The deadline for receipt of all applications materials is November 15^th for the School Program. Admission is competitive with approximately eight to ten students accepted each year. An acceptable master's degree or 15 semester hours of undergraduate psychology or the equivalent as determined by the department. A 3.0 overall grade point average, transcripts, personal statement, three professional letters of recommendation and scores from the Graduate Record Examination (taken within the last five years) are required for admission. Students who are deficient in certain subject areas will be expected to make up these deficiencies in addition to the normally prescribed graduate course work for the degree.

School Specialist Application Process

Specialist Program in School Psychology
Application Process
Deadline for entry in fall 2014: November 15, 2013

 

1. Complete and submit an application with all required application materials to the College of Graduate Studies at https://apply.cmich.edu (Domestic and International).
TOEFL Code: 1106 (Required)

2. Complete and submit the Specialist Background Info form. This form may either be mailed to CMU, Psychology Department, School Program, Sloan 139, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 or emailed to: PSYAPPS@cmich.edu. (Required) If unable to send the form as a PDF please send as XML file.

3. Mail official transcripts to: College of Graduate Studies, Central Michigan University, Foust Hall 100, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859. (Required)

4. Complete and submit three Recommendation for Admission forms to accompany three letters of reference. Hard copies of this form can be returned directly to CMU, Psychology Department, School Psychology Program, Sloan 139, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 or sent via email to PSYAPPS@cmich.edu. (Required)

5. You must request the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send an official copy of your GRE scores to the Chairperson, School Psychology Admissions Committee, Department of Psychology, Central Michigan University, Sloan Hall 139, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859. The code for Central Michigan University is 1106 and the School Psychology Program Code number is 3406. (Required)
(The subject portion of the GRE is not required)

6. Complete the Martin Luther King. Jr./César Chávez/Rosa Parks Future Faculty Program application. (Optional)

7. We encourage all applicants to be familiar with APA's Rules for Acceptance of Offers for Admission and Financial Aid.
www.apa.org

*Please note that you must have Adobe Reader 9.0 or higher in order to open the PDF forms listed above. You may download Adobe Reader 9.0 for free at http://www.adobe-acrobat.org/default.asp?aff=3.

 

If you have a difficulty accessing or completing these forms on-line, please contact:

Department of Psychology @ 989-774-3001.

Central Michigan University, Psychology Department, School Psychology Program,

Sloan Hall 139, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859.

 

​If you have specific questions about the applicant reviewal process by the admissions committee please contact: Dr. Sharon Bradley-Johnson, Admissions Coordinator, johns1sb@cmich.edu.
 

Thank you for your interest in CMU!