Admissions
Acceptance is based on assessment of an applicant's overall academic record, letters of recommendation, personal statement, and clinical and research experiences.
A master's degree in Psychology (or other clinical field) is not a prerequisite for acceptance. Students may enter the program with an undergraduate major in Psychology or in another field.
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Applications for the entering class of 2026 are due by December 1, 2025 by 11:59PM.
Application Fee
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Please describe, in 750 to 1000 words, how your personal, academic, and relevant professional experiences led you to pursue graduate study in clinical psychology. Discuss the personal qualities, perspectives, and professional goals that guide your interest in clinical psychology and may shape the kind of clinician, researcher, and colleague you hope to become. Please describe relevant strengths or clinical/research experiences that will help us evaluate your application. But be sure to use this essay primarily to let us know who you are as a person, not just to convey your credentials or resume.
We require transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended, whether or not they include courses in Psychology departments. You may submit unofficial transcripts at the time of application, but upon acceptance, you will be required to provide official transcripts.
Please submit at least two letters of recommendation. We have no requirements as far as who writes your recommendation letters. In general, it is a good idea to include at least one from a professor, and one from a supervisor or employer, someone who can speak to your experiences, clinical work, research, and/or character. It is important to ask people who can speak of you with real knowledge of your abilities and personal qualities in depth. You may include more than two letters.
Effective for the 2025-2026 admissions cycle: We do not require submission of General GRE scores or GRE Psychology scores.
Note: We are in the process of updating all of our websites to reflect the current requirements. Please refer to our Clinical Psychology PhD admissions sites for the latest information, and not other CCNY Graduate Admissions pages which may be out of date.
1. Create an CCNY online application account.
2. Complete your application using the CCNY application portal. You can return to this link later to edit your application and check the status of your application.
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Please note: Once you submit your application, you will not be able to make any changes to it using the online application system.
✓ For "School of Interest," select COLIN POWELL SCHOOL FOR CIVIC AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP from the drop-down menu.
✓ For "Program of Study," select CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.
✓ Throughout the application, choose SAVE & CONTINUE when you are done with a section.
✓ You may return to earlier sections to edit by selecting a section from the menu.
✓ Make sure to complete all required sections: Personal Statement, Resume/CV, Recommendations, and the Writing Sample.
✓ Once you have completed the application, click the SUBMIT button at the top right-hand side of any page of the application.
✓ Please take a moment to review our application FAQ.
If you have any more questions about the application, please email: [email protected]
Last Updated: 05/11/2026 14:42