Graduate Admissions

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Regular Admission

Admission with Regular Status into the program requires:

1. Grade point average of at least 3.0
2. GRE of 900 (combined verbal and quantitative)

Conditional Admission

Conditional admission to the Clinical Psychology program may be granted for the first 12 semester hours of approved graduate study for students who:

Have a grade point average of at least 2.5 but less than 3.0 and GRE of 900
OR
Have a GRE score of 750 (combined verbal and quantitative) but less than 900 and GPA of 3.0

Conditional status in a master’s degree program may be changed to regular status by earning 12 semester hours of approved graduate degree credit at Northwestern State University with a grade of B or better on all graduate work pursued. Failure to achieve regular status after 12 graduate semester hours will result in suspension from any master’s degree program. Students with conditional status are not eligible for graduate assistantships.

ADMISSION PROCESS

The Clinical Psychology program accepts 15 students per year (Fall enrollment). Students interested in applying to the program should follow the proceeding process:

1. The following information must be sent by the applicant to the Office of Graduate Studies at Northwestern State University by March 15**:

1. Graduate application and payment of the nonrefundable $25 application fee (Graduate Admission Application). The application can also be completed online.
2. Graduate Assistantship application (Graduate Assistantship Application).
3. Self-Statement (500-word, double-spaced, typed essay that discusses your personal goals and reasons for wanting to earn a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern State University).
4. Two letters of recommendation in sealed envelopes with the signature of the recommending person written across the seal and addressed to Northwestern State University, Graduate Studies & Research, Office of the Dean, Natchitoches, LA 71497. (Northwestern State University’s Recommendation Form).
5. **March 15th is the deadline for priority selection. Review of materials and admission into the program after that date will depend upon the availability of openings.

2. Official transcripts of all colleges and universities previously attended should be sent directly from the college or university to Office of Graduate Studies at Northwestern State University. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with 18 hours in Psychology including at least 3 hours from each of the following areas: statistics, test and measurements, abnormal, and experimental.

 

3. The General Aptitude Section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required and applicants must instruct the Educational Testing Service to forward the scores to the Office of Graduate Studies. Northwestern State University’s Institution Code: 6492.

4. All applicants, for whom English is a second language (ESL), are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). The scores must be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies and Northwestern State University.

Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted directly by the Department of Psychology. The applicant will be provided information about the interview process at the time of that contact.

 

Graduate Admissions

Clinical Psychology Curriculum

Clinical Psychology Course Descriptions