To be admitted to the HDFS graduate program, the applicant must apply to and meet the admission standards of the Graduate School as well as other standards established by the graduate program in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies.
If you wish to apply to our graduate program, application material can be found at the following website: www.grad.uconn.edu . It is recommended that applications be submitted online but you can also download the application form and mail it to the graduate school. Please note that the fee to apply online is less expensive than application through the mail.
Required materials for application to Human Development
Family Studies
Please be sure to submit the following before January 15th:
- Completed application (preferably submitted online)
- Transcripts (from all institutions attended)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Personal Statement/letter of intent
- GRE scores required:
1. Institution Code 3915
2. Department Code
-MFT 4603
-HDFS 4602
- Ph. D. Applicants only: In addition to the above materials, Ph. D. applicants are
required to submit a scholarly writing sample. Examples of this include a thesis, a
research-based paper, or a published article.
Please note: Letters of recommendation, personal statement/letter of intent and
scholarly writing *sample should be mailed directly to:
University of Connecticut
Graduate School, Unit 1006
438 Whitney Road Extension
Storrs, CT 06269-1006
Phone: 860-486-3617 FAX: 860-486-6739
gradschool@uconn.edu
*writing sample is for Ph.D. applicants only
Please view the HDFS Graduate Handbook for program information.
For application assistance please contact HDFSgradprogram@uconn.edu |
University of Connecticut |