Eligibility Checklist for 2025 Entry

1. Have you achieved one of these qualifications?
  1. A 1st class or 2.1 undergraduate degree in Psychology.
  2. An undergraduate degree in another subject, with a Master’s level Conversion course in Psychology with a Distinction or Merit grade.

YES

Proceed to Question 3

NO

Proceed to Question 2.

2. Are you currently in the final year of your undergraduate psychology degree?

YES

NO

Any offer of a place will be conditional upon achieving a 2:1 or higher.

You are not currently eligible for this training programme.

3. Have you undertaken significant clinically relevant work experience?

This may include work as an Assistant Psychologist, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) worker, Research Assistant, certain Healthcare Assistant / Support Worker posts). Experience could also be in the context of a degree placement or research post. Please visit the Clearing House: Relevant Experience site to check your eligibility 

https://www.clearing-house.org.uk/applications/entry-requirements/releva...

YES

Proceed to Question 4

NO

You are not currently eligible for this training programme

4. Do you have two appropriate references?

YES

Proceed to Question 5

NO

You are not currently eligible for this training programme

5. Are you eligible for Home Fees status?

Applicants require Home fees status. Please visit the Clearing House: Residence and Fees Status site to check your eligibility: https://www.clearing-house.org.uk

YES

Proceed to Question 6

NO

You are not currently eligible for this training programme

6. Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Applicants should meet NHS bursary eligibility. Please visit the NHS Bursaries site to check whether you have the right to work in the UK: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/student-services

YES

Proceed to Question 7

NO

You are not currently eligible for this training programme

7. If English is not your first language, do you have either of the following?
  1. A degree undertaken in English.
  2. Evidence of English language proficiency at the higher level required by the University of Oxford. Certificates must be dated to within two years of the start of study, thus for 2025 entry the certificate must be dated 30.09.23 or later. Please visit the Oxford University Application Guide: https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/applying-to-oxford/application-...

 

YES

Proceed to Question 8

NO

You will need to complete an approved test (see Oxford University English Language Proficiency guide), scoring at higher level, before applying to the training programme.

 

8. Do you have Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the British Psychological Society (BPS)?

Please visit the BPS website https://www.bps.org.uk/graduate-membership-mbpss for further information.

YES

Proceed to Question 9

NO

You will need to apply for membership before applying to this training programme 

9. If you are on a Psychological Professions' training programme, did this commence before 1st April 2022?

NHS England (formerly through Health Education England, HEE) has implemented a policy change for eligibility on NHS funding specific psychological professions’ training programmes for individuals who wish to undertake more than one NHS-funded training.

Please visit the HEE link for further information on affected programmes and FAQs: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes .

YES

Proceed to Question 10

NO

Candidates commencing training on other psychological professions’ courses after 1st April 2022 typically will need to wait until two years post qualification from that course to be eligible to commence this training programme. Check HEE for guidelines and details. 

If you have not been on any Psychological Professions’ training programme:

Proceed to Question 10

10. Will this be the only course you are due to be registered on from September 2025?

If appointed, candidates should not simultaneously be registered for any other degree course (e.g. Ph.D.). If you are currently registered for a Ph.D., you are required to have completed your viva and have no more than minor corrections outstanding prior to the course start date in September 2025. Written confirmation from the Ph.D. supervisor that the candidate is on track to do this will be required. 

YES

You are eligible to apply for the Oxford Training Programme.

NO

You may be required to withdraw from any other programme in order to take up a place on the Oxford training programme.

Important information for all candidates:

All applicants are required to submit copies of their academic transcripts / qualifications with their Clearing House application, and may be required to send to the course directly if requested.

All candidates are required to have a full UK valid driving license (by point of interview) and access to own vehicle for duration of training. 

Please see FAQs page for further details.