The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) offers a five- to six-year graduate degree program in clinical psychology. Available specializations include clinical assessment, minority mental health and community psychology. UCLA clinical psychology students are admitted into the graduate program based on academic performance, recommendation letters and dedication to the field. UCLA notes on its website that an applicant's interests need to match those of a faculty member, as students work closely with faculty on first-year research projects. Graduate students gain valuable clinical counseling experience at the UCLA Psychology Clinic, which services individuals, children and families in the greater Los Angeles area.
UCLA
Department of Psychology
1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563
310-825-2961
psych.ucla.edu
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) was home to the nation's first psychology clinic, which was founded in 1896. Thus, the university has a long history of providing psychology training and treatment. Penn's clinical psychology program aims to create clinical scientists who are equally at home conducting a therapy session or a carrying out research. The median time to complete the clinical psychology Ph.D at Penn is six years, and students meet requirements specific to clinical psychology such as attending seminars, taking coursework in assessment and interviewing and completing a one-year internship. Students can select from a number of clinics in the Philadelphia area to complete the internship. Available internship specialties include treatment of anxiety disorders and cognitive therapy.
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Psychology
3720 Walnut Street, Solomon Lab Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6241
215-898-7300
psych.penn.edu
The clinical psychology doctoral program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) prepares students for jobs as clinicians and researchers. Areas of interest that can be studied at UIC include autism, addictive behavior and psychotic disorders. UIC graduate psychology students complete internships at off-campus clinics and at the university's Office of Applied Psychological Services. Students take core courses in statistics and research methods and in subsequent years study ethics and the history of psychology. Attendance at weekly seminars is also required during the first three years of the five-year program.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Psychology
1007 West Harrison Street (M/C 285)
Chicago, IL 60607-7137
312-996-3036
psch.uic.edu