Graduate Basis for Registration

UK graduates

Any psychology graduate can become a Graduate Member of the Society. However, to work as a Chartered Psychologist it is also necessary to achieve the Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) and then undertake further Society-accredited training before being eligible for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists.

At present it is not legally necessary to register as a Chartered Psychologist to work as a psychologist, but many practitioners find registration an asset. Employers often prefer to appoint a Chartered Psychologist because the title is the public's guarantee that the person is properly trained and qualified, and is answerable to an independent professional body.

The easiest way to achieve the Graduate Basis for Registration is to take a Society-accredited honours degree. If your course is not accredited, or your degree is not in psychology, then you can gain GBR by:

• Sitting the Society's Qualifying Examination; or
• Taking a conversion course which effectively converts your degree to the equivalent of an honours degree with psychology as the main subject

Further details about the courses should be obtained direct from the universities. For a listing of all UK University Psychology Departments visit the University of Wales, Bangor links page.

Overseas graduates

A specific information booklet has been designed to give guidance to graduates with degrees from overseas.

A Guide to Studying and Working in the UK