Admissions

To request information, complete an online inquiry, or submit an online application, please access the Office of Graduate Admissions Web site.

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An applicant must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning. If the applicant does not possess a bachelor's or master's degree in psychology, it is required that at least 18 credit hours of psychology course work will have been completed at the time of initial matriculation. These courses must have been taken in a department of psychology, and should include statistics, personality theory, abnormal psychology, learning, physiological psychology, and social psychology.

All application materials must be received by January 15. Application and application fee should be received by the university prior to receipt of reference letters and transcripts so the applicant's file can be established. Applications cannot be acted on until all required materials have been received. All applicants are required to submit:

1. The completed graduate school application form, together with the application fee (forms are available from the Office of Graduate Admissions)
2. The College of Psychology and Liberal Arts' supplemental form (available from the Office of Graduate Admissions)
3. A resume of professional experience
4. A statement of professional career objectives
5. Three letters of recommendation from psychologists familiar with the applicant's academic and/or clinical work, to be mailed directly by the recommenders (forms are available from the Office of Admissions)
6. Official undergraduate and graduate record transcripts, mailed directly from the degree-granting institutions
7. Graduate Record Examination General Test and Psychology Subject Test results.  Please plan to take the GRE early enough to allow test results to be reported by January 15.  Results may take up to six weeks to be reported by the Educational Testing Services

          * See also Frequently Asked Questions for further information about the

            application process.

Attendance on the scheduled interview day is recommended but not required. After acceptance, a signed statement that, if admitted, the student will comply with the professional conduct requirements of the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts must also be submitted.

The Selection Process
Admission sub-committees evaluate all applicants across each of these major areas:

a. Academic capabilities, as measured by undergraduate and graduate GPAs and the General and Psychology Subject tests of the GREs. For post-baccalaureate students, the undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.00. For post-master's students, the graduate GPA must be at least 3.20.  The data for the incoming class 2006-2007 is as follows: GRE Verbal/Quantitative combined mean 1070, GRE Psychology Subject mean 591, mean Undergraduate GPA 3.5, mean Graduate GPA 3.56.

b. Clinical experience/commitment to the profession of clinical psychology, determined by work-related experience and identification with the field, as presented in vita and statement of objectives.

c. Emotional Stability, determined from letters of recommendation.

Disclosure of Applicant/Student Data and Program Outcomes