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New Cohorts Begin Every Fall (late August) and Spring (January)

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Application Deadline for Spring 2025 (January Start)

General Deadline: Friday, December 6, 2024; Afterward, rolling admission on space available basis.

Application Deadlines for Fall 2025 (August Start)

Priority Deadline: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
General Deadline: Wednesday, April 2, 2025; Afterward, rolling admission on space available basis.

Interviews

Your admissions process will include two interviews:

  • The first interview will be with William James College Center for Workforce Development team members
  • The second is with employers

Required Application Materials

*Scholars selected for the program will also complete a job application for their employment site.

Letter of Recommendation

Letter(s) of recommendation are required from people who are able to attest to your professional, academic, intellectual, motivational, interpersonal, and emotional qualities. References should not be provided by family members, friends, or others who don't know you in either a professional or academic context.

Curriculum Vitae

Please attach a current CV or résumé which includes the following: educational background, current activity, length and description of employment and/or training experiences, workshops and seminars attended, and any additional professionally-related material (e.g., presentations, publications, etc.). You may also include any extracurricular activities or interests that you deem relevant.

Application Essay

Please provide a 500-word essay stating your interest in the Behavioral Health Service Corps℠ program.

Official Transcript(s)

Please request an official academic transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution that you have attended. Paper transcripts or e-transcripts should be sent directly to William James College from the issuing registrar's office. We recommend that you request these documents as soon as you decide to apply for admission and to allow at least ten business days for the issuing registrar to process your request. If you have completed a semester abroad and these corresponding courses do not appear on your home institution's transcript with a letter grade, then you must provide a separate transcript for this period of study.

Paper transcripts must be addressed to:

William James College
Office of Admissions
1 Wells Avenue
Newton, MA 02459

E-transcripts must be sent to admissions@williamjames.edu, and must arrive at William James College on or before the set deadline. Postmark on the deadline date is not acceptable.

Current and former William James College students please see WJC transcript instructions on the Academic History section of the online application.

All applicants who have attended a non-US institution of higher learning must provide an official translation and equivalency to US Higher Education of their academic record. William James College recommends that applicants contact World Education Services to request this service. For more information, please visit www.wes.org.

International Applicants

For applicants whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency official score reports must be submitted directly to us from one of these testing agencies:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) combined score (no more than two years old) of at least 110 (internet-based test) is preferred.

  • William James College's TOEFL school code/reporting number is 3501
  • For information regarding the TOEFL, call (609) 771-7100, or visit www.ets.org/toefl.html

OR

Duolingo English Test score (no more than two years old) of at least 140.