The Council of Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education acknowledge the APA Commission on Accreditation as the U.S. accrediting body for psychology training programs. The APA-CoA approves programs at the doctoral level, but does not accredit psychology degrees at the bachelor's or master's degree level. The APA accreditation process focuses on program standards, student outcomes and overall quality of the individual training programs.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology offers two Doctor of Philosophy degrees in International Psychology through its online degree programs. These degrees can include concentrations in either Trauma or Organizations and Systems. Each of these Ph.D. programs requires students to complete 60 credit hours of coursework and a fieldwork component. This school also offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Psychology through its online programs. The Business Psychology Ph.D. program requires students to complete 97 credit hours of coursework. Each of these programs also requires students to complete and defend a doctoral dissertation.
Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, offers an online Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psychology with a concentration in Counselor Education and Supervision. This degree program requires students to complete 66 credit hours of coursework, as well as an internship and practicum component. The practicum and internship are intended to provide practical experience in the field of counseling. The program requires the completion and defense of a doctoral dissertation.
In addition to its campuses in Atlanta, Chicago, Hawaii, Orange County, Phoenix, San Francisco, Schaumburg, Tampa, the Twin Cities and Washington, D.C., Argosy University offers a fully online Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology degree. This program requires students to complete 60 credit hours of classes beyond the master's level, pass a comprehensive examination and complete and defend a research dissertation.