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How to apply for Clinical doctorate

How to apply for Clinical doctorate

For full details of entry requirements and the application process see our entry on the webpage of the Clearing House for Postgraduate Courses in Clinical Psychology.

All applications should be made online through the Clearing House for Postgraduate Courses in Clinical Psychology. We welcome enquiries from applicants with disabilities to discuss the course requirements and any adjustments that may be needed during the selection process or once on the course. There were 56 NHS commissions for entry in 2024. 

We welcome applicants with a good academic record and a minimum 2:1 degree (or a 2:2 and a postgraduate degree in a field related to clinical psychology). We also welcome applicants with a first degree in a field other than Psychology who have completed a BPS approved conversion course or completed the BPS exam conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).

We positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community and hope that our intake will reflect the make-up of the communities that people subsequently work in.

We welcome enquiries from applicants with disabilities to discuss the course requirements and any adjustments that may be needed during the selection process or once on the course. Our host NHS Trust, North London Mental Health Partnership, is a Disability Confident organisation (Level 1). Royal Holloway is a Disability Confident organisation at Level 2. We cannot, however, guarantee interviews to those with disabilities meeting minimum criteria due to the large number of applicants to the course.

Undergraduate applicants are not encouraged to apply.  

All correspondence regarding the selection process will be sent via email, using the email address on the Clearing House application form. You are advised to check your email regularly throughout the process, including any junk/spam mailboxes to ensure that you do not miss any emails from us.

For questions about applying to Royal Holloway, please contact us on: DClinAdmissions@rhul.ac.uk

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