The Ph.D. program, which is accredited by the American Psychological Association, trains students to become effective counseling psychologists who demonstrate the competencies necessary to deliver mental health services to multicultural client populations in various settings. The program requires a total of 103 credits, which are composed of 30 master's level credits plus 70 doctoral level credits.
The program faculty openly embrace and encourage student development with respect to issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, spirituality, age, religion, and socioeconomic status. The professional training in the program adheres to a scientist-practitioner model, which presumes skillful and professional practice that is enforced by sound principles and models of psychological science and social justice.
