The 49-semester-hour clinical concentration is designed primarily to prepare persons who plan to engage in the practice of psychology and in the provision of health services as defined by the North Carolina Psychology Practice Act. The 30-semester-hour general concentration prepares persons for positions for which psychological knowledge is important, and prepares persons who expect to continue graduate study leading to the doctorate.
Minimum Admissions Requirements: In addition to an acceptable GRE, applicants must submit transcripts showing completion of an undergraduate degree in psychology or in an allied field. The degree must be from an accredited institution of higher learning and the applicant must have an acceptable GPA.
The General Assembly of 1939 authorized the establishment of graduate study programs in liberal arts and the professions at North Carolina Central University. In ensuing years with the creation of several programs, the Graduate School has grown to offering degrees in the following.
College of Behavioral and Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science and Technology
School of Business
School of Education
School of Liberal Arts
School of Library and Information Sciences
The mission of the School of Graduate Studies is to provide world-class education and to produce leaders that are culturally sensitive and engaged in their respective fields of study.