Applicants to this program must have:

1. A master's degree in psychology, social work, or a related mental health field from an accredited institution.
   
2. A grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate and graduate course work.
   
3. Prerequisite graduate-level courses including the following: a minimum of nine semester hours in Human Development, Personality Theory, Human Sexuality, Psychopathology, or Behavioral Pathology; three semester hours of Professional Issues and Ethics; and three semester hours of Research Design, Methods, and Statistics.
   

Approved applicants will be invited to a personal interview as a final step in the application process. Graduate-level course work previously completed at another college or university may be recognized for transfer of credit and will be evaluated on an individual basis by the Program Director. Students lacking any of the graduate-level prerequisite courses listed above can take Adler School courses from the MAF program or the equivalent courses at another college or university: