Overview

Department of Psychology / Department of Psychology is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Brain and cognitive science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Developmental psychology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social psychology
Master of Human Behavior (MHB)	Human behavior
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Quantitative methods
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Clinical science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	17
Doctoral Degrees	12

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required One-year internship (for clinical science students)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

543

Applied

27

Accepted

14

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

108

Total Graduate Students

20%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.33%
Black or African American	3.7%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	15.74%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.85%
Unknown	1.85%

Gender

Male (37%)

Female (62%)

Faculty

49

Total faculty

Full-time - 34

Part-time - 15

Male (30)

Female (19)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Affective neuroscience; children and families; vision, culture and ethnicity; intergroup relations; aggression and violence; language and reading development; substance abuse
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. Margaret Gatz
Chair and Professor
Email: gatz@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-2212
Fax: 213-746-9028

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