Deadlines for the program are March 15th for Fall (September) admission and October 15th for Winter (January) admission. Admission to the Master of Arts in Psychology program is competitive (see note below). There is no guarantee of admission just because an applicant meets or exceeds the minimum criteria. The minimum criteria for admission are described below, and applications without these materials will NOT be reviewed for admission. Please submit the following materials together in one envelope to the Admissions Office:
- University Application for Admission
- $50 application fee
- One set of official (unopened) transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. Applicants must have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework.
- GRE (Graduate Records Examination) combined scores of 1050 on the Verbal and Quantitative sections (Click here for GRE testing information.)
- Evidence of satisfactory professional writing and analysis by one of the following: a grade of “B” or higher in PSYC400 (Thinking and Writing in Psychology) or its equivalent, or a score of 4.5 or higher on the Analytical Writing section of the GRE General test
- Statement of purpose in seeking a Master’s degree in Psychology and long-term goals
- Personal Reference Forms from three professionals/professors who can attest to your academic and/or professional capabilities in the field of Psychology (Click here to download the form).
- Statement of Character Form (Click here to download the form.)
Prerequisite Courses
Prior to applying to the program, the following courses should be completed with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher for all courses, no grade lower than “C”, and no more than 2 “C” grades among the seven prerequisite courses:
- Personality Theories
- Learning Cognition
- Abnormal Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Research Methodology
- Statistics
All application materials are to be sent together in one envelope to the following address:
Governors State University
Admission Processing
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484
PLEASE NOTE: Admission to the Master of Arts in Psychology program is competitive and is determined by the program faculty. Program faculty reserves the right to request personal interviews with applicants to the program.
