英國心理學的BPS認證是最近很多想要去英國留學的同學關心的問題。今天威久留學英國部劉老師帶你們了解一下什么叫做BPS?

British Psychological Society 認證：(主要針對clinical的專業)

英國的：受BPS認證的課程——直接申請需要BPS認證的研究生

海外的：The Society does not accredit any overseas qualifications(有些愛爾蘭的和香港的學校有認證本科課程) so all applications from individuals with qualifications gained overseas are assessed individually to determine eligibility for Graduate Membership with the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC). If you wish to beome a Chartered Member you must establish the GBC.

For Graduate Membership with the GBC the Society will consider the following:

Whether you hold a deGREe from a recognised university or comparable institution; and Whether your degree is at least of equivalent standard to a British Bachelor Lower Second Class Honours degree; and Whether your degree is at least fifty percent Psychology. This means that Psychology courses must comprise at least half of the studies which contributed to the award of your degree; and Whether the degree covers appropriate psychology areas.

例子：Bath-MSc Health Psychology

Academic requirements

1、First or 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in psychology recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as providing Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), from a recognised university.

2. Overseas students with equivalent qualifications must obtain GBC from the BPS

3、A minimum of two weeks (full-time) experience of working in health settings.

English Language requirements

Certificates must be dated to within two years of the start of the programme of study.

IELTS 7.0 (with not less than 7.0 in each of the four components)

http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/pg/programmes/msc-in-heal-psyc/

如何申請GBC認證：

不是只要BPS認證就行了，必須同時又GBC， BPS membership alone does not allow you to apply for a clinical psychology course. You must also have GBC. This is because GBC requires a broader knowledge of psychology than BPS membership, and you need that broader knowledge as a basis for your clinical training and professional practice.

需要時間：Please contact the BPS for information on how to apply for membership and GBC. Membership/GBC applications can take some time to process (especially if references are needed from outside the UK) so you should apply as soon as possible, preferably before making your Clearing House application.If necessary you can submit your application without the BPS letter and then send us a copy of the letter when you receive it.

如果達不到要求：If your qualifications do not meet the requirements for GBC (or GBR) you will need to take a conversion course. The BPS has a list of conversion courses in the Careers, Education and Training section of their website

簡單來說BPS認證主要是本科在英國學習的學生，即使是中國本科學習心理學專業的學生也是很難申請的。這種情況就建議考慮帶有conversion course字樣的心理學專業啦。