Admission Requirements and Procedures

Deadline for Fall applicants: January 15th

** Due to the large volume of requests, we will be accepting applications from those who have not yet taken the Subject GRE in Psychology. Note that if you are accepted, you will need to take the test the next time it is given (April 2010) before you will be allowed to enroll for your first year courses. Please indicate that you plan to take the April test on your application.

An applicant's eligibility for admission is based on evidence of intellectual aptitude, personal maturity, and commitment to psychology in the public interest.

This doctoral program is highly competitive due to the large number of applicants (typically between 200-250) for few openings (approximately 20 each fall).

Applications are evaluated in academic and non-academic areas. Academic factors include overall GPA and GRE scores as well as letters of recommendation. Non-academic factors include evidence of a commitment to public service and personal characteristics necessary to be a clinical psychologist. A weighted scoring system is used in the evaluation of all these areas. Following the evaluation of all completed applications, approximately 100 prospective students are invited for one day of interviewing in mid-February to early March. Final selections are made from this group.

For your convenience, you can find the C.W. Post – Long Island University on-line application at www.liu.edu/cwpost/apply. Visit our website at: http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/clas/psych/doctoral for additional instructions and supplemental application. I urge you to complete the online application, which you can access at www.liu.edu/cwpost/apply and submit your completed Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program supplemental application and supporting documentation to the Graduate Admissions Office as soon as possible. Final decisions will not be made until after the January 15th deadline.

We understand that this is a very stressful time for prospective students. Please do not hesitate to contact the program directly at 516-299-2090 or pamela.ayari@liu.edu. You may also contact your Graduate Admissions Advisors (Kathy Riley, A-K, 299-4010 and Katie Cush, L-Z, 299-2634). Once your application is received, you can expect to receive notification from Graduate Admissions concerning anything missing from your file.

Again, thank you for your interest in our program. Prospective students are encouraged to look over our website at: http://www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/clas/psych/doctoral and to sign up to our facebook group for weekly updates and information about the program and admissions process (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=129863273003&ref=mf).

We look forward to receiving your application and wish you the best of luck in your endeavors!

For our Fall 2010 Application, please click here

Applications Must Include:

The program’s supplemental application (see link above)

• A statement of purpose describing the relevance of a clinical psychology doctoral education to you

• A statement of research/inquiry discussing your area of research interest

• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts, (including a minimum of 18 credit hours of psychology, including courses in statistics, research design or methods, personality and abnormal psychology)

• Three letters of recommendation

• A sample copy (10 pages maximum) of a publication or a sample of other scholarly work (if applicable)

• Curriculum vitae/résumé, including clinical experience

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required, including the GRE Subject Test in Psychology.

• For international students, a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600 is required. International student applicants also must complete the International Admissions Application at at www.cwpost.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/but02/applying/int.html

• Attach a non-refundable check or money order for $30 to the front of the application form. Make the check payable to Long Island University.