Program Prerequisites

Graduate Writing Requirement

Application Materials and Information

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites (or their equivalents) are required upon entrance to each prospective program:

M.A. Child Development

Introductory Psychology
A course in Child Development
Psychology Statistics

M.A. General/Experimental

Introductory Psychology
Psychology Statistics
Experimental Psychology

M.S. Industrial/Organizational

Introductory Psychology
Psychology Statistics or Applied Business Statistics
Experimental Psychology

The following courses (or equivalent) are recommended:

Management & Organizational Behavior
Industrial Psychology -OR- Human Resources Management

M.S. Clinical/Counseling

Introductory Psychology
Psychology Statistics
Experimental Psychology
Personality or Introduction to Psychotherapy
Abnormal Psychology

Graduate students will be required to pass (or to have passed) the upper-division writing requirement before being fully classified into a graduate program. For more information refer to the current CSUSB Catalog of Programs.

graduate writing requirement

Graduate students will be required to pass (or to have passed) the upper-division writing requirement before being fully classified into a graduate program, unless an earlier completion is specified for a particular program. The requirement can be satisfied through one of the following means:

1. Completion, with a grade of "B" (3.0) or better, within seven years prior to acceptance into the program of one of the following courses: EDUC 306, ENG 306, HUM 306, MGMT 306, NSCI 306, or SSCI 306 (all graduate and post baccalaureate students, regardless of citizenship, whose preparatory education was principally in a language other than English and have a minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL, or a minimum score of 213 on the Computer Based TOEFL, who fail to achieve a "B" (3.0) or higher in one of the 306 courses will be required to retake any 306 class), or
2. Completion, with a "B" (3.0) or better, of an equivalent advanced expository writing course at another college or university within seven years prior to acceptance into the program, or
3. Satisfactory completion of the Writing Requirement Exemption Examination (WREE) offered at the university.
4. See Acceptable Documentation for Waiver of the Graduate Entrance Writing Requirement

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applying for admission is a two step process:

Step One: University Application

Step Two: Psychology Department Application

All information and forms must be received by Admissions and the Psychology Department by the appropriate deadlines to be guaranteed consideration for current academic year admission. It is your responsibility to be sure all information is received. All applicants whose files are complete by the appropriate dates will be reviewed and considered for admission to classified status. Late applicants may be considered if there are openings and will be notified by letter as to their acceptance or non-acceptance into their respective programs.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

If you have any questions please send email to: psycapps@csusb.edu

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STEP ONE: University Application:

Send the following materials to:

1.) The completed University Application for Graduate Admission with your check attached.

2.) One official copy of transcripts from each college and university you have attended, regardless of whether you received a degree.

Please allow enough time (at least one month) for your college transcripts to be sent to the University. The University admissions office must evaluate transcripts of all colleges attended before they can send a Graduate Credit Summary to the Psychology Department. The Psychology Department cannot review your file without this summary.

If you are an unclassified graduate student currently enrolled at CSUSB, you must file a change of major form (at least one month prior to our deadline) at the admissions and records office so that an updated credit summary will be forwarded to the Psychology Department.

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STEP TWO: Psychology Department Application:

Send the following Materials to:

1.) A copy of your university application for graduate admission.

2.) Statement of Purpose

1-2 page typewritten description of your preparation for graduate study, goals for the graduate training program, and professional aspirations following receipt of the Master's Degree.

3.) Psychology Department Information Form (enclosed in application packet - listed below).

4.) Three (3) letters of recommendation (enclosed in application packet - listed below).

Two should come from instructors who know the quality of your academic work. These letters should be from people who can make relevant comments on your likely success in a graduate Psychology program.

Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the writer (or placement file) to the Psychology Department.

5.) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores are:

NOT REQUIRED when applying to the psychology graduate programs, but may be included to enhance your application, particularly for non-psychology majors. Students in the Master of Arts in General/Experimental Psychology Program are required to take the GREs (analytical and quantitative sections) before being fully classified in the program (they may be taken in the first or second year).

California State University, San Bernardino is a GRE Testing center. Information about the GRE can be obtained by writing directly to:

Application Packets

MA Child Development
MA General Experimental
MS Clinical Counseling
MS Industrial Organizational

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