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Education Programs

Program Application Requirements Apply
MA in Teaching (with preliminary teaching credential) Application Requirements Apply Now
MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Application Requirements Apply Now
MA in Social Entrepreneurship and Change Application Requirements Apply Now
MS in Leadership in Higher Education Application Requirements Apply Now
MS in Learning Design and Technology Application Requirements Apply Now
MS in Leadership in Pre-K to 12 Education Application Requirements Apply Now
MS in Organizational Leadership and Learning Application Requirements Apply Now
EdD in Learning Technologies Application Requirements Apply Now
EdD in Organizational Leadership Application Requirements Apply Now
EdD in Educational Leadership Pre-K to 12 Application Requirements Apply Now
PhD in Global Leadership and Change Application Requirements Apply Now

Onground Psychology Programs

Program Application Requirements Apply
MA in Psychology Application Requirements Apply Now
MA in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy (Day Format) Application Requirements Apply Now
MA in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy (Evening Format) Application Requirements Apply Now
MA in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy with Latinx Communities Application Requirements Apply Now
MS in Applied Behavior Analysis Application Requirements Apply Now
PsyD in Clinical Psychology Application Requirements Apply Now

Online Psychology Programs

Program Application Requirements Apply
MA in Psychology (Online Format) Application Requirements Apply Now
MA in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy (Online Format) Application Requirements Apply Now
MS in Applied Behavior Analysis (Online Format) Application Requirements Apply Now
  Readmission

Students who have been continuously absent for two or more terms must file a petition for readmission by completing an Application for Readmission Form with the GSEP Admissions Office. If readmitted, students are required to comply with current program requirements.

Students who have been absent for more than two calendar years are required to file a new application with the GSEP Admissions Office, pay the regular application fee, and be considered for admission based upon current admission requirements. The readmission applicants will be notified promptly after a decision has been made. All students who are readmitted are responsible for clearing their student accounts before being permitted to register. If returning students wish to change their original degree objective, they must file a new application with the GSEP Admissions Office and pay the regular application fee.

  International Students

All applicants who received or will receive their degree from a university outside of the US (unless the degree is from a university which is already regionally accredited within the US) are required to submit a detailed foreign transcript evaluation report from any National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member, such as the International Education Research Foundation or the World Education Services, Inc.

A detailed foreign transcript evaluation report will contain the following:

  • Foreign transcripts translated into English.
  • A detailed course-by-course report with the grade point average calculated on a US 4.0 scale.
  • A determination of US degree equivalency (regional accreditation equivalency is required)

If you are attending school outside of the US and have not completed your bachelor's degree at the time of application, we would need your current NACES member international transcript evaluation (please see above for requirements). Upon degree completion, you are required to provide an updated NACES member evaluation reflecting your final courses, final cumulative GPA equivalency and US degree equivalency.

Please have the evaluation service, send your updated evaluation to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

Note: If your first language is not English, you must submit a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL). If taking the Internet-based TOEFL test, you will need a minimum score of 80. Information concerning the availability of this test outside of the US can be obtained by contacting TOEFL, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA or online. Our TOEFL code is 4630. As an alternative to the TOEFL, you may submit a score of at least 6.5 on the IELTS exam. IELTS scores can be sent electronically by choosing "Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology" from the dropdown menu.

International students must submit their I-20 checklist documentation directly to the Office of International Student Services (OISS) after admission and enrollment confirmation. Please click here for forms and to access more information.