Contact:
Barbara L. Finlay, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Cornell University
248 Uris Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Telephone: (607) 255-6364
FAX: (607) 255-8433
E-Mail: blf2@cornell.edu
WWW: http://www.psych.cornell.edu
Program Established: 1976
Number of Faculty: 12
Number of Students: 12
U.S. Citizens: 40%
Female: 60%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 10%
Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander: 10%
Black (not Hispanic): 10%
Hispanic: 10%
Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years:
8
Number of Faculty Si[ervosomg Gradiate Student Theses in Their
Laboratories: 12
Average Number of Years Taken by These Graduates to Complete
the Program: 3
Program Description: The major areas of psychology represented in the department are Perception, Cognition and Development, Behavioral and Evolutionary Neuroscience, and Personality and Social Psychology. These areas are very broadly defined, and the courses are quite diverse.
The behavioral and evolutionary neuroscience group seeks to understand behavior and cognition through investigations of the integrated roles of evolution, development, and mechanisms. The emphasis is on naturalistic behaviors of animals and ecologically relevant behaviors of humans. Comparative prespectives are well represented, the full range of development, including aging, is investigated, and both social and non-social behaviors are explained. Core questions are, what are the mechanisms (brain, endrocrine, and behavioral) that enable animals (including humans) to behave appropriately? How do these mechanisms work? How do they develop? How did they evolve?
Admissions Requirements:
How and Where to Apply:
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu
Applying to the Graduate School in Psychology
Web-Based Application
Annual Tuition and Fees Costs: Tuition Endowed: $31,300 per year
Approximate Cost of Living Per Year: between $16,096 and $23,467
Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: There is on campus housing and off campus housing. On campus housing rates are between $4,250 - $10,284 http://www.housing.cornell.edu/graduate_housing/gen_info_rates.asp
Day-Care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month:
Ithaca and surrounding communities offer many public and private child care options. The services, requirements, quality and costs vary. Day Care and Child Development Council of tompkins County at: http://www.daycarecouncil.org
Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Fellowships:
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/index.php?p=18
email: grad_fellowships@cornell.edu
Fellowships
University fellowships Fellowships are awarded through the graduate fields on the basis of scholastic ability and promise of achievement.
Fellowships include full tuition, a nine-month stipend ($16,000-$21,333 for 2004-05), and Cornell student health insurance. A summer stipend may also be provided. Support for the duration of the program may be guaranteed through assistantships or fellowships.
Assistantships
Assistantships are awarded by departments and fields. There is no separate application for assistantships.
Teaching and research assistants receive a stipend, a full tuition fellowship ($16,000 minimum for nine months), and Cornell student health insurance. Some fields may supplement the stipend and/or make summer appointments.
Teaching assistantships Assignment is usually in your major field or in a closely related one.
Teaching assistants work 15 to 20 hours a week teaching a course. International students: the International Teaching Assistant Development Program (ITADP), which offers language, pedagogical, and cultural training, is required of all first-time students who come from countries where English is not the native language and who will be teaching assistants at Cornell for the first time in the Fall semester.
Loans: grao@cornell.edu
Need-based support
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for need-based aid must file a FAFSA form. FAFSA forms are available online and from college and university financial aid offices, or by contacting:
Federal Student Aid Program
(800) 433-3243
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Cornell University code number: 002711
Loan programs Federal loan programs are open only to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. International students may qualify for private educational loans, with a credit-worthy U.S. co-signer. Eligibility for funds is based on demonstrated financial need. Accepted applicants can request a loan application by contacting the Graduate School at gfao@cornell.edu. Additional information on need-based support, and federal-loan request forms, is available in the forms section.
How, if Necessary, to Apply: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/index.php?p=18
Last revised November 2005
http://www.andp.org/programs/graduate/unitedstates/newyork/cornell.htm
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