Application/Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission School Psychology Program (SPP) include a score of 1000 (Verbal + Quantitative) on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and an undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00. The minimum requirements for the Ph.D. program in the SPP include a GPA of 3.00 and a score of 1100 on the GRE. Occasionally, exceptional students meeting one but not both of these minimum requirements are admitted.
Formal review of applications by the SPP begins in January for admission the following fall semester (that begins in August). Completed applications are due to the SPP by January 15th, applicants are encouraged to submit application materials to the UF Graduate School by December 15th to ensure review, as a limited number of applicants are admitted each year.
In a typical year, 12-14 students (EdS and PhD combined) are admitted to the program. Approximately half of the students in each entering class are pursuing a doctoral degree. Admission to the SPP is competitive. In recent years, less than one-fifth of those applying to the SPP have been admitted. Individuals with undergraduate majors in psychology or education are considered to be best qualified for admission to the SPP. Relevant professional and life experiences are also considered positively in the application process. The course of study assumes the knowledge of psychology that one would acquire in most undergraduate psychology programs. Students are expected to be familiar with developmental psychology, learning theory, abnormal/personality theory, and statistics/experimental design. Applicants who do not have a background in psychology are expected to take these courses prior to admission to the SPP or early in the course of graduate study. Coursework taken to meet such prerequisites is not counted towards the graduate degree. Undergraduate courses taken prior to or during a student’s course of study do not satisfy graduation requirements.
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