or 250 with a grade of B or better at an accredited U.S. 2 year or 4 year college or university.
  

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

If you meet all admission requirements but do not meet our English proficiency requirements, Iowa State offers conditional admission to attend our Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP). If you would like to enroll in IEOP, on the application choose "I would like to enroll in Iowa State’s IEOP program before I begin the academic study.”

Our graduates typically work in universities, medical centers, and multidisciplinary clinical settings in the following roles:

• Research/scholarship
• Clinical practice
• Teaching
• Supervision
• Administration
• Policy
• Program Development