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Application Procedures & Requirements
School Psychology Specialist Program
Thank you for your interest in applying for our Specialist program in
School Psychology. Please print for your reference and follow our additional
departmental procedures requirements. Documents should be uploaded in the
Supporting Documents page of the University Application.
Documents 1 - 3 are required and 4 - 7 are optional
- Document 1, upload - Purpose Statement. The purpose statement should describe your purpose for pursuing a degree,
qualifications, and long-term career goals (two page maximum)
- Document 2, upload - Current Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- Document 3, upload -
Application for initial certification to Teacher
Education (required)
- Document 4, upload - Unofficial GRE test score sheet
- Document 5, upload - Unofficial TOEFL test score sheet (International
Applicants Only)
- Document 6, upload - Additional letters of recommendation
- Document 7, upload - Scanned copies of transcripts
Three Letters of Recommendation are required
The letters should be written by persons who are in a position to comment on the
likelihood of your success within the department. International students may
substitute Confidential Report forms for letters of recommendation. Names and
email addresses of your recommenders should be entered in the appropriate
section of the University Application.
Program Admissions Criteria
- Two (2) official transcripts from all schools attended (send one to the department and one to the office of graduate admissions).
- A Baccalaureate degree from an regionally accredited institution
- Earned a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 grading scale) in all
work attempted while registered as an upper-division student working toward a
bachelor’s degree.
- *Combined GRE score of 1000 (verbal-400/quantitative-400) The scores are only batched from the testing center once a month. Please submit
the score sheet that you receive in mail. It can uploaded to the online application.
- Official TOEFL results are required of all international applicants whose
native language is not English and who have not studied in an English-speaking
country for at least one academic year. A minimum score 550 on the paper-based
test, 215 on the computer-based test, or 80 on the internet-based test
*Exceptions as follows: evidence that you have taken and passed all sections of
the College Level Academic Skills (CLAST) exam (prior to 2001; CLAST exemptions
do not count); or, evidence that you have taken and passed the General Knowledge
section of the Florida Teacher Certification Exam (FTCE); or, evidence that you
have taken and passed the Praxis I Exam, administered by Educational Testing
Service (ETS).
Please note that failure to submit all required documents will delay processing
of your application. These requirements and criteria do not guarantee admission
into the program. Admission depends on a variety of factors, including maximum
allowable enrollment levels of the programs.
Contact: Terri M. Powell
EPLS Admissions
Florida State University, College of Education
Phone: 850.644.8046
Fax: 850.644.8776
tmpowell@fsu.edu
Address:
Florida State University
Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
3210 Stone Building
1114 West Call Street
PO 32104453
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453
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