GUIDELINES
Admission Guidelines
1. Applicants with previous graduate credit must submit the usual application materials.
2. Students who have obtained a prior M.S. or M.A. degree are expected to begin at the first year level.
3. It's possible (although not usual) for a student to be given a maximum of eight quarter hours of transfer credit for prevous graduate work which was successfully completed (with a grade of A or B) and which is directly related to requirements in the Graduate Program. Transfer credit can only be given for graduate-level work which has not counted toward a degree. Whether or not this credit is allowed depends on a review of the syllabi, texts, and course content of the previously taken courses. This review will be completed by the instructor of DePaul's similar course, in conjunction with the Director of the Graduate Program. If the course(s) passes this review, a request is then sent to the Graduate School Office that the course(s) be reviewed by the Graduate School for possible transfer credit. Final authority to grant transfer credit remains with the Graduate School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
4. The requirement to complete certain courses in the program can be waived if the student has taken similar courses at a recognized university. Before requirements are waived, the instructor of the similar course at DePaul and the Program Director will review the syllabus, evaluation methods, course content, and course grade. Waiving a course merely means that the student is not required to take that particular course at DePaul. It does not decrease the credit hours required for graduation; thus, there is no transfer credit. The credit hours from a waived course need to be replaced through an elective course which can be of the student's choosing after consultation with his/her academic advisor. During the first quarter of the first year a student may apply to have these courses waived. A student who has had a course or courses waived will have to replace these hours with appropriate DePaul course work.
5. All programs require a datea-based, research Master's Thesis. If a student has earned a Master's degree elsewhere which included a data-based, research project related the appropriate area of psychology (Clinical, I/O, or Experimental), the student can petition that the Master's Thesis requirement be waived. In order for the previous research project to be reviewed, the student will form a research committee of two faculty. These can be of the student's choosing provided the selected faculty consent. The committee will review the written product of the previously completed research project for its relevance to the psychology area and whether it meets the traditional standards of a Master's Thesis in the program. The committee will then recommend to the Program Director one of three possibilities:
1) The project is accepted totally, and the requirement for a Master's Thesis is waived;
2) A new Master's Thesis is not required, however, the student is required to do additional reearch-related work;
3) The research project is considered to be inadequate in meeting the research requirements of the program, and the student must complete the required Master's Thesis.
6. It is the policy of the graduate programs not to accept Ph.D. candidates who are interested in retraining from one psychological specialty to another.
7. All request for waivers and transfer credit must be put in writing and submitted to the Program Director.
Department Office
Necessary supporting documents and application fees should be sent to the address below. Be sure the applicant's name, social security number and program being applied to are noted.
Graduate Psychology Program
DePaul University
2219 North Kenmore Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3504
For More Information
Contact the DePaul University Graduate Psychology Program:
1. On-line: Complete the Contact Us form
2. E-mail: Send an e-mail message to gradpsych@depaul.edu.
3. Call: (773) 325-7887 or toll free 1-800-4DEPAUL (outside Illinois)
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