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Clinical Psychology PhD Professional Licensure General Disclosure
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34 CFR § 668.43(a)(5)(v) and (c)

Â鶹ӰÊÓ provides this General Disclosure to students prior to enrollment or financial commitment. Successful completion of the Doctor of Psychology (PhD) Clinical Psychology program has been compared to the educational requirements for licensure or certification required for employment in each State and US Territory. If the program does not meet, or we are unable to determine that the education program meets the educational requirements, we have provided contact information to the licensing board for that State or Territory.

Students are advised to determine, prior to enrollment, whether the program meets licensure requirements in the State or Territory in which the Student is located.

Â鶹ӰÊÓ considers the U.S. State or Territory address included on the enrollment application as the student’s primary address. For student applicants who are members of any branch of the US Military, their assigned base or base of deployment is considered their legal residence.

Students must provide formal notification to Â鶹ӰÊÓ when the student’s legal residence has changed to another State or Territory and when the new State or Territory is listed on the table below and is noted as Does Not Meet or Unable to Determine.

State or Territory Meets Does Not Meet Unable to Determine
   X    
Alaska    X    
Arizona    X    
Arkansas    X    
California   1  
Colorado    X    
Connecticut    X    
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)    X    
Delaware    X    
Florida    X    
Georgia    X    
Hawaii    X    
Idaho    X    
Illinois    X    
Indiana    X    
Iowa    X    
Kansas    X    
Kentucky   2  
Louisiana    X    
Maine    X    
Maryland    X    
Massachusetts    X    
Michigan   3  
Minnesota    X

 
 
Mississippi    X    
Missouri    X    
Montana    X    
Nebraska    X    
Nevada    X    
New Hampshire    X    
New Jersey   4  
New Mexico    X    
New York   5  
North Carolina    X    
North Dakota    X    
Ohio    X    
Oklahoma    X    
Oregon    X    
Pennsylvania    X    
Rhode Island    X    
South Carolina    X    
South Dakota    X    
Tennessee    X    
Texas    X    
Utah    X    
Vermont    X    
Virginia    X    
Washington    X    
West Virginia    X    
Wisconsin    X    
Wyoming    X    
       
U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)    X    
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP)    X    
American Samoa (AS)    
Guam (GU)    
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (PR)    
Republic of Palau (PW)    
Republic of the Marshall Islands (ISO)    
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)    

1Although a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program like Â鶹ӰÊÓ is needed, additional coursework or experience, potentially beyond what is required at Â鶹ӰÊÓ in the following areas are also required: human sexuality (10 contact hours); course in alcoholism/chemical dependency detection and tx (1 semester/quarter); child abuse assessment (7 hours); spousal/partner abuse, detection and intervention strategies (15 contact hours); aging and long-term care (10 contact hours).

2Kentucky requires a semester (or 5 quarter) hours of: (a) biological, (b) cognitive-affective, (c) social, and (d) individual differences. We interpret the PhD curriculum to cover the biological requirement via a psychopharmacology course, and to cover individual differences via our 2-course (6 credit) lifespan development sequence. Our curriculum does not require separate 3 credit courses in cognitive or social bases of behavior; however, those courses are offered at Â鶹ӰÊÓ. Students who think they might seek Kentucky licensure should consult with the PhD Program Director to incorporate these additional courses into their program of study.

3Although a doctoral degree from an accredited program Â鶹ӰÊÓ is needed, additional pre-licensure training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets standards of Administrative Rule 338.2525 (as of 4/1/22) is required.

4NJ requires 6 doctoral credit hours in the following domains: 1) Personality Theory and Human Development Theory; 2) Learning Theory and/or Physiological Psychology; 3) Psychological Measurement and Psychological Assessment; and 4) Research and Statistical Design. Â鶹ӰÊÓ’s PhD program Â鶹ӰÊÓs will need additional courses in personality theory, learning theory, and physiological psychology to be license-eligible for New Jersey.

5NY requires at least 3 semester hours in each of following content areas: (a) biological bases of behavior; (b) cognitive-affective bases of behavior; (c) social bases of behavior; (d) individual differences; (e) psychometrics; (f) history and systems of psych; and (g) research design, methodology, and statistics. Â鶹ӰÊÓ curriculum satisfies biological bases (Psychopharmacology), individual differences (our life-span Discipline-specific sequence), history and systems, and the research design, methodology, and statistics. Our curriculum does not require a separate 3 credit course in cognitive or social bases of behavior; however, those courses are offered at Â鶹ӰÊÓ. Students who think they might seek New York licensure should consult with the PhD Program Director to incorporate these additional courses into their program of study.

Contact Us

Peter Vik, PhD | Professor &  Program Director
503-352-2429 | pwvik@pacificu.edu