Overview
The Institute of Cognitive Science (ICS) offers Graduate Certificate Programs and Combined PhD Programs that provide exceptional breadth and depth of interdisciplinary training in the cognitive sciences. Successful completion of an ICS program is acknowledged by a Certificate of Completion on the student’s transcript and the PhD programs are noted on the student’s diploma. ICS' Graduate Program also offers Student Travel & Research Awards each semester, a program operated by ICS graduate students.
NOTE: We are not an admitting department. Please email or call the department of interest to apply for graduate school. After acceptance into a department or unit's graduate program, follow the instructions below to apply for an ICS program.
Four ICS Graduate Programs are available:
- Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate
- Human Language Technology Certificate
- Cognitive Science Combined PhD
- Cognitive Neuroscience Triple PhD
Applying for Admission
Students apply for ICS graduate programs by completing three simple steps. Step vary slightly for each Program. Refer to the specific Program pages for details.
For more information on becoming a University of Colorado graduate student prior to applying for the ICS graduate programs, contact the following departments/units directly:
ATLAS Institute
Architecture and Planning
Computer Science
Information Science
Integrative Physiology
Linguistics; Philosophy
Psychology and Neuroscience
School of Education
Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences
For more information about Cognitive Science courses contact:
Institute of Cognitive Science
ICSPrograms@colorado.edu