Please read the Graduate Brochure before you complete the application below.

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1 CSUS DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY Application Requirements Due January 15 Please read the Graduate Brochure before you complete the application below. Submit the following materials directly to the Sacramento State Graduate Studies Office by January 15: A CSU System application for graduate admission. The CSU application must be submitted online. Go to to locate that application. The Graduate Studies Office phone number is (916) Two (2) sets of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended other than Sacramento State. The following materials should be submitted directly to the Psychology Department by January 15 for Fall enrollment: The completed departmental application form. The completed Checklist. One (1) set of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended including Sacramento State. Official copies of the GRE scores from ETS. The General GRE (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytic Writing) is required for all applicants. The Psychology Subject GRE is required for I/O and General/Doctoral- Preparation applicants. Students should schedule the GREs well in advance so the official scores would arrive on time. For example, Psychology Subject GRE should be taken several months ahead of the application due date, that is, in October or November the latest. Note: The I/O track has suspended its Psychology Subject GRE requirement for the Fall 2015 admission. Three (3) letters of recommendation. Give the Letter of Recommendation forms from this document (together with stamped self-addressed envelopes as a courtesy) to three persons qualified to evaluate your academic potential (preferably Psychology faculty members), and have them either

2 send their recommendations to you or pick up the letters yourself before our deadline. Send the letters to us with the rest of the application materials. If more than three letters are submitted, the Department will select the ones we wish to use. Applicants should not handle unsealed letters of recommendation; doing so voids the letters and makes them unusable for our application process. In addition, students should submit the following materials based on the track to which they are applying: ABA Requirements: 1. A personal statement of professional goals and experiences (maximum of 2 double spaced pages). This should include information on previous research and practicum experiences, academic training in ABA (if any), and post-graduation professional goals. Applicants should demonstrate that they are committed to studying Behavior Analysis as a science to understand human behavior. 2. A list of faculty within the behavior analysis program with whom you would like to work and why. We recommend reading some of the ABA faculty's academic publications to become familiar with their research interests. 3. A resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV). Please list any behavior analysis classes taken with grades. 4. A minimum of three letters of recommendation (two must be from former professors). 5. All applicants should attend a personal interview/program tour on campus to be held on Feb 7th, 2015 from 10am to 5pm. Students are asked to RSVP to the personal interview when submitting their application materials. If not available for the personal interview, students are encouraged to arrange an interview via Skype by contacting their prospective advisors via . Doctoral Preparation/General Requirements: 1. Psychology Subject GRE results 2. A personal statement (maximum of 2 double spaced pages) addressing: the area of psychology you wish to study (Social, Developmental, Clinical, I/O, Biological, Cognitive, or Quantitative), long-range career goals, research experiences, and the ranked names of three full-time Psychology faculty members with whom you would like to work for the first year and why. In developing the list of names, we encourage you to investigate the research interests of our faculty

3 to determine if your interests overlap. This list will help us to determine if there is space in the program and to assign you an advisor upon admission. I/O Requirements: 1. Psychology Subject GRE results. Students applying for the Fall 2015 admission do not need to submit Psychology GRE test results. 2. Personal statement of purpose (2 double spaced pages) addressing the following questions: (a) Why are you interested in the field of industrial/organizational psychology? (b) What preparation (e.g., I/O coursework, work experience, research experience) do you have for a graduate program in industrial/organizational psychology? (c) What area(s) of industrial/ organizational psychology do you want to study while in graduate school, and why? (d) Why are you interested in studying industrial/organizational psychology at Sacramento State University? We are interested in evaluating how well your interests fit with our program, and so we ask you to carefully address each of the questions.

4 CSUS DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY CHECKLIST (Fall 2015 Admission) Please return this completed checklist with your application packet that must include all items listed below. o APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE M.A. PROGRAM Download from Materials.html o ONE OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT FROM ALL SCHOOLS ATTENDED This is in addition to the two copies sent to Graduate Studies. Students who attend(ed) CSUS must submit CSUS transcript. o 3 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION IN SEALED ENVELOPES o PERSONAL STATEMENT Per requirements for your selected track (see above) o OFFICIAL VERBAL, QUANTITATIVE AND ANALYTIC WRITING GRE SCORE REPORT Required for all applicants o OFFICIAL PSYCHOLOGY SUBJECT GRE SCORE REPORT For General/Doctoral-Preparation applicants only Please read the statement below and sign: I,, understand that I must submit a CSUS Graduate Application online via

5 RSVP for Personal Interview/Program Tour (ABA Applicants Only) As a part of the application requirements, all ABA applicants should attend a personal interview/program tour on campus to be held on Feb 7th, 2015 from 10am to 5pm. If not available for the personal interview, students are encouraged to arrange an interview via Skype by contacting their prospective advisors via . Please check an option below: Yes, I will attend the on campus personal interview/program tour I will arrange an interview via Skype instead

6 California State University, Sacramento Psychology Department Application for Admission to Master of Arts Program Application Deadline: January 15 for Fall Enrollment Please complete all sections. Type or PRINT clearly. Return by the deadline to: Graduate Coordinator Department of Psychology 6000 J Street California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA Phone: (916) ; Fax: (916) Name Other names on academic records Starting Semester SSN Phone Address: Street City State Zip Please check the program representing your primary interest. Applied Behavior Analysis General/Doctoral Preparation Specify content area Industrial/Organizational Please name up to 3 full-time faculty members with whom you would you like to work We require 2 upper division statistics and research methods courses as preparation for our master s program. Please list the courses in your transcripts that meet these prerequisites: University Dept. & Course Course Title

7 General GRE Test : Psychology GRE Test : (if required) Please list the colleges and universities that you have attended together with the dates of attendance and degrees earned. College/University Location s Attended Degree & Please list the courses that are in progress as well as those you plan to take prior to entering our program: Dept. & Course # Course Title In Progress/Future Enrollment Have you previously applied to our Master s Program? If you are currently enrolled at CSU Sacramento, what is your present enrollment status?

