Admissions Criteria

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It is impossible to give any criteria which, when met, will guarantee an applicant admission to the School Psychology Training Program. Each group of applicants competes against other students applying that year.

The following sources of information are considered in making admission decisions:

• Undergraduate GPA
• Graduate GPA (if applicable)
• Verbal and Quantitative GRE scores (Psych GREs preferred, but not required)
• Previous experience in research and independent studies
• Prior experience in applied settings
• Grades in psychology courses
• 3 Letters of recommendation
• Supplementary Information Sheet. To download the Supplementary Information Sheet, click on either pdf file format or Word file format.

For informational purposes, in recent years students who have entered the program have had average undergraduate GPAs of 3.5 and mean GRE (Verbal and Quantitative) scores of 1190.

During a designated "interview day" in February, applicants are invited to come to the University to meet the faculty and students currently in the program. This provides an excellent opportunity for applicants to acquaint themselves with program faculty and students and ask questions about the program. Additionally, applicants can learn about training opportunities, program resources, funding options, etc, which will enable applicants to better evaluate the program. Applicants invited to interview day should attend if at all possible, although it is recognized that some applicants will not be able to attend. No applicant will be denied admission because of missing an interview day. An invitation to an interview in no way guarantees acceptance into the program.

There currently are 35 students in the school psychology program. Eighty-five percent of the students are female. Nearly ten percent of the students are from minority groups.

The School Psychology admissions information web page and the application tips web page contain additional information. You may also view a "pdf" version of the School Psychology Program Student Handbook 2007.

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