Doctor of Clinical Psychology (PsyD) Program

The Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology Program (California) at National University’s JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences prepares students to serve communities in roles such as clinician, program administrator, evaluator, consultant, educator, and scholar. Training includes practitioner-scholar preparation with comprehensive and culturally sensitive services, with an emphasis on multicultural and diversity competence.

Classes are delivered in person at the Pleasant Hill campus using a traditional academic quarter system. Students complete required clinical examinations, professional training milestones (Foundational Placement, Beginning Practicum, Advanced Practicum, and Internship), and a dissertation that must be successfully completed and defended. The program requires 120 semester credit hours and includes personal psychotherapy sessions and clinical placements during the training sequence.

• After admission to the PsyD Program, all academic requirements must be completed in residence, except where transfer credit units have been awarded
• Completion of the 120 semester credit hours required by the Program
• A full-time load of 24 semester credit hours must be carried for a minimum of one year, preferably in year one
• A minimum grade of B- is required in each course applied to meeting degree requirements
• An overall grade-point average of 3.0 must be achieved in all work for the PsyD Program
• The Clinical Readiness Examination (1st year) and the Clinical Proficiency Examination (3rd year) must be passed
• The following professional training must be completed and documented: Foundational Placement (1st year), Beginning Practicum (2nd year), Advanced Practicum (3rd year), and Internship (after all coursework has been completed)
• Thirty sessions of personal psychotherapy must be completed (preferably prior to Internship)
• The dissertation must be successfully completed and defended (preferably prior to Internship)
• All Program requirements must be completed within eight calendar years of matriculation

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.