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Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP)
Admission of Candidates
Academic and Pre-professional Qualifications
To be accepted into the school psychology area, applicants
must fulfill the requirements for admission to graduate standing
in the University (includes a grade-point average of 3.0 in
all course work undertaken during the most recent 90 quarter
units of university or college work prior to the award of
the bachelor's degree).
The CCSP Department faculty consider both academic and pre-professional activities when evaluating an admission packet:
Academic Qualifications
• Undergraduate GPA
• Graduate GPA
• GRE or MAT scores
Pre-professional and Personal Qualifications
• Letters of recommendation
• Statement of Purpose
1. Breadth of experience
2. Clarity of goals
3. Special talents/interests
Profile of Students
In recent years, the average GPA of students admitted to the Pupil Personnel Services Credential Program was 3.5. The average GRE combined (verbal and quantitative) was 1150. A total of 50% had undergraduate, upper-division GPAs of 3.5 or higher, and 40% had combined (verbal and quantitative) GRE scores of 1200 or higher. In recent years, a majority of the students has been female. There are about 30 students pursuing a school psychology credential in any given year. These include M.Ed. students along with doctoral students in the CCSP and Educational Psychology Programs. In the past 15 years, all M.Ed./PPS graduates have been employed upon program completion.
