Admission
Application
Thank you for your interest in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology. If you would like to find out more about our graduate programs, please click on one of the links below. Please contact us at 310-568-5600 if you have any questions about our programs or if you would like to schedule a meeting with one of our program administrators.
Education Programs
Psychology programs
To apply for admission to the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, please click on one of the links below.
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.
Waves EDGE Scholarship:
GSEP is excited to announce a new scholarship program to support Pepperdine alumni during the current economic downturn.
The Waves EDGE (Education Development Growth and Excellence) program is open to all Pepperdine alumni interested in pursuing one of the six master's or five doctoral degrees offered at GSEP starting in summer or fall 2009.
Waves EDGE was created to demonstrate GSEP's concern for all Pepperdine alumni, and to reach out to them in a meaningful way during these difficult economic times. GSEP's goal is to ensure that those that want to retool after recent job losses or enhance their skills with an advanced degree are not denied that opportunity due to any financial restrictions.
Recipients will be awarded $5,000 toward a master's degree, and $10,000 toward a doctoral degree, to be disbursed over the first 3 terms of their program. To qualify, applicants must meet the admissions requirements and be accepted to their program of choice, complete a 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and submit the three question scholarship application. Awards will be based on financial need, clarity of career goals, and alumni affinity for the university's mission.
One of the core values at GSEP is our mission to serve. Establishing this scholarship program is GSEP's way of acknowledging the significant challenges facing communities both locally and globally, and lending a hand to those in our extended Pepperdine family.
International Students:
All international applicants are required to submit certified transcripts in English and a calculated grade point average. International applicants must also complete the International Student Data form and submit it to the Office of Admissions.
The transcripts and grade point average must be evaluated by a credentials service such as the International Education Research Foundation (IERF) at www.ierf.org or the World Education Services, Inc. at www.wes.org
International applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL). The computer-based TOEFL test should have a minimum score of 220. Information concerning the availability of this test in foreign countries can be obtained by contacting TOEFL, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA or online at www.toefl.org.
International applicants must also submit an International Student Form with their admissions application.
Click here to download International Student Form:
International students are required to complete this form and return it to the GSEP Admissions Office along with admissions application.
