Three (3) Letters of Recommendation: completed by professors or other professional who know you and your academic work sufficiently well to judge your qualifications for graduate study. These are submitted electronically by your letter writers via the online application system. An optional 4th letter is allowed.
Professional Statement: a one- or two-page, single- or double-spaced, professional statement describing your areas of interest in psychology, preparation for graduate school, and career goals.
General GRE scores: Applicants will be asked to self-report their scores in the online application system. Applicants must also request their official score report be sent by ETS to institution code R1898.
Writing Sample: OPTIONAL. Writing samples may include senior thesis, conference presentation, or publication.
C.V. or Resume: OPTIONAL. Applicants may upload a C.V. or Resume.
Electronic Transcripts: Applicants must upload transcripts from ALL previous institutions (including Wayne State, if you previously attended classes here). Transcripts may be official, unofficial, copies, or web print outs.
Official Transcripts: One set of official transcripts from ALL previous institutions (including Wayne State, if you previously attended classes here)
GRE & GPA Requirements
In selecting students for our doctoral programs, we do not set arbitrary minimums for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Grade Point Average (GPA) as these factors contribute only partially to our overall assessment of the application. Conversely, although high scores do not guarantee admission, they increase the probability of favorable consideration. Most students entering our program have performed well on these measures. A strong science background, both in psychology and the other sciences, and a strong math background help a candidate.

The Graduate School requires a GPA of at least a 3.0 for undergraduate course work (or graduate course work if the applicant has a master's degree), however, most students accepted into the program have grade points much higher than 3.0.

If your GPA is below a 3.0, you have two options: Complete a 2nd bachelors degree and earn a GPA higher than 3.0 or complete a Master's degree program without a minimum GPA admission requirement and earn a 3.0 or higher. If your GPA is above 3.0, but you earned poor marks in Psychology courses (especially stats, experimental, research methods courses) or Math and Science courses, you may want to consider retaking some of those to show competency. Retaking courses after you have graduated will not affect your final cumulative GPA.
The department requires the general GRE for admission. Typically, students selected for admission score above the 50th percentile on the individual sections: Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytic Writing. Institution Code 1898.A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based).