How to Apply
The application cycle for Fall 2025 is open. The General Deadline for Fall 2025
is January 15, 2025.
To apply to the MS in Clinical Psychology graduate program, please submit your application
materials using our application portal.
Note: The MS in Clinical Psychology program begins in the fall semester only.
Starting Your Application
- Optional - call 805-493-3325 to schedule an admission advisement or book it online.
- Start your online application
- The Test Scores section of the application is optional
- Recommendation Forms (2)
- List recommenders name and contact information on the Recommender page of your online application. Recommendations should come from recommenders who know you professionally, academically, or in related volunteer experience that are ideally in supervisory roles and not personal relationships (e.g. friends, family members, therapists, etc.). Cal Lutheran will send the required form to your recommenders.There is a space at the end of the form for your recommender to upload their Recommendation Letter. You do not need to wait for your recommenders to send in their recommendations to continue with your application.
- Complete the rest of the application, sign, and submit.
- Official transcripts from all regionally accredited 4-year colleges and universities
attended and any graduate work. Official transcripts must be ordered and sent directly
to Cal Lutheran via certified e-transcript or mail. We recommend e-transcript if available at your institution.
By email: By mail:
If a selection list is available please choose: California Lutheran University
California Lutheran University 60 W. Olsen Road, #2200
or use the following email address Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-2700
for direct entry: clugrad@CalLutheran.edu- Official transcripts from college/university where prerequisite courses were completed must also be sent
- International applicants are required to submit a sealed evaluated transcript from an approved evaluation agency.
Finalizing Your Application
After submission of your completed application, go to your Application Portal where you can upload or fill out the remaining application materials. Use the Upload Materials box to select the document to attach.
- Personal statement
- Please include 3-5, double-spaced, typewritten pages covering significant influences and events which have developed your present values and approach to life. Include ways in which these factors may contribute to the preparation for a psychology profession. Also, include your personal interests and goals and your professional objectives as they relate to Clinical Psychology.
- Pre-Requisite Requirement Form
- The form can be accessed through the application status page. Applicants are required to have at least 3 credits of statistics with a grade of B- or better. An additional 12 credits of undergraduate or graduate-level psychology courses with grades of B- or better are recommended
- Resume or CV
- Submit your non-refundable Application fee
GRE scores are not required.
Application Timeline
Priority Deadline Applicants
- Application opens: Aug. 1, 2024
- Early Consideration Deadline: Dec. 1, 2024
- General Deadline: January 15, 2025
- Post Deadline Review: After January 15
- Application files sent for review once completed.
- An interview with program director is required
- Decisions are sent out 2-3 weeks after the interview
- The deposit deadline for admits is March 15
Post Deadline Applicants
- Final Deadline: April 15, 2025
- Applications are accepted after the priority deadline
- An interview is required
- Decisions are released 2-3 weeks after the interview
- The deposit deadline for post-priority applicants is March 15. If admitted after March 15, the deposit deadline will be 2 weeks after the admission date.
Applying as an International Student
In addition to the application requirements, International Students are required to provide the following if they will be studying on an F-1 Visa:
- Official transcripts and degree certificates or certified true copies in English of all college and university records sent directly from each institution to CLU
- Students are required to complete an official transcript evaluation stating their degree is equivalent to a US bachelor’s degree. The evaluation must include GPA equivalence and course-by-course listing, done by a NACES member company. CLU recommends two providers who have offered CLU applicants a streamlined process for obtaining an evaluation. These are IEE and SpanTran.
- Language Proficiency
- Minimum acceptable scores for: Duolingo English Test score: 120; TOEFL score: 88; IELTS score: 6.5; Pearson’s (PTE Academic) score: 58; Completion of ELS 112
- Applicants who earn a bachelor's degree in an English-speaking country may have the proof of English proficiency requirement waived on a case-by-case basis. Please contact International Admission for more information: intladmission@CalLutheran.edu.
- Financial ResponsibilityStatement or Official Bank Statement
- Copy of Passport