In order to meet minimum University and departmental admission requirements, an applicant must have:

• A bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA – An earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor’s degree, OR a graduate degree with at least a 3.5 GPA – An earned graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA).
• GRE test scores – Official test results are required from the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The Educational Testing Service (ETS) does not retain scores for longer than five years. If your test scores are older than five years, you may have to retake the test to have official scores sent directly to FSU from the testing agency. If you have the official report that was mailed to your home address for older scores, then FSU will accept that report. The FSU Institution Code is 5219.
  • Target Scores: Verbal – 150 or above, Quantitative – 148 or above, Analytical – 4.0 or above
• Language proficiency test (international students only)– FSU accepts scores from TOEFL (minimum 80), IELTS (minimum 6.5), MELAB (minimum 77), Cambridge C1 Advanced Level (minimum 180), Michigan Language Assessment (minimum 55), and Duolingo (minimum 120)
• Transcripts – Applicants must submit an official transcript from each college and/or university attended. Transcripts should be sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions electronically at graduateadmissions@fsu.edu or via mail in a sealed envelope:
  • Florida State University
    Office of Graduate Admissions
    314 Westcott Building
    P.O. Box 3061410
    Tallahassee, FL 32306-1410

For this program, the following documents must be uploaded to the Admissions Application Portal:

• Personal Statement (1 required) – The personal statement should describe your purpose for pursuing a degree, qualifications, and long-term career goals and should be no more than 3 pages in length. Click here to view the Statement of Purpose Information & Guide.
• Letters of Recommendation (3 required)
  • Letters of recommendation should be written by persons who are in a position to comment on the likelihood of your success within the department.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (1 required)
• Unofficial Transcripts – Include transcripts from all colleges attended. Uploading a copy will expedite the review process, though you must still send official copies to the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Admission to graduate study is a two-fold evaluation process. The Office of Admissions determines eligibility for admission to the University, and the academic department, program, or college determines admissibility to the degree program. University graduate admissions requirements are found at https://gradschool.fsu.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions. Academic programs have additional requirements.

Florida State University requires a course-by-course credential evaluation for all applicants that have degrees from a non-U.S. institution. International and domestic applicants with degrees earned from international institutions must submit their official transcripts through a NACES approved evaluator for transcripts from a non-U.S. institution. SpanTran has created a custom application for Florida State University that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. See the “Transcript Requirement” section on The Graduate School website, https://gradschool.fsu.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions, for detailed information on University transcript requirements for graduate admission.

The application deadlines for this program are as follows:

• Final deadline –December 1 (Fall admission only). You have until midnight on the day of the deadline to submit your application. All required materials must be received by this date. Folders cannot be reviewed unless complete.

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The combined doctoral program in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology is committed to the values of diversity and inclusivity that go beyond the goal of “non-discrimination.” In accordance with our mission, which includes preparing individuals to practice ethically and competently as health service psychologists in a diverse society, we seek to develop and integrate culturally sensitive and appropriate knowledge, attitudes and skills through our teaching, supervision, research, and practice. We seek to create and maintain a community of safety and trust that recognizes and encourages diversity including, but not limited to, differences of age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, national and regional origin, race, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status/class, and other dimensions of diversity.

• 2022-2023 Doctoral Student Handbook
• Scholarly Engagement Requirement
• Diversity Statement and Requirements

Information about tuition and fees at Florida State is available here. You can learn more about the scholarship and aid opportunities for College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences students here.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for school psychologists and counselors is expected to grow 14.3% through 2026, which equates to 12,800 new jobs in the field. Educational and school psychologists across the nation earn a median salary of $76,990.

The following core faculty are accepting doctoral students for Fall 2023: Drs. Ebener, Hall, Jenkins, Osborn, Reid Marks and Swanbrow Becker.

Core Faculty:

Dr. Deborah Ebener
Dr. Garret Hall
Dr. Lyndsay Jenkins
Dr. Deb Osborn
Dr. Laura Reid Marks
Dr. Martin Swanbrow Becker

Core Clinical Faculty:

Dr. V. Casey Dozier
Dr. Taylor Thompson

Associated Faculty:

Dr. Erik Hines
Dr. Simone May
Dr. Eunhui Yoon

Courtesy Faculty:

Denise Saunders
F. Donald Kelly (Professor Emeritus)
Frances Prevatt (Professor Emeritus)
Gary W. Peterson (Professor Emeritus)
James Sampson (Professor Emeritus)
Robert C. Reardon (Professor Emeritus)
Robert L. Glueckauf
Scott Porter
Steven Pfeiffer (Professor Emeritus)

TBD

Please contact Jennifer Walsh with any questions you may have regarding the program.

• Suicide Prevention
• Career Development & Technology
• Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development (the Tech Center)
• Technology Intervention and Assessment in Schools (TIAS)
• Recovery & Rehabilitation Research Team
• Global Research On Working To ameliorate Health disparities (G.R.O.W.T.H.) Research Lab

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The doctoral program in combined counseling psychology and school psychology at Florida State University is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the APA Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979 / Email APA