School Psychology: Doctoral

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Ionas Sapountzis
Associate Professor, Program Director School Psychology
isapountzis@adelphi.edu
516.877.4743
Hy Weinberg Center 311

Application Requirements & Deadlines

The application deadline for the School Psychology PsyD program is December 1st.

Please complete the Centralized Application Service for Graduate Psychology (PSYCAS) application. Once received by PSYCAS, your application and materials go through a verification process before being transmitted for review to the School Psychology Doctoral Program at Adelphi University.

Please submit the following application materials directly to PSYCAS:

1. Official application form
2. Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate work. Failure to provide official transcripts from all schools attended will delay the processing of your application.
   • The School Psychology Doctoral faculty recommend a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
   • Final transcripts indicating a conferred bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution.
3. Official Graduate Record Examination test scores (GRE), no more than five (5) years old. It is the responsibility of the applicant to request official copies of their test score reports be forwarded directly to Adelphi University; the Adelphi GRE code is 2003.
   • The School Psychology Doctoral faculty recommend a score that is at or above the 50th percentile on both the Verbal and Quantitative Sections of the GRE
   • The School Psychology Doctoral faculty recommend a score that is at or above the 50th percentile on Psychology Subject GRE
   • The School Psychology Doctoral faculty recommend a Written GRE score that is at or above a Standard Score of 4
   • The School Psychology Doctoral faculty recommend submitting scores from the Psychology Subject GRE
   • For International Students: TOEFL or IELTS Scores should be forwarded directly to Adelphi University, using code 2003
4. Three letters of recommendation from three individuals qualified to evaluate the applicant’s personal, ethical, and academic/professional qualifications for graduate study.
5. Curriculum vita
6. A well written, clearly articulated personal statement that does not exceed 500 words, that addresses the following:
   • How did you come to learn about school psychology?
   • What is your motivation for pursuing your field of study?
   • What are your professional goals?
7. A $60 non-refundable application fee.

All components of the application must be received before the application is reviewed by the PsyD Program in School Psychology. It is the applicant’s responsibility to follow up with Admissions after the application has been submitted, to verify that the application is complete, prior to the application deadline.

Programs

• School Psychology, Psy.D.

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