You may only apply online. Applicants should apply to only one of the two programs offered: School Psychology, and Clinical Psychology. Currently, the Organizational Psychology program is not accepting new students.

The two programs use the same application and have a common deadline of January 5th. You may send the application electronically and then send the supporting documents in one envelope or you can choose to mail in the application along with the following supporting documents in one envelope:

• Application Fee ($65.00). *New fee effective October 20, 2008.
• Official transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended, in the sealed envelopes which you received from the provider.
• Completed Letter of Recommendation Forms, which have been returned to you, in their sealed envelopes.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores and psychology subject test scores, if available. If not, please request that the scores be sent directly to the graduate admissions office.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is also required of all foreign applicants whose native language is not English. The TOEFL requirement may be waived for applicants who can present sufficiently compelling evidence of their abilities in English
• Indicate the program to which you are applying on the outside of the main envelope.

NOTE: All admission application materials should be sent directly to:
Graduate Admissions
18 Bishop Place
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8503

All applicants to Psy.D. programs must submit the Graduate Record Examination general and psychology subject test scores directly to the graduate admissions office. If available, the scores should be enclosed with the application. A copy of both GRE general and psychology subject test scores should also be sent directly to the GSAPP program to which the student is applying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8085. Faculty policy effective for all Psy.D.applicants: GRE scores are not accepted if taken more than six years prior to the deadline date of the application.

General Admission Qualifications

Consideration for admission into any of the Psy.D. programs requires a bachelor's or master's degree, preferably with a major in psychology; an excellent scholastic average; scores from both the Graduate Record Examination general test and the psychology subject test; favorable recommendations from at least three persons who know the academic and personal qualifications of the applicant; and appropriate statements from the applicant as stated on the application form. Requests for admission interviews are too numerous to honor. However, the admissions committee may invite applicants for an interview after the initial screening of written applications.

Notifications of decisions are sent to all applicants on or about April 1.

Students entering the programs at GSAPP need not have majored in psychology. However, they are generally expected to have taken the main courses for an undergraduate major in the field. Prior to entering the program, students must have taken courses covering the following areas: introductory psychology, statistics, abnormal psychology, and the biological bases of psychology. Students also should have taken at least one and preferably two courses in the following areas: cognitive psychology; psychology of perception, conditioning, and learning; developmental psychology; psychology of personality; and social psychology. We prefer that one of the above-listed courses have a laboratory component. The organizational psychology program encourages applicants with M.B.A.'s. All three programs welcome applications from Rutgers students who are properly prepared with good academic records and references.

For questions about a specific program, please click on the program desired below:
For complete details about the programs offered and admission, please see the GSAPP Catalog.

• Clinical Psychology Program
• School Psychology Program

Admissions Data:

The American Psychological Association has requested that all schools list the following data on admissions. For the entering class of September 2006 there were 556 applications for the 26 openings in the three PsyD programs. Two of the 26 entered as advanced level students. The student body now consists of approximately 180 students, of whom 75% are female and 25% male.

29% are members of ethnic or racial minorities: African-American, Latino, Asian American or Native American; 6.5% are international students. Ages range from the early 20's to the mid-fifties; a number of students are married, some with children. There are gay and lesbian students, as well as both religiously observant and secular students.