My tertiary qualification is from New Zealand do I need to have my qualifcation assessed by the APS?
Yes. All applicants whose qualifications are from a non-Australian University must have their qualifications assessed by the Australian Psychological Society (APS). The cost of the assessment is currently $575. Applicants must have their qualifications assessed before applying for the DCP/MSc. Please note that an assessment involves 6-8 weeks processing time. You must submit your APS assessment letter with your application, otherwise your application will be considered incomplete. Please note that all DCP/MSc students are required to be provisionally (or fully if applicable) registered with the NSW Psychologist’s Registration Board in order to commence candidature and clinical internships in the first week of semester. It is a requirement of the NSW Psychologists’ Registration Board that all students with qualifications from a non-Australian University must have had their qualifications assessed by the APS in order to be eligible for provisional registration. Therefore if your qualific
