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Royal Holloway
Does Royal Holloway test before interview? Not as far as we know: it has not named one.
University of London
The record
Before you apply
What you must meet to apply, in the course’s own words.
Right to work and fee status
We accept applications from candidates with a right to work in the UK.
We accept applications from candidates with Home Fee status. We do not accept applications from candidates with Overseas Fee status.
We cannot consider applications from candidates who do not have the pre-existing right to work in the UK, regardless of their fee status.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
GBC when you apply
We do not accept applicants who have not yet completed their undergraduate or conversion course.
At the time of application, the trainee's degree must satisfy the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
DegreeOur summary: A lower second (2:2): With a postgraduate degree in a field related to clinical psychology.
2:1 or 1st class level degree in Psychology, recognised by the BPS for GBC, or have a recognised "conversion" degree, with a 2:1 or 1st class level in the conversion degree.
We will consider applicants with a 2:2 degree in psychology if they have a postgraduate degree in a field related to clinical psychology.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
ExperienceOur summary: 12 months minimum.
A year or more of full time equivalence experience relevant to Clinical Psychology is required at the time of entry to the course.
Relevant clinical experience would normally be either paid or as part of a postgraduate degree.
Voluntary experience is only acceptable in the context of other non-voluntary clinical experience.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
English language
The minimum scores needed are:
88 for internet-based TOEFL (with 26 for writing)
570 for paper-based TOEFL
6.5 for IELTS academic test (with 7 for writing)
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Earlier NHS-funded training
There may be restrictions on applying to NHS-funded clinical psychology training if candidates have recently undertaken other NHS-funded training in psychological professions.
Source: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; checked .
Not mentioned on these pages: driving licence, getting to placements, research, other study, suitability statements and other conditions.
Pages read: Clearing House entry requirements, updated ; Clearing House selection procedure, updated ; Royal Holloway course page; all checked .
Before interview
None named
Not named on the Clearing House list of courses using short-listing tests.
More about the test
Short-listing produces a score from the application form, and the course states that “all candidates are interviewed without their short-listing score having any impact on the final selection decision at interview”, a deliberate step to improve representation of ethnically minoritised groups.
Sources: Clearing House, checked ; Clearing House test list, checked .
At interview
A panel interview.
When“Monday 24 to Friday 28 May”
Source: Clearing House list of 2027 interview dates for NHS places, updated ; checked .
Two interviews: one on clinical, research and academic topics with a course team member and a regional clinical psychologist; one with a regional clinical psychologist and a service user or carer. Positive action is used on the basis of ethnicity and gender at interview stage.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
What your form is rated on
- Preliminary, paper-based selection is undertaken by course staff and regional psychologists.
- At this stage, attention is paid to the applicant's academic record, clinically relevant experience, and referee Suitability Statements.
- These assessments are guided by a standard grading system.
Source: Clearing House, checked .
Dates for 2027 entry
- Applications close
- 18 November 2026, 1:00 pm
- Interviews
- “Monday 24 to Friday 28 May”
Sources: Clearing House, checked ; Clearing House 2027 list, NHS places, checked .
Prepare for this course
- Practise interview questionsUses a panel interview. On clinical knowledge and reasoning, its record mentions “clinical, research and academic topics”.
Our own questions, on the themes courses name.
- Practise situational judgementThis course has not named filmed scenarios or values-based questions at interview, which the SJT practice rehearses.
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If you have applied here
What Royal Holloway says about feedback
The course’s selection page says nothing about feedback.
Source: Clearing House, selection procedure, updated ; checked .
Applying again: feedback from each course
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Sources
- clearing-house.org.uk: selection procedureUpdated 21 September 2026; checked 24 September 2026.
- clearing-house.org.uk: which courses use a short-listing testUpdated 7 September 2026; checked 16 October 2026.
- clearing-house.org.uk: interview dates for 2027 by course, for NHS placesUpdated 5 October 2026; checked 22 October 2026.