Forensic Psychology (Prescott Campus)

Undergraduate academic requirements

• All applicants are required to have successfully completed a high school education to be considered for admission.
• Some programs require a minimum 3.0 GPA average or 30 IB total score.

Postgraduate academic requirements

All master's and doctoral applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree or equivalent and/or a master’s degree. If earned in the United States, this degree must be from an appropriately accredited institution.

English proficiency

• TOEFL iBT

  79

• IELTS

  6.0

• Duolingo

  105

• Cambridge

  170

English proficiency waivers

There are some cases in which the English proficiency exam will be waived. They include:

• Students from countries where English is recognized as an official Language.
• Attended an American or International school for a minimum of two years where the primary language of instruction is English.
• Attended a U.S. high school and took mainstream English courses for two years.
• Attended secondary school for two years in a country where English is the primary language and used for all instruction.
• Attended a U.S. college or university for at least two years and took at least two university-level English courses (COM 101, Speech, Technical Report Writing, Creative Writing, etc.) and received a C or better.
• Completed an IB (International Baccalaureate) English course of one year in length.
• The student has recommendation from Embry-Riddle’s Language Institute (ERLI).

Entry requirements

Undergraduate:

• Submitting SAT or ACT scores is strongly recommended for admission, and required to be considered for a potential merit scholarship.

Postgraduate:

• Official GMAT/GRE test scores are required for admission consideration into specific programs.
• Official scores from the General GRE test with verbal, quantitative and analytical scores (preferred score above the 50% benchmark) are required for select programs.

Documents required

Undergraduate:

• High school transcripts with an official foreign credential evaluation in English. The evaluation must include U.S. degree equivalency, cumulative GPA, and a copy of the foreign transcript.
• Personal Statement
• Recommendation Letter
• Copy of passport
• Affidavit of Financial Support
• High school students will be required to have a document-by-document evaluation.
• Students with university credits will be required to have a course-by-course evaluation.

Postgraduate:

• Official Transcripts from each college and university attended, with an official course-by-course foreign credential evaluation in English
• Statement of Objectives
• Three letters of recommendation
• Resume/CV
• Copy of passport
• Affidavit of Financial Support