A student applying for admission to the graduate program is required to submit the following to the Office of Student Services.
| Requirements | Description |
|---|---|
| Application Form | A completed Application for Doctoral Degree Study (see Addendum B) accompanied by a $100 application fee. This fee is non-refundable and constitutes part of the admission credentials. |
| Transcripts | An official copy of all college transcripts, showing grades and graduation date(s). |
| Recommendation | Three letters of recommendation. |
| Qualifying Essay | A Qualifying Essay in narrative form. This essay must be well organized and neatly typed. It will be used to judge the student’s ability to write at a level appropriate to doctoral work and must include the following:
In addition, the essay must be written in accordance with guidelines set forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th Ed.) or Concise Rules of APA Style (5th Ed.). Personal interviews are encouraged but are not required. Form more information view the Writer’s Guide for the Qualifying Essay |
| Score Report | Official combined scores from the verbal and quantitative tests of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) of 950, a Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scale score of at least 390 (raw score of at least 40), or a Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) score of 500.The official score report must be less than five years old. |
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An international student applying for admission to the graduate program is required to submit the following to the Office of Student Services.
| Requirements | Description |
|---|---|
| Application Form | A completed doctoral degree application accompanied by a $155 application fee. The fee is non-refundable, and it constitutes part of the admission credentials. |
| Transcripts | An official, certified copy (English translation) of all college transcripts. |
| Recommendation | Three letters of recommendation. |
| Score Report | An official score report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Miller Analogies Test (MAT), or Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), dated within the last five years. |
| TOEFL | A satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in a computer-based format (minimum 213), Internet-based format (minimum 79) or paper-based format (minimum 550), or a satisfactory score on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in the academic module (minimum overall band score of 6.) One of these examinations is required of non-native-English-speaking applicants regardless of previous training in the English language (Note: Applicants whose native language is English or students who have a degree from an institution whose primary language of instruction is English are not required to take the TOEFL or IELTS.). |
| International Transcripts | Students who have obtained previous undergraduate education in a country other than the U.S. or Canada must have certified English translations of foreign school transcripts reviewed by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org/members.htm) in a course-by-course evaluation. Transcripts must demonstrate that a student has attained a minimum of the equivalent of a four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in order to be admitted to the doctoral program. Once an international student has been officially admitted, the Academy expressly reserves the right to mandate English as a second language (ESL) instruction until reasonable mastery of the English language has been attained. |
| Certificate of Eligibility | A Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20) must be obtained if the international student plans to study in the United States. |
| Passport | A copy of a valid passport and visa (resident students only). |
| Statement of Available Funds | Statement of Available Funds (see Issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility). |