UCLA Department of Psychology Applied Developmental Psychology (ADP) Minor
Application for Admission to the Psychology ADP Minor
Guidelines and Checklist
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Submit your complete application to the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office,
1531 Franz Hall (1st floor of Franz tower; outside entrance facing vending machines).
The application deadline for Spring/Summer 2016 (cohort B) is Friday, January 22, 2016, 4:30 pm.
The application deadline for Fall-Winter-Spring 2016-2017 (cohort A) is Friday, April 8, 2016, 4:30 pm.
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We will contact you within a week after the deadline to confirm receipt of your
application.
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You may also be asked to sign up for a 1-hour group interview. It is vital that you
respond as soon as possible if invited to interview.
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Cohort B applicants will be informed of admission decisions by Feb. 19, 2016.
Cohort A applicants will be informed of decisions by May 6, 2016.
Application Checklist
___ Type your responses to all questions into this application*, print, and attach with a
paper clip:
___ A complete copy of your Degree Progress Report or Degree Audit Report.
There is no need for an official Registrar-issued transcript.
Pre-UCLA transcripts (e.g., community college) are not required.
___ 1 academic- or employment-related recommendation from any supervisor or
instructor who knows you well and can speak to your strengths, skills and potential
(use form provided and provide recommender with a blank envelope), sealed in
an envelope with the recommender’s signature across the seal.
Please plan ahead to allow time for your recommender to complete the form and return it
to you for inclusion in your application.
* Tips for entering responses into the forms of this Word document:
1. Enter your responses into the gray shaded areas provided for each question. The space and
box will expand to accommodate your response. (Some questions are open-ended; others
offer a drop-down menu of response options.)
2. Several questions have a word limit (e.g., 25 words, 150 words, etc.). If you cannot calculate
a word count inside this document, we recommend that you write and edit your responses in
a separate document, in which you can use the “word count” tool, and then copy and
paste the responses into this form.
Please ensure your application is complete. We cannot review incomplete applications.
Keep this page for your records, and thank you for your interest!
Questions? Please see the ADP website!
http://www.psych.ucla.edu/undergraduate/services/majors-minors/applied-developmental-psychology-minor
(Still have questions? E-mail ADPminor@psych.ucla.edu)
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UCLA Department of Psychology Applied Developmental Psychology (ADP) Minor
Application for Admission to the Psychology ADP Minor
Last Name
Major
First Name
Date of Birth
UCLA Student ID #:
Gender
/ /
Year
Graduation Expected:
Select: Qtr: Select Yr: Select
Cumulative UCLA GPA:
Have you applied to join ADP before? Select
If yes, for what cohort?
Qtr:Select
Yr:Select
OPTIONAL: Please describe your ethnicity:
–
–
Transfer
student?
Select
Major GPA:
This application is for the following cohort
(Please check one or both):
Spring/Summer A/Summer C 2016 (cohort B)
Fall 2016/Winter 2017/Spring 2017 (cohort A)
One of our internship placements is 4 miles from campus in the Palms neighborhood of LA (a 20minute direct bus ride from UCLA). Are you willing to be considered for this placement? Select
If yes: Do you have access to a car for travel to/from this location? Select
LOCAL ADDRESS (If your phone number will change
PERMANENT ADDRESS
Number & Street
Number & Street
City, State & Zip
City, State & Zip
during the summer, please contact us to update your
information.)
Telephone
( )
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(
Cell Phone
)
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Telephone
( )
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Email address:
E-mail is our primary mode of communication re: admissions and the minor! Be sure to provide an e-mail you check daily!
For students applying to admission to cohort B: There may be an opportunity for a limited number of
summer work-study positions at internship sites for students in cohort B. Work-study hours would be in
addition to the 15 unpaid internship hours/week required during Summer Sessions A & C.
Are you eligible for and interested in a work-study award for summer sessions? Select
If you indicated “Don’t know/Not sure, please explain:
Questions and Essay: Please answer questions 1 – 9 on the following pages.
1. Some of the children at ADP childcare placement sites are bilingual. It’s helpful for us to know if you have
proficiency in any language(s) other than English (although it’s not a requirement!) Please list any
languages you speak other than English, and for each, indicate level of proficiency.
Language(s)
Level of proficiency
Select one
Select one
Select one
Note: question #2 begins on next page.
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2. How did you hear about the ADP minor?
3. Please list ALL courses you have taken (or are currently taking) that you consider relevant
to the ADP minor. Note: ALL Psychology courses should be listed, along with any research
methods courses (in any department) and/or research assistantships completed for course
credit. Press enter (within each column) to begin a new line for each additional course.
Course
Grade
Knowledge/skills/experience gained relevant to ADP?
(max 25 words to describe each course)
4. Please briefly describe your experiences working with children (including age(s) of
children), note length/duration of each experience, and what each experience taught you.
You are welcome to answer in list/bullet-point or paragraph form. (max 150 words)
5. How will your involvement in ADP tie into your past experiences and future goals?
6. This internship requires strenuous activity (e.g., lifting 30 lb., bending). Is there any reason
you would not be able to perform the duties of this job? The purpose of this inquiry is so that
accommodations can be made if necessary.
Note: question #7 begins on next page.
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7. In a typical week during the academic year, an ADP student spends approximately 16 hours per week* on ADP-related
work, during which he/she:
-- Attends the 134 class
-- Interns 8 hr/wk during academic year; 15 hr/wk for cohort B during summer
-- Documents ongoing observations of children at their internship site
-- Completes course readings
-- Submits twice-weekly writing-intensive assignments
-- Maintains timely communication with instructors, supervisors and fellow interns
-- Attends occasional office hours, additional workshops (at least once per quarter), and (spring quarter only) 2
evening professional development panels
-- During the second quarter, meets with classmates outside to complete a group project
Please review the ADP website for more details (see the section “What do ADP students actually do?”)
*For Cohort B, a typical week during summer sessions A and C is likely to involve 25 hours of the ADP-related work described
above.
How will you ensure you are able to make and maintain this level of commitment across the
3 quarters of the ADP core coursework and internship? Please be specific (max 250 words)
8. Anything else we should know in considering your candidacy for the ADP minor?
Note: Question #9 begins on next page.
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9. In the space below, please answer the following essay question in 400-650 words (no more
than 650 words, please!). Be specific and explicit in your reasoning. Offer support for your argument with
examples from any or all of the following: relevant research, theory, policy issues, current events, and/or your
own observations/experience.
We encourage you to include information from outside sources, but please adhere to UCLA’s academic
integrity policy (http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/dos/assets/documents/paper.pdf) and cite all sources
(e.g., using APA Style (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/.)
Choose one of the following quotes about young children. Discuss its meaning, why you agree or
disagree with its claim, and how society would benefit (or suffer) from adults who perceive young
children’s development, care and/or education this way. (Please focus on young children)
“The teacher must adopt the role of facilitator, not content provider.” – Lev Vygotsky
“Many things we need, can wait. The child cannot. Now is the time, the bones are formed, his
mind developed. To him we cannot say tomorrow, his name is Today.” – Gabriela Mistrál
"What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see." – Jean Piaget