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New Mexico State University

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 the "Application to Graduate School" form that appears at the back of every New Mexico State University Graduate Bulletin (available on request from the Graduate School, Box 3G, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003; 505/646-2736). Additional information and forms are available on the web at [http://www.NMSU.Edu/~gradcolg/forms-index.html].
  2. Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and request that an official copy of scores be submitted to the New Mexico State University Graduate School. These scores must be less than 5 years old at the time of application.
  3. Submit to the Graduate School an official transcript from every college or university attended.
  4. Submit a letter of intent of application/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. Prospective students should send all of their application materials to the Dr. Elsa Arroyos-Jurado, the Director of Recruitment and Retention for the school psychology program, in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, College of Education, MSC 3CEP, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003-8001.
  5. Other materials not required but optional are published research papers, special projects, grants, or a resume.

    6. For more information, see the Information Packet .