School Psychology

Due to the systematic nature of the course sequence, the School Psychology degree requires full-time enrollment status, which is generally 12 hours or more per semester. Most courses are taught during the daytime hours on FSU’s campus and few are offered online. Furthermore, most courses are sequenced and offered only once per year. In addition, the School Psychology degree does not provide respecialization, retraining, or other alternative approaches to prepare candidates for credentialing as school psychologists (e.g., for candidates who hold graduate degrees in related fields and are seeking graduate preparation and credentialing as school psychologists).

In order to meet minimum University and Department admission requirements, an applicant must have:

• Admission Process - Admission to graduate study is a two-fold evaluation process. The Office of Admissions determines eligibility for admission to the University, and the academic department, program, or college determines admissibility to the degree program. University graduate admissions requirements are found at https://gradschool.fsu.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions. Academic programs have additional requirements.
• A bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.2 GPA – An earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor’s degree. A degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Home and Family Life, Rehabilitation Services, or another related discipline is preferred. Admitted candidates who do not have these prerequisites will be expected to make up these deficiencies early in the program.
• Language proficiency test (international students only) – FSU accepts scores from TOEFL (minimum 80), IELTS (minimum 6.5), MELAB (minimum 77), Cambridge C1 Advanced Level (minimum 180), Michigan Language Assessment (minimum 55), and Duolingo (minimum 120)
• International Students - Florida State University requires a course-by-course credential evaluation for all applicants that have degrees from a non-U.S. institution. International and domestic applicants with degrees earned from international institutions must submit their official transcripts through a NACES approved evaluator for transcripts from a non-U.S. institution. SpanTran has created a custom application for Florida State University that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. See the “Transcript Requirement” section on The Graduate School website, https://gradschool.fsu.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions, for detailed information on University transcript requirements for graduate admission.
• Transcripts – Applicants must submit an official transcript from each college and/or university attended. Transcripts should be sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions electronically at graduateadmissions@fsu.edu or via mail in a sealed envelope:

  Florida State University
  Office of Graduate Admissions
  314 Westcott Building
  P.O. Box 3061410
  Tallahassee, FL 32306-1410

For this program, the following supporting documents must be to the Admissions Application Portal:

• Personal Statement (1 required) – The personal statement should describe your purpose for pursuing a degree, qualifications, and long-term career goals and should be no more than 3 pages in length.
• Letters of Recommendation (3 required)
  • Letters of recommendation should be written on letterhead by persons who are in a position to comment on the likelihood of your success within the department.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (1 required)
• Unofficial Transcripts – Include transcripts from all colleges attended. Uploading a copy will expedite the review process, though you must still send official copies to the Office of Admissions.