The Psychology - Clinical Concentration (M.A.) program admits for the fall term only with a final application deadline of January 15. Applications will not be accepted after January 15.
Submit an online application, application fee and official transcripts, along with:
Two letters of recommendation: Letters from experiential placements/internships/fieldwork and from academic sources (e.g., professors) are preferred. Please do not send personal reference letters (e.g., letters from parents, friends, family, employers/supervisors from a non-psychology related job, etc.) Email addresses of recommenders must be entered on application.
A personal statement: Applicants are required to submit with their applications a personal statement (no longer than 3 pages double-spaced) indicating why they are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in clinical psychology, their area of clinical and/or research interests, and their professional goals. As described on our website, we have two training options within the clinical psychology master's program: the practitioner option and the researcher option. Please indicate which option you wish to pursue; if you choose the researcher option, please browse the list of faculty in the psychology department and indicate at least 1-3 specific faculty members with whom you would be interested in working and why you are interested in working with them. Also, students should include in their statement a discussion of what they see as their greatest strength and weakness as an aspiring graduate student in clinical psychology.
Resume/CV: Students are required to submit a resume or CV, highlighting their research and clinical experiences, any teaching experiences they have had, and any honors or awards received.
Note: Students are admitted to the clinical psychology program for the fall semester only. Those wishing to begin graduate work in the fall must have their completed application and all admission credentials submitted to the Graduate School by January 15th.
Application Time Line
Except for the January 15th deadline, the following dates are approximate.
January 15th: Deadline for Towson to receive all application materials.
1st Week of February: Invitations extended to top 40 candidates to attend compulsory
interview.
Mid-February to Mid-March: Two weeks of clinical interviews.
April 1: Applicants notified of admission decision.
April 15: Deadline by which admitted applicants must notify Towson of their decision
Profile of a typical applicant subsequently admitted to our program
Each year, the clinical psychology program receives dozens of inquiries about the admission process from potential applicants. The table below summarizes the average GRE scores and undergraduate GPA of students who were admitted to the program.
| Year of Admission | GRE-V Mean | % Rank | GRE-Q Mean | % Rank | Analytic Writing Mean | Undergrad GPA | Number Matriculated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AY 18-19 | 154 | 64 | 150 | 39 | 4.1 | 3.74 | 14 |
| AY 17-18 | 155 | 68 | 149 | 35 | 4.25 | 3.66 | 14 |
| AY 16-17 | 156 | 72 | 151 | 51 | 4.42 | 3.72 | 13 |
| AY 15-16 | 156 | 72 | 153 | 60 | 4.4 | 3.53 | 15 |
| AY 14-15 | 155 | 72 | 151 | 51 | 4.4 | 3.70 | 15 |
| Mean for All Years | 155 | 70 | 151 | 47 | 4.3 | 3.67 | 14 |
Note: There have been no changes in the analytic writing section.
In order to be considered for admission, students must meet the following criteria:
Those students who meet the initial screening criteria will subsequently be evaluated based upon the strengths and other relevant information they present in their application portfolio. If, in spite of some deficiency in the academic record, we believe an applicant shows promise, we may invite the applicant to campus for an admission interview.
The graduate program in clinical psychology is a small, selective program. We receive 80 to 100 applications each year. Approximately forty of these applicants are invited to campus to interview with faculty and current students. Of these candidates, offers of admission will go out to a maximum of sixteen students.
U.S. Immigration requires F1 and J1 students to be enrolled full-time with the majority of their classes taken in-person and on campus. For a list of TU programs that comply as well as information on required credential evaluations and English-language proficiency, please see admission requirements for international students.