School and Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) Admission Requirements
BOTH the PSYCAS application and the Kean University CAS Graduate - 2024/2025 Supplemental Application MUST be completed and "verified" by the deadline in order for the application to be fully reviewed.
In addition to the University’s admission requirements:
- Minimum recommended overall undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.3
- Minimum recommended graduate GPA of 3.5
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within 5 years of application*
- PSYCAS GRE Institution Code 2251
- Psychology Subject GRE (optional)
- Psy.D. Supplemental Application (found within the PSYCAS application)
- Statement of purpose (found within the PSYCAS application)
- Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
- Professional Resume/CV
- Three letters of recommendation
- Writing sample (described and to be submitted through PSYCAS)
- Personal Interview may be required
- Official TOEFL or IELTS or Duolingo English Test score reports**
*The GRE (Graduate Record Exam) application requirement for this program has been waived for the fall 2025 application. For questions and information, contact Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@kean.edu.
**International Applicants must submit a course-by-course evaluation of their official university transcript. Foreign academic degrees must be equivalent to the bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree conferred by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university. The evaluation report must come from an organization affiliated with the National Association of Credit Evaluation Services (NACES). Please visit http://www.naces.org for a list of agencies.
Prerequisite courses (to be taken prior to matriculation):
- Theories of Personality or Developmental Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Statistics
- Experimental Psychology