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All Ph.D. program applications are for Fall Semester (FS).

• All materials required by the university and program must be provided for application consideration. Applicants may log in to their application to provide additional documents through the upload materials section or to check their application status. The University application does not request all the items required by the program, so please make sure all items in the checklist are added to your application.
• Request Letters of Recommendation. Ensure you have a mutual agreement with your recommender prior to submitting their information into the system. Seek recommendations from individuals who are knowledgeable about your academic performance and ability to work effectively with people.

• Request one official copy of your Transcripts be sent to:

  MSU Office of Admissions
  426 Auditorium Road, Rm 250
  East Lansing, MI 48824-1034, USA
  admis@msu.edu

Upload Materials

Required Materials:

• Submit an Academic Statement describing both your Personal and Academic reasons for applying to graduate school in School Psychology. This document is a key component of your application. See description of content and formatting of this statement. Use this statement to make a case for why you’re a good fit with the research team of one or two of the school psychology faculty.
• Upload your Writing Sample.
  • Submit an example of academic or professional writing. Present evidence of previous research experience (e.g., a master’s thesis or scholarly paper, work on a research project, publication in a professional journal, or a presentation at a professional conference).
• Upload your Curriculum Vita or Resume (specify “Resume” as the document type).
  • A teaching certificate is not required, however evidence of experience working with children, youth and families in school, community or agency settings is desirable.
• Submit your fee of $75.
  • Applicants whose graduate application fee is waived MUST notify the School Psychology academic program coordinator at schpsy@msu.edu to ensure your application is reviewed by the admissions committee. If you need to request a fee waiver, please contact the School Psychology Academic Program Coordinator for availability. Waivers cannot be fulfilled until you have submitted your application, stopping at the payment.

Supplemental Application Materials

• Confirm Internship Hours.
  • The application will have a prompt asking you to confirm that you can complete an internship of 2000, full-time clock hours. Please ensure that prompt has an answer selected from the drop-down menu.
• OPTIONAL Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
  • If you do choose to take the test, please designate Michigan State University (1465) as an official recipient of your scores.
  • The verbal, quantitative and analytical portions of the GRE should be included. The college requires that the GRE must have been taken no longer than five years prior to the application for admission.

  • Information on testing may be obtained from:

    MSU Testing Office, 207 Student Services Building
    East Lansing, MI 48824  
    517-355-8385 

For International Students Only

International students must meet additional university-level requirements for admissions. 

To complete your application:

• Demonstrate proficiency in English.

If offered a recommendation for admission to the program, you will be required to:

• Upload the Proof of Financial Support.
  • This statement, which is found on The Graduate School’s International Applicants information page, must originate from your source of support and must be a certified, original statement with stamp and original signature.
• Provide a Degree Granting Transcript and Diploma – Original Language with English translation.

(Applicants from Chinese Universities, please see review guidelines for specific countries.)