Apply To The Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Leadership Psychology

Thank you for considering the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) programs. Applicants are considered on their overall potential for successful performance in graduate level coursework as well as the potential “fit” with our programs and fields of study.

In the links below you will find application information to the PysD in Leadership Psychology program. Transcripts and official test scores should be sent to the MSPP Admissions Office to arrive on or before the set deadline. All other materials must be supplied electronically through your online application account.

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Pre-Requisites

Applicants must have previously completed a master’s degree in any discipline that comprises one of the following bases for the study of organizational leadership:

1. Provides a background for understanding a particular organizational context for leadership (e.g., political science, or management, or education wherein the applicant learned about organizations/institutions and about how those organizations/institutions either serve society or are served by society);
2. Provides a background for understanding a perspective on human behavior that can be applied to the study of organizational leadership (e.g., literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology); or
3. Provides a background for understanding the methodological skills of organizational leadership research (e.g., statistics, social sciences with an emphasis in methodology).

> Click here for additional information on Admissions Requirements

> Required Application Materials

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Application Form

Apply Online use this link to fill out and submit your application online.

Send supporting materials such as transcripts and official General GRE scores to:

MSPP Admissions/Leadership
221 Rivermoor Street
Boston, MA 02132

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Times and Deadlines for 2012/2013 Admission

Application Deadlines for Fall 2012:
for General Consideration: Wednesday, March 14, 2012.
Complete applications received after the general consideration deadline will only be considered on a space available basis.
for Late Consideration: Rolling admissions on a space available basis.

Interviews
for General Consideration: Friday, April 20, 2012 or by appointment.
for Late Consideration: by invitation.

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2012-2013 Application Fee Waiver

MSPP is currently approving application fee waivers for the following programs for the 2012/2013 academic year: Leadership Psychology (PsyD), Organizational Psychology – Online (MA), Media Psychology (MA), Counseling Psychology & Primary Care (MA), Counseling Psychology & Global Mental Health (MA), and Applied Psychology in Higher Education Student Personnel Administration (MA).

Please keep in mind that all of these programs are currently accepting applications on a space available basis and in order to make sure your application is considered, we recommend submitting all required application materials as soon as possible.

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Applying Concurrently to the Leadership Psychology Program and other MSPP Programs

The Leadership Psychology Program, the PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology, the Counseling Psychology Program, the School Psychology Program, and the Applied Psychology in Higher Education Student Personnel Administration Program involve different graduate experiences, specializations, and career trajectories. It is possible, however, that your interests align with more than one program.

If applying to more than one program, the online application affords the option to select an additional program. Please note: this online application and all application materials must be received at MSPP on or before the earliest application deadline date. The application review process for each program is separate.

Please take note of the following when applying to more than one program:

• The application fee if applying to more than one program is $75.
• Your Application Essay should include every program to which you are applying.

If you are offered and accept admission to another MSPP program, your Leadership Psychology Program application will be considered withdrawn. Similarly, if you accept the offer of admission to the Leadership Psychology Program, your application to any other MSPP program is withdrawn.

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Selection of Candidates

Completed application packets are thoroughly reviewed by members of the MSPP faculty. Each component of the application is an important part of the process. An undergraduate and/or graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher is expected. Test scores are one component of the total application and so there are no cutoff scores. We generally look for a combined score of 1150 or above on the Verbal and Quantitative Sections of the General GRE (approximately 310 on the REVISED GRE) and at least 4.0 on the Analytical Writing Section. Applicants who are non-native speakers of English may be required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to provide evidence of their level of English as it is spoken and written in North America. TOEFL combined scores (listening, structure and written expression, speaking and reading) need to be 637 (paper-based), 270 (computer based), 110 (internet based) or higher.

Updated 3/27/12