The City University of New York (CUNY) offers an APA-accredited doctoral degree in clinical psychology, which is one of several concentrations in psychology available to CUNY graduate students. Clinical psychology doctoral students take most of their classes at the City College uptown Manhattan campus in Harlem. Clinical psychology training prepares students to diagnose and treat mental health problems in individuals, families and groups. CUNY trains students via a combination of classroom learning, research and case supervision. Degree candidates complete at least 90 credits of coursework along with a one-year internship. They must also successfully pass two doctoral examinations and defend a dissertation. The program is competitive, with 12 to 15 students accepted annually. Applicants submit undergraduate transcripts (which must show at least 15 psychology credits), test scores for the general GRE and the psychology GRE and two recommendations.
City College of New York
C Building 8/107
Convent Avenue & 138th Street
New York, NY 10031
212-650-5667
web.gc.cuny.edu
The APA-accredited doctoral program in counseling psychology at the University of Georgia trains students as scientist-practitioners who will contribute to the field through research and providing quality clinical care. Students in the doctoral program take three years of courses in research design, counseling psychology foundations and general psychology foundations that are supplemented by a one-year internship. Internships expose students to various patient groups including undergraduate and graduate students and juveniles in the criminal justice system. The counseling psychology program is open to students who hold a master's degree in psychology or a related field and in recent years, all admitted students have received a fellowship or assistantship to help offset the cost of tuition. The university notes on its website that competitive applicants have a graduate GPA of at least 3.5 and a minimum score of 1100 on the GRE. For the academic year 2010-2011, the department seeks to admit 10 students.
University of Georgia
Department of Counseling & Human Development Services
402 Aderhold
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-1812
coe.uga.edu
Ball State University notes that its APA-accredited doctoral program in school psychology ranks among the top ten in the US in terms of faculty publications and alumni in academic positions. The program trains scientist-practitioners who are equally adept at performing research and providing diagnosis and treatment services to youth. Degree candidates take courses in areas such as personality assessment, cognitive development and learning theories and complete an internship in a private practice or school setting. Prospective students apply to Ball State's graduate school, and their applications are reviewed by both the graduate school and the department of educational psychology. Admission is based on a review of undergraduate transcripts, GRE test scores, a personal statement and three reference letters.
Ball State University
2000 West University Avenue
Muncie, IN 47306
765-289-1241
bsu.edu
The University of California, Santa Barbara offers an APA-accredited, combined psychology program through its department of counseling, clinical and school psychology. The program adheres to the scientist-practitioner model and is research-intensive. Students in the combined doctoral program receive broad training in counseling, clinical and school psychology and select one area of emphasis which is noted on their transcripts upon graduation from the program. Applicants to the doctoral program submit three recommendations, a statement of purpose, a writing sample, GRE scores and college transcripts. Highly-qualified students are eligible for fellowships. The program takes about six years to complete, one of which is spent in an internship.
Department of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
The Gevirtz School
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490
805-893-2137
education.ucsb.edu