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Clinical Psychology PhD

Program Overview

Admission Information

Application Timeline:

 

January 3, 2010 - Application deadline, all materials must be received by January 7th, 2009

February 18-19, 2010

Interviews conducted by admissions committee, 10 finalists each day

February 22 – April 1, 2010 – Applicants are contacted regarding admission status

August 30, 2010 – First day of Fall Semester
  • Applications are accepted beginning October 1, 2009
  • Materials should be received by January 7, 2010
  • Early application submission is strongly encouraged.
  • Entrance for Fall Semester only

Prerequisites:

While many APA programs currently prefer students to apply at the baccalaureate degree level, we welcome students with either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree.  However, students applying with a master’s degree should know that clinical courses do not transfer.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Minimum GPA of 3.0; 3.5 to be competitive,

Psychology degree preferred but not required

Prerequisite undergraduate courses

General Psychology , Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Statistics, Research Design and Analysis, Personality, Learning or Cognition, and Tests and Measurement. 

Deficiencies can be completed after admission to the program and prior to the beginning of Fall Semester

GRE –

(the Psychology specialty test is not required)

Both Verbal and Quantitative should be in 600’s to be competitive

TOEFL or IELTS score (international applicants only)

TOEFL minimum scores for program:
94-IBT (internet-based test)
240-CBT (computer-based test)
590-PBT (paper-based test)
Minimum score of 22 in speaking and minimum score of 21 in listening, reading, and writing

IELTS minimum scores for program:
7.0 overall band score
6.0 band score in each module

Qualifications:

Approximately 10 students are accepted each year, with an average entrance undergraduate GPA of 3.7.  Both Verbal and Quantitative GRE scores should be in the 600’s to be competitive, though students have been admitted with GRE’s in the 500’s.

Honor Code:

As a church sponsored university, BYU expects students and faculty to behave in ways that promote a climate supportive of traditional religious ideals.  Most behavioral standards are consistent with high expectations of personal decorum found in both religious and non-religious settings.  A few are unique to religious settings and to LDS religious settings in particular.  Prospective applicants should acquaint themselves thoroughly with these, because in some cases a decision to attend BYU might necessitate some changes in lifestyle.  The complete statement is found at the Honor Code Office site.  Please note that the University is serious about its honor code, and violations can, depending upon severity, result in immediate dismissal.  Students should also be aware that the required yearly ecclesiastical endorsement is administered by their authorized ecclesiastical leader and is facilitated and processed by the Honor Code Office.  The endorsement can be withdrawn by the ecclesiastical leader if violations become known, resulting in the inability to register or complete the degree.  The academic department is not involved in the ecclesiastical endorsement process, but may be involved in allegations of which they become aware (such as plagiarism).  Alleged violations of the Honor Code are investigated and processed by the Honor Code Office.

Application:
All applications are taken electronically. To apply for any graduate program at BYU, fill out an Online application. If you find it impossible to apply online, please contact the Office of Graduate Studies in 105 FPH or by phone at 801-422-4091.

This application requires the following:

In addition to the application materials listed above, international applicants must submit the following: