Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements  in addition to the following program-specific requirements:

• The Counseling Psychology PhD Program offers many excellent clinical training opportunities in the Boston metro area. At this time, the majority of our clinical practicum training takes place in the field. These placements are competitive and typically require applicants to have some supervised clinical experience. Therefore, students with applied master’s degrees (e.g., mental health counseling, community counseling, school counseling, social work, school psychology, family therapy) are encouraged to apply. Students without applied master’s degrees but with equivalent course work and clinical experience will be considered as well but need to clearly specify their skills and training in their applications.
• Transcripts should have at least five social science classes (preferably psychology including introduction, human development, and statistics).
• Three letters of recommendation, at least one addressing academic promise and ability to succeed in conducting systematic inquiry and research, and at least one addressing practice experience.
• A completed project or academic paper. The suggested length is 25 to 30 pages.
• A Statement of Purpose with the following components: approximately 500 words describing research interests, approximately 500 words describing practice experience, and a brief summary of future career objectives. Please do not use the statement of purpose described on the Office of Graduate Admissions web site.