The following are requirements for admission:

1. Completion of a baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited academic institution.
2. A minimum undergraduate and graduate grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4-point scale).

3. A minimum of 12 semester hours of psychology courses. Students may choose from introductory psychology, general psychology, child development and abnormal psychology. Courses in both tests and measurement and statistics are required; prospective students must demonstrate proficiency on a quantitative methods competency examination administered at the time of the admissions interview. Candidates who fail to pass this examination may be admitted to the program on the condition of passing the Touro Graduate School of Psychology Intensive Course in Quantitative Methods in the summer before enrollment. Credits from this course may not be applied to the M.S. degree in School Psychology.

4. Application for admission to the Graduate School of Psychology.
5. Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts mailed directly to the School Psychology Program director by the issuing institutions.
6. An interview by a committee of the faculty. Each applicant will be asked to provide a brief spontaneous writing sample and to take a quantitative methods examination at the time of the interview.
7. Two letters of reference from employers and/or professors. These letters should address the candidate’s ability to succeed in graduate school.
8. A personal statement of the applicant’s goals and objectives, including reasons for choosing the field of school psychology and for applying to Touro.
9. Proof of immunization: MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella).