ABSTRACT
Before applying to graduate school to pursue a career in forensic psychology, a number of prerequisites must be met. These include completing a bachelor’s degree, relevant undergraduate coursework, and standardized tests. This chapter introduces factors to consider that may strengthen one’s application to graduate school, including pursuing research and clinical work opportunities and obtaining competitive grade point averages (GPA) and standardized test (Graduate Record Examinations [GRE]) scores. This chapter also provides a brief overview of different graduate programs and degrees (e.g., doctoral degrees, master’s degrees), and routes to specialization at the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels that can be pursued in the process of becoming a forensic psychologist.
