The following are the minimum admissions requirements for the Health Psychology Ph.D. Program at UNC Charlotte. The number of students applying is expected to far exceed the number admitted, so meeting the minimum admissions requirements does not guarantee admission into the program.
At least 18 hours of coursework in psychology including Introductory Psychology and Research Methods.
An undergraduate course in statistics.
Excellent scores on the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the GRE.
Completion of an undergraduate degree demonstrating excellent scholarship and including at least 18 hours of psychology coursework. The mean undergraduate GPA of admitted students has been at or near 3.50.
Completed Application for Admission.
Transcripts of all academic work attempted since high school including evidence of the completion of a bachelors degree.
At least three references from persons, preferably psychologists, who can speak to the applicant's abilities to succeed as a health psychologist, including academic achievements in previous degree work.
A personal statement. For more details, please click here.
A current resume or CV.
International students must submit official test scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of at least 550 on the written test or 220 on the computer-based test or a score of at least 85% on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB). All tests must have been taken within the past two years.