Program Details

Degree Information

Degree Offered: MASTER OF ARTS IN APPL CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCH:PREV & TREAT
CIP Code: 42.2807
Campus: Seattle

Admission Requirements and Contact Information

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Contact Information 
Chelsea Melton
Program Website
+1 206-543-3067
psychma@uw.edu

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Requirements and Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States, or its equivalent from a foreign institution.

A minimum 3.0 grade-point-average on a 4-point scale (or equivalent measures of performance if a graduate of an institution with no grading system) for those credits earned at the institution awarding the bachelor’s degree OR at least a 3.0 grade-point-average (on a 4-point scale) for the last 90 graded quarter credits or 60 graded semester credits. For more information, please refer to Policy 3.1 Graduate Admissions.

Direct experience working with children, adolescents, and/or families, including mental health and/or teaching experience. We do not count nannying, babysitting, own experience (parenting), and/or research that is data entry or administrative.

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GRE Requirements
GRE Requirement: Not Considered. GRE scores are not required and, if submitted, will not be considered during the admissions decision process.

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Additional Instructions

Previous coursework in child or adolescent development is desired. Although previous coursework in child development is desired, there are no required prerequisites for this program.

Bachelor's degree in a social science, science or health science discipline is desired. Although a bachelor’s degree in a social science, science or health science discipline is desired, the program does not require a specific major.

Recommendation Letters: The admissions committee will not review recommendations received after the application deadline. We encourage applicants to seek recommendations from supervisors, faculty/instructors, advisors and other professional connections. A minimum of 3 recommendations are required, with a maximum of 4 recommendations allowed.

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Non-Native English Speaker Information
Graduate School requirement: English language proficiency (ELP) is required for graduate study at the University of Washington. Therefore, every applicant whose native language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency as outlined in Graduate School Policy 3.2. Program requirement: If the applicant is using a test score to satisfy ELP, the program requires the recommended score for English Test listed in Graduate School Policy 3.2.

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  International Student Information

International applications should review our program website. International students are not eligible to receive an F-1 visa I-20 or the J-1 DS-2019 from the University of Washington for this program.

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Program Deadlines

Summer 2026 - Domestic:
Open Date: 07/01/2025
Deadline Date: 12/01/2025

Summer 2026 - International:
Open Date: 07/01/2025
Deadline Date: 12/01/2025

Summer 2027 - Domestic:
Open Date: 07/01/2026
Deadline Date:

Summer 2027 - International:
Open Date: 07/01/2026
Deadline Date:

Application Materials

3 Recommendation(s)
Resume