Location:

Arlington, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Clinical Psychology

Program Overview

Program Description:

IPS graduates with a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology are trained to address today’s mental health challenges by utilizing advanced psychotherapy skills, psychological testing, and a focus on specific pathologies and concepts within the field of psychology. Our Psy.D. graduates are working in a variety of settings and positions: private practice, outpatient clinics, diocesan consultation, within the military, and as faculty at clinical psychology programs. The Psy.D. program consists of 122 semester credit hours of coursework: 103 credit hours of psychology, 13 credit hours of integrative studies in philosophy and theology, and a minimum of 6 credit hours of dissertation research. Students in the doctoral program must also complete a minimum of 1,250 hours of clinical externship (of which 750 hours occur in the IPS Training Clinic and 500 hours occur in an off-site clinical setting), take a series of comprehensive exams, author and defend a doctoral dissertation, and complete a pre-doctoral internship. This program adopts as its training model a modified version of the Practitioner-Scholar model, which is based upon guidelines developed by the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSSP). The IPS Clinical Psychology programs aim to prepare our students to become licensed mental health professionals, leaders in their field, and trained in the best empirical, scientific and clinical methods of psychology as well as the Christian understanding of the person, marriage and the family. Contact us today to request information about our Psy.D. program in clinical psychology!

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

SACS, SCHEV, National Register/ASPPB designated program

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution; Master's degree in Clinical Psychology (or enrolled in the IPS Master's program); GRE (General Test scores); letters of recommendation.

International Requirements:

TOEFL, credential evaluation.