Clinical Child Psychology Program

Admissions

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Applications are made through the Clinical Child Psychology Program. All completed applicant files are reviewed and incoming students selected by a committee headed by the Clinical Child Psychology Training Director. The essential requirements for admission are a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and a record of achievement that shows a strong promise of success in the program's course work and activities in research and clinical work. Applicants should have at least 15 hours of credit in psychology, including statistics and research methodology. The application process is highly competitive. All application materials must be received by December 1st.

Highly rated applicants will have some forms of relative experience appropriate to their level in psychological research and applied interactions with children. Admissions criteria include transcripts and grade-point averages from previous educational institutions, scores on the Graduate Record Examination (Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical, and, for students who did not major in psychology, the Advanced Test in Psychology), statement of applicant's career interests, statement of experience in research and with clinical populations, statement of interests in clinical and research work with program faculty, and three letters of recommendation. Financial aid is available. Click on Student Data for a summary of admission statistics from previous years.

The University of Kansas is committed to providing programs and activities to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, age, or veteran status. The program participates in an affirmative action program to encourage minority student application, admission, and successful completion of the program. Contact the program director for more information.

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The final deadline is December 1st for All Applications to the CCPP.

The Graduate Application and Fee are to be sent to Graduate Studies from the applicant

University of Kansas
Graduate Application Processing Center
1450 Jayhawk Blvd Rm 313
Lawrence, KS 66045-7535

All other supporting materials and one official transcript from all colleges attended are to be sent to the Clinical Child Psychology Program.

University of Kansas
Clinical Child Psychology Program
1000 Sunnyside Ave, 2010 Dole Human Development Center
Attn: Graduate Application Processing
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555

*All transcripts are to be sent to the Clinical Child Psychology Program from the school from which they originated.

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Felony Convictions

Students should be aware that felony convictions will make it difficult to complete the training experiences (i.e., external practicum, internship) required for the Ph.D. If you are unable to obtain and complete these required experiences, you will not be able to complete your program of study and graduate. In addition, be aware that you may not be eligible for licensure by many states. For example, the Kansas licensure board requires that applicants have "good moral character and merit public trust" and asks "Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor other than a traffic violation? If "yes", attach an explanation and give specific details, including disposition of the charge." Thus, it is also possible that future employment would be limited.

Applicants to the KU graduate program may be asked to provide details on any criminal convictions.

The Program complies with the Kansas Board of Regents policy in which the University of Kansas conducts background checks for felony convictions to facilitate employment decisions that are in the best interest of university students, employees, resources and overall mission statement. These include Graduate Teaching Assistants, Graduate Research Assistants, and other employment situations in which graduate students are placed. See details on this policy at the website:
https://documents.ku.edu/policies/hreo/BackgroundCheck.htm

Approved by CCPP Faculty: 2-9-09