The Clinical-Community Program receives up to 300 requests for application materials each year, and of these approximately 50% complete the application procedures. Only about 6-8 new students are admitted each year. In the past we have accepted 12-14 new students in a given year. We have made a conscious effort over the past 5 years to reduce the number of students in our incoming classes in order to invest more faculty and financial resources into each student. The mean GRE Verbal + Quantitative scores of students offered admission have consistently exceeded 1200 with grade point ratios ranging from 3.4 to 4.0. Students who are made offers for admission often have research or applied experiences in addition to their undergraduate degree. Faculty also consider the match between the applicant’s career goals and the expertise of our faculty.

The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. Minorities and members of other historically under-represented groups in our field are strongly encouraged to apply.

Admission to the program is based on a composite evaluation of:

• undergraduate grades
• undergraduate curriculum preparation
• GRE scores (Verbal, Quantitative, and Psychology Exams)
• letters of recommendation
• student's personal statement
• quality and pertinence of past research experiences in psychology
• relevant clinical experience
• other background experience

The following table should help you evaluate the basic academic credentials of students accepted into our program in recent years. See the Educational and Training Outcomes page for more information.