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BEGINNING
LEVEL
Students admitted with a bachelor's degree will be required to meet
the following admission criteria:
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Successful
completion of the baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. |
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Scores
on the Verbal Section of the Graduate Record Examination of
no less than 500 and on the Quantitative Section of no less
than 500. |
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Score
of no less than the 65th percentile on the Graduate Record Examination,
Psychology Section. |
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A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better in the following
psychology courses, which must be completed prior to admission:
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Human
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Elementary
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Experimental
Design or Research Methods |
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Note:
History and Systems of Psychology and Physiological Psychology
are recommended but not required. |
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Three
letters of recommendation |
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A
personal statement |
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A
personal interview |
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| Admissions
Requirements |
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| CONTACT
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(516) 463-5587
MAIN OFFICE
(516) 463-5029
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
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ADVANCED
LEVEL
Students admitted at the advanced level, who already possess a master's
degree in psychology, are required to meet the following admission
criteria:
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Successful completion of a master's degree in psychology, from
an accredited institution. |
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Scores
on the Verbal Section of the Graduate Record Examination of
no less than 500 and on the Quantitative Section of no less
than 500. |
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Score
of no less than the 65th percentile on the Graduate Record Examination,
Psychology Section. |
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Three letters of recommendation. |
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A
personal interview. |
Over 100 applications are reviewed each year from which 10 candidates are admitted. Entering students have a mean combined Verbal and Quantitative GRE Scores of 1170. The mean score on the Psychology section of the GRE of 620; mean Verbal GRE of 552; mean Quantitative GRE of 618 and mean undergraduate GPA of 3.8. Applicants who have completed Admission Requirements (1) through (6) and whose applications are completed by January 15 are interviewed by a faculty member and by a currently enrolled doctoral candidate. The interview permits applicants to obtain a realistic view of the required academic and professional work, and the costs of the program.
The median time to complete the program is five years and the mean is six years, including the oral defense of their doctoral dissertation. A number of students (20%) have completed the program in four years. We carefully select motivated and capable students and, as such, our graduation rate exceeds 98 percent.
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