8 California State University, Sacramento Graduate Coordinator 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA Letter of Recommendation Form Applicant Name SSN Applicants Graduate Track Name of Recommender To the Applicant: Under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, students are entitled to review their records. It is your option to waive your right to access this recommendation or to refuse to do so. Please mark your choice below and sign your name. Then give this form (together with a stamped and self-addressed envelope) to the person whose recommendation you are requesting. I waive my right to examine this recommendation. I do not waive my right to examine this recommendation. Signature of Applicant To the Recommender: Please attach a candid written evaluation of the applicant on your own letterhead with your original signature. Make sure to include descriptions and evaluations of the applicant s intellectual ability, knowledge of psychology, work and study habits, and character. Please return this letter to the applicant in a sealed envelope with your name signed across the flap. Name of Recommender Academic Affiliation Position Address Phone Number For how long and in what capacity do you know the applicant? How well do you know the applicant? Very Well Well Not Well

9 Please rate the applicant on the dimensions listed below in comparison with other graduating seniors: Academic knowledge of major field Ability to work with theoretical concepts Ability to work independently Demonstrated research ability Ability to express self in writing Ability to express self orally Quantitative & computer skills Interpersonal skills Ability to complete master s program in a timely manner Emotional stability 5% 10% 25% 50% Lower 50% Unable to Rate On the following scale, please rate the applicant s ability to perform satisfactorily in a Psychology master s degree program: Lower Ability Higher Ability Please indicate your overall recommendation of the applicant: Not with Reservation Highly Signature of Recommender

10 California State University, Sacramento Graduate Coordinator 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA Letter of Recommendation Form Applicant Name SSN Applicants Graduate Track Name of Recommender To the Applicant: Under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, students are entitled to review their records. It is your option to waive your right to access this recommendation or to refuse to do so. Please mark your choice below and sign your name. Then give this form (together with a stamped and self-addressed envelope) to the person whose recommendation you are requesting. I waive my right to examine this recommendation. I do not waive my right to examine this recommendation. Signature of Applicant To the Recommender: Please attach a candid written evaluation of the applicant on your own letterhead with your original signature. Make sure to include descriptions and evaluations of the applicant s intellectual ability, knowledge of psychology, work and study habits, and character. Please return this letter to the applicant in a sealed envelope with your name signed across the flap. Name of Recommender Academic Affiliation Position Address Phone Number For how long and in what capacity do you know the applicant? How well do you know the applicant? Very Well Well Not Well

11 Please rate the applicant on the dimensions listed below in comparison with other graduating seniors: Academic knowledge of major field Ability to work with theoretical concepts Ability to work independently Demonstrated research ability Ability to express self in writing Ability to express self orally Quantitative & computer skills Interpersonal skills Ability to complete master s program in a timely manner Emotional stability 5% 10% 25% 50% Lower 50% Unable to Rate On the following scale, please rate the applicant s ability to perform satisfactorily in a Psychology master s degree program: Lower Ability Higher Ability Please indicate your overall recommendation of the applicant: Not with Reservation Highly Signature of Recommender

12 California State University, Sacramento Graduate Coordinator 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA Letter of Recommendation Form Applicant Name SSN Applicants Graduate Track Name of Recommender To the Applicant: Under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, students are entitled to review their records. It is your option to waive your right to access this recommendation or to refuse to do so. Please mark your choice below and sign your name. Then give this form (together with a stamped and self-addressed envelope) to the person whose recommendation you are requesting. I waive my right to examine this recommendation. I do not waive my right to examine this recommendation. Signature of Applicant To the Recommender: Please attach a candid written evaluation of the applicant on your own letterhead with your original signature. Make sure to include descriptions and evaluations of the applicant s intellectual ability, knowledge of psychology, work and study habits, and character. Please return this letter to the applicant in a sealed envelope with your name signed across the flap. Name of Recommender Academic Affiliation Position Address Phone Number For how long and in what capacity do you know the applicant? How well do you know the applicant? Very Well Well Not Well

13 Please rate the applicant on the dimensions listed below in comparison with other graduating seniors: Academic knowledge of major field Ability to work with theoretical concepts Ability to work independently Demonstrated research ability Ability to express self in writing Ability to express self orally Quantitative & computer skills Interpersonal skills Ability to complete master s program in a timely manner Emotional stability 5% 10% 25% 50% Lower 50% Unable to Rate On the following scale, please rate the applicant s ability to perform satisfactorily in a Psychology master s degree program: Lower Ability Higher Ability Please indicate your overall recommendation of the applicant: Not with Reservation Highly Signature of Recommender