Program Admissions

Thank you for your interest in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at the University of Louisville. This and other pages are intended to provide prospective students and other publics with program information and application instructions. Our department does not offer a terminal Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.

Deadline

The program accepts new students in the Fall Semester only. Our application deadline is December 1st.

How to Apply

Please visit our Application Instructions page before applying. This page includes important information on the application process, as well as required materials that MUST be submitted for your application to be considered complete.

Admission Qualifications 

Typically, applicants who are admitted to our program possess the following minimum qualifications:

⦁   Undergraduate degree in Psychology
⦁   GPAs of 3.0 or higher
⦁   Strong letters of recommendation
⦁   Experience in a research lab

The Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program is highly selective.  Even very highly qualified applicants may not be offered admission due to their research interests not aligning with those of our faculty.

We value Equity, Diversity, and Inclusiveness!

Our program is committed to recruiting qualified students from diverse backgrounds and supporting their success through to their degrees and beyond. We highly encourage students from groups who have been typically excluded from clinical psychology programs, both historically and currently, to apply to our program!

• The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has an active and engaged Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee that includes faculty, students and staff and is open to everyone in our community. Our DEI committee has many connections on campus. A departmental Graduate student DEI group is also active. DEI group actions and accomplishments in the current academic year have included development of equity feedback forms and undergraduate climate surveys, DEI faculty reading groups and promoting student success on our website.
• Our DEI action goals for the upcoming year are to continue to build communication and involvement with outreach to our undergraduate students and other groups on campus and to continue to review our departmental policies.
• These values are reflected in campus-wide UofL activities and organizations and initiatives, some of which are highlighted, below:
• The Graduate School offers diversity programming to provide additional support for applicants and students. Click here to see the Graduate School's Diversity Initiatives.
• The Graduate School funding opportunities include Graduate Diversity Fellowships. Click here to read about current UofL Graduate School Graduate Diversity Fellows.  
• The Minority Associate of Graduate Students (MAGS), the Cultural Center, the LGBT Center, the Women’s Center, the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the Office of Diversity & Equity along with many other student organizations have a strong presence on campus and provide additional support to help students succeed.
• UofL was ranked FIRST among 500+ public colleges and universities for meeting the needs of African-American students by the USC Race and Equity Center!
• UofL has received national awards for its support of the LGBTQ community, and Louisville again earned a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign!

 
Funding

Typically, all graduate students in the department are supported for five years of study. Sources of funding include fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and clinical placements. All carry full tuition remission and health insurance. Graduate teaching assistantship stipends for 2024-2025 are $25,000/12 months. Fellowships ($25,000/12 months) are competitively awarded.

Admissions Data

Click here for a record of clinical program admissions data (pdf).

1. CUDCP's policy for Admissions Offers and Acceptances (pdf)

2. General Information about CUDCP Programs (pdf)