School Psychology Program

Admissions Requirements

Entry Level Requirements. The NMSU Graduate School sets as a basic entry-level requirement for the Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) the holding of a master’s degree or its equivalent except for the school psychology program. Students who do not hold a master‘s degree may apply in their senior undergraduate year. Students who already possess the master’s degree should hold it in a closely related field, such as special education, educational diagnostics, school counseling, general counseling, or psychology.

Application Procedure

1. Complete an application for admission to the Graduate School with a summer start date. Information related to applying for admission and the Graduate School can be found at the Graduate Student Services webpage (http://prospective.nmsu.edu/graduate/apply/index.html). Information is also available by request from the same office at: Graduate Student Services, New Mexico State University, Educational Services Building, Suite G, MSC 3G, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001; 575/646-2736).
2. Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and request that an official copy of scores be submitted to the New Mexico State University Graduate Student Services. These scores must be less than 5 years old at the time of application. The following criteria will also be considered:
   For students who hold an advanced degree (master‘s degree or equivalent) or have completed graduate coursework and have taken the GRE as a requirement for admission to those programs/coursework may request that these scores be accepted for admission regardless of the date taken; however, the following also need to be met:
   1. Students will need to submit official copies to the Graduate Student Services office or a copy of their individual report to the program so that scores can be verified.
   2. These scores will be considered in conjunction with GPA in the advanced degree and/or coursework; students will still be required to have maintained a minimum of 3.0 GPA in their prior gradate work to the school psychology program regardless of when the GRE was taken.
   3. Students who hold an advanced degree or graduate coursework and did not take the GRE as a requirement for admission to these program/coursework are still required to take the GRE and submit official scores to the Graduate Student Services Office for consideration for admission to the School Psychology Program.
3. Submit to the Graduate Student Services office an official transcript from every college or university attended.
4. Submit a professional statement and at least three current (i.e., less than 1 year old) letters of support from different individuals. See Application Checklist below for more specific information and/or criteria.
5. Submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) outlining your educational, professional, and other experiences, interests, etc. Your resume/CV should include current contact information.
6. Other materials not required but optional are published research papers, special projects, licensure/certifications, grants, etc.

The application materials indicated in 4 – 6 should be sent to the following address:
Dr. Elsa Arroyos, Director of Training
School Psychology Program
New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001
MSC 3CEP
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001

For more information, see the Information Packet (pdf).