Admission
The Clinical Psychology programs offer early and regular application processes for admission.

Applicants who meet the November 30th Early Application deadline will receive the added benefits of an application fee reimbursement and an early decision notification. The Regular application deadline is January 10th. Applicants for either group will have equal opportunity to receive acceptance into the Clinical Psychology program.

For information on Clinical Psychology Admissions Requirements click here.

For information on early and regular application deadlines click here.

Please contact the Office of Admissions for general standards for admission.

Faculty Advisors
Students are assigned faculty advisors who support and guide students as they matriculate. Advisors assist students at critical decision points during the program (e.g. internship selection); mentor students as they design and conduct research projects; and, when necessary, act as an advocate for the student. As students advance through the program, they may elect to change faculty advisors if this results in a better match of research and academic interests.

Curriculum
The Department of Clinical Psychology has adopted the scientist-practitioner-Christian model for Ph.D. students and the practitioner-evaluator-Christian model for Psy.D. students. These models assume that training includes broad and current knowledge of general psychology, experience and supervision in research, psychological assessment, psychological intervention, and personal growth and integration.

The course of study usually spans a period of six years for Ph.D. students and five years for Psy.D. students, which includes the final internship year and the time necessary for completion of required theology coursework. Students may register for up to 16 units of course work per quarter, with core courses offered in the Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. Each curriculum requires completion of coursework in general psychology (42 units) which includes coursework in research and evaluation, clinical psychology (138 units) which includes all practical training, electives (Ph.D. 10 units, of which 6 are master’s units; Psy.D. 4 units); dissertation and research colloquia (Ph.D. 34 units, Psy.D. 10 units), and Integration (20 units).

Transfer of Credit & Advanced Standing
Students who have completed graduate work in psychology or theology prior to entering Fuller may qualify for transfer of credit or advanced standing. Transfer of credit is considered after careful review of transcripts and course syllabi by the Associate Director of Academic Affairs, the student’s advisor, and the Associate Dean. Approval of transfer of credit does not guarantee that a requirement will be waived or that, if waived, graduate credits will be automatically transferred.

Advanced standing may be granted to students who enter the program with a minimum of 48 units of graduate-level coursework in theology or psychology approved by the faculty. Advanced standing allows a student to shorten the program by completing the Practicum II and Clerkship requirements in the third/fourth year. Applications for advanced standing are considered in the student’s second year, and are granted by a vote of the full faculty. All students, including those approved for advanced standing, must complete the clinical sequence.

Accreditation
The first professional school of its type in the nation, Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology is the oldest seminary-based clinical psychology program and was the first Clinical program outside a university to receive American Psychological Association** (APA) accreditation (December 5, 1972).

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