Admission Criteria for Master of Clinical Psychology

Places will be offered to qualified applicants based on academic merit across years 2 and 3 of an undergraduate degree in Psychology and interview performance according to the following admission criteria.

• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four-year undergraduate Psychology degree that includes:
• (1) Undergraduate honours level of at least Class 2 upper level (2A or 2.1 Honours) or equivalent; and
• (2) Indicative academic achievement, based on entry in previous years, is a grade point average of 5.8 or higher (counting Year 2 to 3 as 50% and Year 4 as 50%) ;
• Applicants, whose degree was completed more than 10 years prior to the year of entry will not be admitted unless they hold current full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Submission of two referees reports; and
• Participation in an interview, by invitation, with the School of Psychology.

International Applicants

Places will be offered to qualified applicants based on academic merit and interview performance according to the following admission criteria.

• International qualifications must be assessed by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and deemed equivalent to an Australian 4 year sequence in psychology (including an honours equivalent research thesis component);
• International qualifications will be assessed by the International office at Western Sydney University;
• Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the international office website (International Office) and include the additional admission requirements of:
• IELTS (Academic) - 7.0 overall score with a minimum 7.0 in each subtest
• TOEFL Internet based test - 100 (writing = 27 and all other subtests = 22)