Resolution on the Use of Multiple Indicators for Admission to Graduate Programs in Psychology

Adopted by the APA Council of Representatives in February 2017. (Suggested citation is included with references.)

WHEREAS the American Psychological Association supports the recruitment, admission, training, and retention of a diverse population within the discipline and profession of psychology;

WHEREAS the American Psychological Association has a demonstrated commitment to ethnic minority recruitment, retention, and training as evidenced by the establishment in 1994 of the APA Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training in Psychology (CEMRRAT), adoption of the CEMRRAT Plan, and subsequent 2000 CEMRRAT2 Task Force (APA, 1996 & 2008);

WHEREAS the American Psychological Association recommends the use of multiple sources of information when making important decisions regarding students (APA, 1996; Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, AERA, APA, & NCME, 2014, Standard 12.10);

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the American Psychological Association reaffirms diversity in graduate education training and encourages the use of multiple indicators in the review and admissions decision of applicants to graduate psychology programs.

American Psychological Association. 2017. Resolution on the Use of Multiple Indicators for Admissions to Graduate Programs in Psychology. Retrieved from: https://www.apa.org/about/policy/indicators-admission