Undergraduate Timetable

The following table provides a suggested time line for completing certain activities related to gaining acceptance to a graduate program:

Freshman Year

Consider which areas of psychology are most interesting by taking PSY 111 and other courses in topic areas

Sophomore Year

Take PSY 138 and 231 to begin training in research methods and statistics
Identify faculty with research that interests you and contact them
Take classes in topic areas of psychology

Junior Year

Take classes in topic areas of psychology
Begin working in faculty member’s lab, if you haven’t started already
Research graduate programs to identify which ones you want to apply to
Start working on your CV and personal statement
Consider who to ask for letters of recommendation
Take the GRE near the end of your junior year
Write to graduate schools for application materials

Senior Year

Ask faculty to write you letters of recommendation
Re-take GRE, if needed
Submit applications (usually due Dec-Mar of your senior year)

This timetable is just a suggestion. If you decide in your junior or senior year to apply to graduate school, it is not too late, but you may have to work hard to catch up on completing everything that you need to do.