Fwd: Psychology Post-Baccalaureate Program at UCI
Undergrad Advising Global Studies
Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Subject: Psychology Post-Baccalaureate Program at UCI
To: <global-...@ucsb.edu>
Dear Academic Advising Team:
The Psychology Post-Baccalaureate Program at the University of California, Irvine is currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 admissions. Might you be willing to share this information with graduating seniors, alumni, or anyone who you think might be interested? Below is more information about the program (including details on our upcoming information session), and I have also attached a program flyer. Thank you in advance for any help that you can provide! Please note that although we are a psychology program, we do have several students in our program who majored in Global Studies in college (and who have since decided to change their career path).
The Department of Psychology at the University of California, Irvine is currently accepting applications for their post-baccalaureate program; the deadline to apply for Fall 2026 is April 15, 2026 for domestic students (February 15, 2026 for international students).
Program Overview: UCI’s Post-Bacc Program in Psychology is a certificate program that combines psychology coursework with research and/or internship experience. It is designed for people who have a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline); who are interested in a psychology-related graduate program, career development, or career change; and who could benefit from additional coursework, research and/or real-life work experience in psychology. Those interested in a doctoral-level or master’s degree programs in a range of areas of psychology (including clinical/counseling psychology, social/personality psychology, developmental psychology, health psychology, psychology & the law, and school psychology) or health (e.g., public health, medical school) can strengthen their graduate school applications by completing our program, which offers an individualized course of study based on each person’s qualifications and goals.
Program Description: The program consists of eight courses, which may include lower- and upper-division lectures, small seminars (including advanced statistics and research methods courses), hands-on research lab courses, and/or hands-on internship courses. The program can be completed at the student’s own pace, in as little as 9 months or in as many as 24 months, depending upon one’s schedule and preferences. A faculty advisor will work closely with students to help plan courses and provide guidance on obtaining letters of recommendation, choosing graduate programs, writing personal statements, and applying for jobs. In addition, students will have the opportunity to attend our weekly departmental colloquia and other special events and to interact with our community of faculty, researchers, and graduate students.
Applications: Applications are due on April 15, 2026 for domestic students (February 15, 2026 for international students) for Fall 2026 admission. For more information, please visit: https://ps.soceco.uci.edu/post-bacc-page/post-baccalaureate-program-psychology
Information Session: An information session will be held on Tuesday, February 10th at 3pm (Pacific Time) via Zoom; please register here for the Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/yf3syjrb. If you are thinking about applying and/or would like to learn more, you are encouraged to attend. All are welcome!
Best,
Ellie Antici
Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology
Graduate Assistant, Post-Baccalaureate Program in Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of California, Irvine
ean...@uci.edu
Undergrad Advising Global Studies
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From: Ellie Antici <ean...@uci.edu>
Date: Wed, Feb 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Subject: Psychology Post-Baccalaureate Program at UCI