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Students desiring
to enter AACS should contact the Admissions Office or log on to the
Academy’s web site to obtain an
application form. Students should submit their applications well in
advance of the date they desire to inter the Academy to permit proper
scheduling and to assure availability. Applicants are encouraged to
visit the campus in person.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
In order to be
considered for enrollment in a Doctoral Degree
level program at all applicants must:
1. Complete an application for
admissions;
2. Present photo Identification and
Social Security card;
3. Provide verification (official
transcript) of an earned Bachelor Degree and a Masters Degree from a
College or University accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education;
4. Two letters of recommendation
from persons of a Ph.D. level. Preferably these should come from current
and/or formal employers, current and/or previous faculty and/or
advisors;
5. Have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better in previous
graduate studies or have a score in the 70 percentile or higher in the
past 5 years on one of the following graduate entrance exams: Graduate
Record Exam (GRE); Graduate
Management Admission Test (GMAT), Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or other
standardized and recognized graduate admissions instrument.
6.
Applicants with a Masters Degree
and a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher in that degree will not be
required to complete a graduate admissions exam.
7. International Students whose
native language is not English will be required to take Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and receive a score of 500 or higher; or
173 or higher on the computerized version of TOEFL.
8. An interview with Admissions
Personnel.
9. Applicants must submit proof of current and
applicable licensure with their application materials
Note regarding applicants for Clinical
Sexology Program: Applicants
for the Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology are required to be licensed clinical
professionals in the field of clinical “counseling” or medicine. These
licenses include licensed clinical social workers, marriage and family
therapists, licensed mental health counselors and clinical psychologists
to provide clinical sexology as an addendum to their already licensed
clinical practice under Chapter 491 (FS) rule 64B4-7.004, Chapter 490
(FS) rule 64B19-18.002. The program does not prepare unlicensed students
to meet initial licensing requirements in any field regulated by
Chapters 490 or 491. Applicants must submit proof of current and
applicable licensure with their application materials.
Auditing:
Licensed mental health
professionals will be permitted to audit classes on a non-graduate
credit basis. Proof of current and applicable licensure is required.
EXCEPTIONS TO NORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
If a prospective
student does not meet all criteria for entry, but believes she/he can
demonstrate suitable proficiency and an ability to benefit from study in
the subject area, the prospective student may be allowed to
matriculate on a probationary basis as long as the applicable
deficiencies are rectified:
1. Students with GPA
or Test Score deficiencies: The student who lacks the requisite GPA or
graduate admission scores completes maintains at least "B" average at
all times. Upon successful completion of at least ten semester hour’s
completion, the probationary status will be removed.
2.
Students lacking
a master’s degree: Customarily a successfully completed Master’s degree
is a prerequisite to acceptance in the doctoral programs of AACS but on
occasion a student may be accepted with only a Bachelor’s degree on a
discretionary and probationary basis. If the student successfully
demonstrates suitable proficiency in graduate studies, then his/her
graduate status will be adjusted appropriately. Students accepted at
this level will be required to earn at least 30 additional semester
hours at the graduate level to achieve graduate equivalency to the
Masters degree. These hours may be taken at AACS or at another graduate
program, upon approval of Academic Dean and Program Director.
All admission decisions
are made after a careful review of all submitted material and the
decision of the admissions committee, consisting of the President,
Director of Admissions and Departmental Program Chairpersons. The
Admission Committee decisions are final. An unsuccessful candidate may
reapply for the following term.
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