Admission Requirements:
For full admission to the program an applicant should have:
- Grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in the last 60 hours of class work.
- Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a substantial equivalent (see below).
- GRE Verbal score not below the 50th percentile.
- GRE Quantitative score not below the 25th percentile.
- Gre Analytical Writing score of 4 or higher.
All applicants need to apply to the university and supply official transcripts. They also must complete the departmental application (available online) including three letters of recommendation (forms online), a personal statement, and a writing sample. All applications will be reviewed for conditional admission; however, admission is competitive due to supervision requirements. Conditions of admission are based on student needs and are discussed with the applicant. The admissions committee may contact you to arrange a personal interview. A phone interview may be scheduled if an in-person interview is not practical.
Deadlines: Review of applications for fall admission will begin April 1, and letters of acceptance will be sent by April 15. All applications received after April 1 will be reviewed for any remaining positions. Spring admission may be available on a limited basis.
Substantial equivalent for admission without a bachelor’s degree in Psychology includes those courses which are prerequisites for graduate courses. These include: general psychology, child/developmental, statistics, abnormal, and learning. Applicants without these courses may be allowed to take these concurrently with graduate studies or demonstrate mastery of subject material.
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