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Psy.D. — Professional Licensure Disclosures

State-by-state determination of whether the Psy.D. curriculum meets professional licensure requirements (required under 34 CFR §668.43).

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology: Professional Licensure Disclosures

The Divine Mercy University Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS) offers a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology. The PsyD program is 122 semester credit hours of coursework and designed to meet the educational requirements for professional clinical psychology licensure in all states and territories in the USA and the provinces of Canada. The IPS Doctoral Program (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA)*.

In some states, there are additional requirements that are post-graduation and are completed during the required post-graduate clinical supervision hours for licensure. These are not part of the IPS educational requirements for licensure but are post-graduation state requirements.

Please review your state or territorial licensing board with regard to regulations for any additional post-graduation trainings, national and state exams, and national and state criminal history background searches with fingerprinting. For example, California (as of July 1, 2024) has Pre-Licensure Coursework that can be done during postgraduation clinical supervision for licensure:

Human Sexuality: A minimum of ten (10) contact hours [BPC § 25 & CCR § 1382],
Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Detection and Treatment: A minimum of fifteen (15) contact hours from a degree-granting educational institution or in an extension course offered by an approved/accredited institution [BPC § 2914(e) & CCR § 1382.3],
Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting A minimum of seven (7) contact hours [BPC § 28 & CCR § 1382.4],
Spousal or Partner Abuse Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies: If you began graduate training on or after January 1, 2004, a minimum of fifteen (15) contact hours [BPC § 2914(f) & CCR § 1382.5],
Aging and Long-Term Care [BPC § 2915.5], and
Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention [BPC § 2915.4].

*Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone (202)-336-5979 / Email: apaaccred@apa.org / Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

The following table lists the determination whether the 122 semester credit hour doctoral level PsyD at Divine Mercy University meets the educational requirements for licensure as a psychologist for each U.S. state and territory and the provinces of Canada, along with a link to the professional licensing boards, for public disclosure and making informed decisions.

Meets

The 122 semester credit hour doctoral level PsyD at Divine Mercy University meets the doctoral degree educational requirements for licensure or certification as a licensed psychologist in this state.

Does not meet

The 122 semester credit hour doctoral level PsyD at Divine Mercy University does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification as a licensed psychologist in this state.

US States Educational Requirements for Licensure

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Alabama Meets

Alabama Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Alaska Meets

Alaska Board of Psychologists & Psychological Associate Examiners

Arizona Meets

Arizona Board of Psychologists Examiners

Arkansas Meets

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Psychology

California Meets

California Board of Psychology; California Business and Professions Code; California Code of Regulations