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Students who are admitted for graduate
study represent a variety of backgrounds. No specific undergraduate
courses or majors are required. Review of applications take place in October (spring) and February (fall). Applicants for admission to each of the five degrees are
screened by the faculty. Our goals are (1) to assure a diversity
of interests, abilities and goals among students, and (2) to enroll
students who can make original, significant, and continuing contributions
to the programs and their discipline. Therefore, student aptitudes,
interests, and experiences are considered in the review process in
order to identify those individuals who are motivated toward and
capable of pursuing productive professional careers.
A complete application consists of the following information:
- Transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate courses.
- Official record of required standardized examination scores. If
the applicants scores are more than five-years old, the test
must be retaken. (See the student
handbook for specific test
information.)
- Letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the
applicant's professional potential in their chosen area of interest.
(Two letters are required of master's degree applicants; three
are required for doctoral applicants.)
- USC Graduate School
application form.
- Letter of intent that delineates the applicant's professional goals
and interest in the degree. If the applicant is applying for the
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research, he or she should
specify the track (educational psychology or educational research).
Please note that students pending review for admission to the Ph.D.
degrees are not permitted to enroll automatically in graduate courses.
A student with an emergency situation that warrants course enrollment
should petition the faculty.
Applicants will be evaluated in terms of their commitment to the
goals of the program, academic background, letters of reference,
and evidence of demonstrated ability through such criteria as grade
point average, and GRE (or, if applicable, MAT) scores.
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