When should I apply?

Priority Deadlines - please be aware that these are first deadlines in order to secure a place in your intended program and to make sure you have enough time to apply for a visa if one is needed based on your country of citizenship. Webster University has rolling admissions and does accept applications all year round.

Apply as early as possible, if:

• you need a visa from your home country. Please apply as early as possible since the visa process might take up to 3 months depending on your country of citizenship. You can apply for your visa as soon as you have been accepted at Webster University and have received your acceptance package including the visa application form.

• you are interested in scholarship for the fall terms of the academic year. Therefore you should apply to Webster University in Jan, Feb or March in order to be accepted latest by March 15th and then submitted your complete scholarship application by April 1st. Please check our scholarship page in order to find out more details including application instructions and supporting documents. Transfer students are not eligible for scholarships.

How do I apply?

Webster University makes admissions decisions based on your likelihood of success in your studies.  In order to do this, we need documentation regarding your prior educational record.  Please be aware that we cannot make an admissions decision without all of the following documentation.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that all necessary documentation is submitted to the Admissions Office:

1. A completed online or offline application form.
    
2. A copy of the biographical page of your passport.
    
3. Application fee (Euro 40).
   • Online application: If you are applying online, please follow the payment instructions given in the online form.
   • Offline application: A non-refundable application fee: EURO 40 payable to Erste Bank AG, Bank Code 20111, Account No: 31003101197 Bank Identifier /Swift Code: GIBAATWW, International Bank Account Number (IBAN):AT472011131003101197. Please specify the name of the applicant when paying this fee. The application fee can also be paid by credit card. The form can be downloaded here and faxed to our Finance Officer Ms. Carina Starlinger Mazelle at: +43 1 269 9293 13. For more information about payment types, please contact Ms. Carina Starlinger-Mazelle, via e-mail or phone: +43 1 269 92 93 Ext. 25.
      
4. Admission to the Graduate program at Webster is based upon the Undergraduate (Bachelor) or graduate (Master) degree  from an accredited university (accredited by the Ministry of Education in your country). The following official documents must be sent directly from each university attended to the Vienna Office of Admissions:
   • Official transcripts showing university coursework and results (min. GPA of 2.5 out of a 4.0 - for MA in Counseling Psychology a GPA of 3.0 is required)
   • If your transcript does not show your date of graduation or degree conferral, you will also need to submit a certified copy of your diploma
   • if your degree is not in English, an official certified translation thereof must be attached to a copy of the original degree and sent to us.
   • For the MA in Counseling Psychology only: a Bachelor in Psychology or an equivalent Bachelor degree from an accredited university. Required completion of coursework in the following areas within the undergraduate education should include (1) Introduction to Psychology or General Psychology, (2) Statistics, (3) Research Methods or Experimental Psychology. Additional courses are recommended but not required if you have a Bachelor in Psychology:  (1) Social Psychology, (2) Biological Psychology, Neuro-Psychology, or Physiological Psychology, (3) Personality Theory, (4) Human Development or Developmental Psychology, (5) Abnormal Psychology. Please be aware that if you do not hold a Bachelor Degree in Psychology, you will be able to start the MA program after taking all 8 courses mentioned above. Once you complete the MA in Counseling Psychology, you receive a dual accredited degree (Austria and US).  
5. A personal essay of 400 words.
   • This is not meant to be a research paper, and should not be something that you have already written for one of your classes. Your admission essay should be a new, original work, written by you specifically for this application.  For example, you may choose to tell us about an event that was significant in your life, and how you have grown from it. You might prefer to write about a hobby, activity or cause that you are heavily involved in. Tell us why you feel strongly about it and how it affects your life. Or pick another topic that will provide a similar insight.  The essay should demonstrate your writing ability, including good structure, correct use of grammar, the extent of your vocabulary etc.
   • For the MA in Counseling Psychology: 600 words describing the applicant's history, academic and professional goals, and reasons for applying for the program.
     
     Online application: your essay can be submitted in your online application.
      
6.  Curriculum Vitae (CV) showing a detailed history of relevant work experience including any awards or achievements received.
   Online application: your CV can be submitted in your online application. Working experience is not required but preferred.
    
7. Two recommendation letters. The recommendations should come preferably from teachers/professors, however one may be a professional reference from a supervisor.  Your recommenders can either fill out the recommendation forms (downloadable here) and send them to us, or they can write us a recommendation letter based on the questions asked in the forms.  If you choose to use these forms, please fill them out and sign the top portion before giving them to your recommenders. If your recommender wants to send his own recommendation letter, it needs to be on the normal letterhead of the company or the educational institution. For the MA in Counseling Psychology - one recommendation letter is required from a person familiar with the applicants's professional and academic experience and one academic recommendation.
    
8. English proficiency test. If you are a non-native speaker of English, you will need to submit official scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or equivalent exam (e.g. IELTS Academic, Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency).
   • For MA in Counseling Psychology only: GRE (Graduate Record Examination) for advising only. For Fall 2011 only, students are allowed to submit the GRE results during the first semester of their studies. In Vienna, the GRE is offered at the BIT Schulungscenter at Lemböckgasse 49b, 1230 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 01 72969500
     Please be aware that part of the admissions process is that the candidate has to meet with the Psychology Department for a personal interview. The interview will be scheduled after all documents have been submitted.  
   • MBA applicants only: official GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) scores, or the Webster equivalent, for advising purposes.  The exam can be taken either before or after admission, within the first term of study at the latest. If you do not have a GMAT, then you have to take one statistics course as part of the program instead.  

Any additional documentation requested by the Admissions Office.

Please send your application documents to:
Admissions Office
Berchtoldgasse 1
1220 Vienna
Austria

All applicants will be contacted via email