Procedures to Apply to the Ph.D. Program

  • Submit the University's secure online application for graduate study.
  • You have the option to download the BCS form for your personal statement and recommendations. Letter of recommendation forms can also be located on the online application.
  • Contact info:
    Kathy Corser, Graduate Coordinator
    Brain and Cognitive Sciences
    Meliora Hall, Box 270268
    University of Rochester
    Rochester, NY 14627-0268
    Phone: 585-275-1844
    Fax: 585-442-9216
    Email:

The closing date for applications for admission in Fall 2008 is January 1, 2008. We cannot guarantee to consider applications received later than that date, or incomplete on that date. Applicants may be invited to visit the department for interview. Decisions on all applications will be made before April 1, 2008.

The department accepts students only for fulltime Ph.D. study and beginning only in the fall semester.

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