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In addition to Faculties of Graduate Studies and Education requirements, entry requirements for the SACP PhD program include:

(a) A completed thesis-based Master’s degree in School and Applied Child Psychology or equivalent from an approved university, with a minimum grade point average of 3.50 in the Master’s program. If coursework from an applicant’s Master’s program is not equivalent to courses from the Master of Science in School and Applied Child Psychology at the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ, the student will be required to take additional courses within the doctoral program to ensure equivalent training but these prerequisite courses will need to be completed before the doctoral candidacy examination;

(b) A typed résumé and a concise rationale (500 words or less) for the application;

(c) Two letters of reference.

On-line applications to all Educational Studies in Psychology programs may be accessed through the following link: .

The deadline for the submission of complete applications to all programs is December 1 for September admission.

In addition to Faculties of Graduate Studies and Education requirements, the degree programs require the following:
Students admitted to the Doctoral program will be required to complete:

• a minimum of two (2) doctoral-level full-course equivalents (normally Applied Psychology 691, 731, 732, and 795);
• a non-credit research seminar;
• a candidacy examination;
• a twelve-month (min. 1600 hours) full-time internship; and
• a dissertation

Students entering the program following completion of a Master's degree outside the program may be required to take additional Master's courses to ensure equivalency to the Master of Science program in School and Applied Child Psychology at the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ. A student may be deficient in no more than two full courses, which must be completed in the first year of Doctor of Philosophy studies.

Detailed information on core course requirements can be obtained from the Faculty of Education website.

Note: First year students are assigned an interim advisor who will assist with course selection.

Candidacy examinations for the doctoral program both have written and oral components.

Information on examinations is provided on the Graduate Programs in Education website.

Financial assistance may be available to qualified students. For information on awards, see the Awards and Financial Assistance section of this Calendar.

Students applying for scholarships for September admission must submit their scholarship applications to the Graduate Programs in Education office by the preceding February 1.

The Division also provides assistance for students through teaching assistantships, graduate research scholarships and other Divisional scholarships. Application forms and deadline information for these awards can be obtained from the Division.