Admissions Process

Requirements:

1. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, or a closely related field. Preference will be given to those who have already proven themselves at the graduate level (i.e., holders of M.A. or M.S. degrees). Undergraduate and Graduate transcripts must be submitted. A GPA of 3.25 is recommended. Students admitted with a Bachelor's Degree will be awarded an M.A. in Educational Psychology upon completion of 30 specific graduate credits. These are designated with # in the Curriculum Components section.

2. Candidates must submit a completed Application for Graduation Admission form, along with the non-refundable application fee.

3. Candidates must submit three letters of recommendation.

4. Candidates must submit GRE Verbal and Quantitative scores.

5. Candidates must submit a curriculum vitae.

6. No more than 33 hours of transfer credit will be accepted from another institution provided that these are graduate level hours and relevant to specific courses in the doctoral program. The student, however, is entirely responsible for the content of the transferred course(s) in terms of meeting the requirements of the Doctoral Program in Educational Psychology. Accordingly, the student is held solely responsible for the competencies covered by the course(s) whether such competencies are addressed in other courses, practica, exams or other academic endeavors.

7. Full time AIC faculty/staff or any person with faculty responsibility will not be eligible for admission.

8. The deadline for all application material is May 1 for fall-entry.