Program Overview
The mission of the PhD Program in Clinical Psychology at Montclair State University is to prepare students to become competent and highly skilled in the research and practice of clinical psychology, including the championing of equity, diversity, and inclusion. In emphasizing the integration of science and practice, the program adheres to a training approach consistent with the scientist-practitioner model, and strives for an accessible, equitable, and inclusive synthesis that is promotive of human rights, fairness, and dignity for all people. Students can seek advanced training in clinical child psychology or forensic psychology. Please see the Training Philosophy page for additional information about the program’s model of training.
To learn more about the program, please visit pages providing information about Admissions Requirements, Degree Requirements, Program Faculty, Current Students, Alumni, Student Leaders, Student Successes, and Field Placements.
APA Accreditation
The PhD Program in Clinical Psychology is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA)’s Commission on Accreditation (CoA). The program’s full accreditation was effective as of the final day of the site visit (October 20, 2023) that preceded the CoA’s decision at its April 3–6, 2024, meeting, during which the CoA voted to approve us for full accreditation. Our next site visit will be scheduled for 2033 (10 years from the date of the April 2024 CoA meeting).
By way of history, our program launched in the fall of 2017, and was first accredited, on contingency, with an initial date of accreditation of April 5, 2020, and originally effective through April 5, 2025. Accordingly, all our students who have graduated to date completed an APA accredited program.
Questions related to the program’s accreditation 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 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data
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