When Requesting
Letters of Recommendation
from Dr. Cannon
Follow, print, and place this checklist inside your folder (see below):
 
___ Provide a list of all Psychology/Neuroscience courses you have taken, along with the grades received and the professors' names.
___ A listing of all schools you are applying to, including the deadlines, whether or not there is a form to be completed (yes/no), the type (clinical, counseling, MD, OT, etc.) and nature of the program (doctoral, master's, summer research, etc.).? Important!!  The deadlines you list should be the dates when the letters can be placed in regular campus mail for transfer to the US Postal Service. 
___ Curriculum vitae
___ GRE scores (if available); if not, please include SAT scores
___ Overall GPA and psychology (or neuroscience) GPA
___ If you've done research, list the faculty member(s) involved, a brief description of the project, whether it has/will be presented somewhere, and your intellectual/physical involvement in the project. 
___ When/How you first met Dr. Cannon. Calculate how many years/months Dr. Cannon has known you - it makes for smooth writing to know the years/months. 
___ Provide envelopes for ALL non-electronic letters. IF THE LETTER SHOULD BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL, provide an addressed envelope for the letter. IF THE LETTER SHOULD BE RETURNED TO YOU, provide an envelope with your name and/or address AND the name of the of the school that it's intended for, as envelopes will be sealed upon return.
___ If your school(s) / program(s) require an electronic version of the letter and do not facilitate the process themselves, send Dr. Cannon an e-mail with a link to the form that needs to be completed.
___ Due to Dr. Cannon's notoriously bad handwriting, please type in ALL demographic information (for both you AND him) except the date, on all of the forms to your schools. When asked for the name and position of professor, type (if it all fits):
 

J. Timothy Cannon, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology
Director, Neuroscience Program

 
Dr. Cannon’s address is:

Department of Psychology
Alumni Memorial Hall
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510-4596

 
Contact Info:
(570)941-4266
cannon@scranton.edu
___ Create a Pendaflex folder for yourself and place it alphabetically by last name in the Recommendations Drawer. 
___Write your name and the date your letter needs to be sent by on the Recommendation Letter Sheet on the side of the bookcase as you enter the outer office. 
___ On the online request form write your name, email address, and the first date when you want Dr. Cannon to get your letters OUT. NOT the date by which they must be received, the date to get them out.