Application InFormation
Master's Concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis in Developmental Disabilities
Application Instructions
We strongly recommend that you print these instructions out and follow them carefully. They will help you complete the application process for the Master's Concentration in appled Behavior Analysis in the most timely and efficient manner.
To apply for admission to the Non-Thesis Master's option in Applied Behavior Analysis you must complete the following three steps (four steps for international applicants). All steps must be completed and all materials received by February 15 to ensure consideration for admission for the following fall semester. New students are admitted for Fall semester only.
Step 1) Complete the Graduate School's online application form (follow the link below) and pay the application fee. The application fee is $50 ($60 for international applicants) and can be paid by credit card during the online application session or by check thereafter. Checks should be sent to the graduate school at the address given in step number 2 below, NOT to the psychology department.
Link to Auburn University Graduate School Application Please note that when you complete the online Graduate School application you will be directed to have your recommenders send letters "directly to the head of the department in which you plan to major." Please disregard this instruction and instead follow the directions in "Step 3" below regarding the letters of recommendation.
Step 2) Have your official GRE score report and two official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate credits from each school previously attended (except for credits earned at Auburn University) sent directly to the Graduate School from the issuing institutions. The ETS Institution Code number to use to have your GRE scores reported to Auburn's Graduate School is 1005; the address to which transcripts should be sent is:
Graduate School
Hargis Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849
Step 3) Complete the Department of Psychology's Application for Master's Concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis form and mail it in the same envelope with all supporting materials (statement of intent, a photocopy of your GRE score report, three letters of recommendation, photocopies of your transcripts [it is okay to use official transcripts "issued to student" but you must remove them from their envelopes before putting them in the departmental application package]) to the Department of Psychology at the address below so that it is received no later than February15.
The psychology department does NOT supply a form for recommendations. Ask each referee to write on letterhead stationery, seal the letter in an envelope, sign over the envelope's seal, and return the letter to you. When you have all three letters in your possession, put them in one package with your departmental application form and other supporting materials ((statement of intent, photocopies of your transcripts, a photocopy of your GRE score report) and send them to the psychology department at the address below. Do NOT send them to the Graduate School. Send the package to:
Thane Bryant
Department of Psychology
226 Thach Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5214
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Step 4) International applicants are also required to take the TOEFL and the TSE and have scores reported to the Graduate School. The ETS Institution Code number to use to have your TOEFL and TSE scores reported to Auburn's Graduate School is 1005. Auburn University requires a score of at least 550 on the TOEFL paper test or 213 on the TOEFL electronic test to be considered for admission.
Additional Information
Procedure: Review of applications will begin on February 15 and will continue until the available openings for the next class are filled. Applicants are therefore encouraged to complete their applications by February 15, although applications received after this date will be actively considered.
Financial Aid: For Federal Financial Aid information (e.g., student loans), contact Auburn's Financial Aid office at 334-844-4367.
Catalog: The Auburn University Bulletin may be obtained from the Admissions Office (334-844-4080) or you may access the Bulletin and other Graduate School documents via their web page.
Previous Graduate Work: Students seeking exemption from a departmental requirement based on completion of similar graduate work elsewhere discuss this with departmental faculty after enrolling. Where appropriate, the faculty will determine whether earlier graduate work may be substituted for Auburn departmental requirements.
Questions about the departmental application process should be addressed to Thane Bryant at:
e-mail: bryangt@auburn.edu
voice: 334-844-6471 (voice messages will receive prompt
attention)
mail: Thane Bryant
Department of Psychology
226 Thach Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5214