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An APA accredited conventional doctoral program delivered in an unconventional way
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The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA Commission and Accreditation, 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002, 202-336-5979).
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Welcome! Thank you for your interest in Fielding Graduate University’s Clinical Psychology program. Our program has been
accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1991. We are the only APA-accredited distributed clinical psychology program in the country. Our unique distributed learning model blends the best of in-person
learning opportunities with digital formats. Earning your doctorate in Clinical Psychology includes online and in-
person seminars, meetings with faculty and other students in your region, weeklong residential sessions, as well as research and clinical training experiences. This unique mix of online and residential learning provides flexible opportunities for individuals with career, family, and community
responsibilities to achieve their advanced educational goals. As with all APA accredited programs, acceptance into
our program is competitive. However, for those whose
application is not quite at the level of entry into the program, Fielding offers a postbacculaureate program to help you
get your credentials where they need to be. Please refer to the postbacculaureate program section in this booklet or
on Fielding.edu. Thank you again for your interest. I hope you find this book helpful. However, if your questions are
not addressed in these pages, please contact our admissions advisors directly (805-898-4026).
Michele Cascardi Phd Michele Cascardi, PhD Clinical Psychology Program Director School of Psychology Fielding Graduate University
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Table of Contents Change the world. Start with yours.™ Although our students come from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances, many of their
preliminary questions are similar. We’ve created this “Information Packet” to help answer these important questions for you.
In addition, our admissions advisors specialized in the clinical psychology program are ready to answer any other questions you may have.
Please contact us directly at 805-898-4026, Rabbai Tuvia M. Hoffman, PhD, addresses attendees during the January 2020 Graduation in Santa Barbara, California, where he was awarded the doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
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Program Overview
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Tuition & Financial Aid
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Program Timeline
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Transfer Credit Policy
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Clinical Practicum and Internship
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State Licensing
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In-person Requirements
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Ordering Official Transcripts
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How To Apply
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Postbaccalaureate Program
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Admissions Timeline
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Alumni Network
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW Fielding’s doctoral program in Clinical Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association. It is the only distributed learning program recognized by the APA. The Psychology PhD serves adults, many of whom who have trained or worked in the mental health field. Our unique distributed learning model blends the best of in-person learning opportunities with digital formats.
Alayne “Mimi” Ormerod, PhD Doctoral Faculty Clinical Psychology
Earning your doctorate in Clinical Psychology includes online and in-person seminars, meetings with faculty and other students in your region, weeklong residential sessions, as well as research and clinical training experiences. The unique mix of online and residential experiential learning provides flexible opportunities for individuals
with career, family, and community responsibilities to achieve their advanced educational goals. Faculty are active
scholars and licensed clinical psychologists with a wide variety of expertise, making it possible to offer training in a variety of therapeutic orientations and specialized concentrations in some of the most exciting growth areas of psychology.
Our graduates are leaders in their chosen professions. They are well-respected licensed practitioners and researchers, top administrators, educators, supervisors, and consultants. Clinical Psychology
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A core mission of the Fielding Clinical Psychology program is to foster inclusion of students from under-represented populations. These populations include students living in small communities, rural, or remote locations of the United States, students currently in the military or spouses of military members, adult learners with families, and students
whose ongoing participation in their current communities cannot be halted for doctoral study elsewhere. These are
student populations who are often unable to enter the field through preparation at a traditional university campus, yet these are the future psychologists for which the discipline and profession has expressed an urgent need.
Four Goals We have four specific aims for our students, which must be achieved by the time of graduation.
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Students will demonstrate doctoral-level discipline specific knowledge that represents the scientific and theoretical knowledge areas of the discipline of psychology (i.e., history and systems of psychology and the affective, biological, cognitive, developmental, and social bases of behavior).
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Students will demonstrate doctoral-level conceptualization, evaluation, analysis, and integration of discipline-specific knowledge across the curriculum.
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Students will demonstrate doctoral-level ability to understand and critique research; design, conduct, analyze, and communicate theoretically informed research; and
conduct research in a manner that is culturally sensitive and consistent with legal code and ethical standards, including the APA ethics code.
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Students will demonstrate doctoral-level competence in the professionwide competencies, including conducting evidence-based diagnosis,
assessment, and psychotherapy; and applying theory and research to develop case
conceptualizations, treatment plans, and interventions that are consistent with legal and ethical standards and
individual and cultural diversity factors.
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PROGRAM TIMELINE The program can be completed in 5-6 years, but not in less than 5 years. The program is fulltime, requiring at least 35- 40 hours per week of school-related work. In addition, there are in-person residency requirements which include attendance at session (6 days), professional development seminars (PDS), and other requirements. See page 10 for details. Applications are accepted for the fall term each year.
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Year 2
Year 3
New Student Orientation
Academic, Clinical, and
(NSO) in Santa Barbara,
Research coursework, Clinical
Academic and Research
Practicum hours (750 hours:
coursework, a minimum of 5
approximately 15-60 hours
PDS group meetings, plus 1
per week), 1-2 Residential
Residential Session.
Sessions, a minimum of 3 PDS meetings.
Academic, Clinical, and Research coursework, Clinical Practicum hours (760 hours: approximately 15-20 hours per week), work on completing dissertation proposal; minimum of 2 PDS meetings, and attendance at a residential session.
The doctoral program is set up to be completed in 5-6 years. Whether a student graduates in five or six years
depends mostly on how much time a student requires to complete the dissertation (1 or 2 years) and accrue the 1520 hours of practicum before internship application.
Respecialization Certificate in Clinical Psychology For those who already have a doctorate in a specific discipline of psychology (e.g. cognitive, social, experimental, developmental), Fielding offers a Respecialization Certificate in Clinical Psychology (RCP). For more information please click here.
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THREE TERMS Each calendar year is divided into 3 terms; each term lasts just under 4 months. There is a break of 1 to 3 weeks between each term. • Fall term: September — December • Spring term: January — April • Summer term: May — August
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Year 6* 3
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Dissertation, apply for
Internship (paid): 12 months,
internship, Cluster/Residential
40 hours per/week.
Session.
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* Doctoral students may take 6 years depending on when they complete their dissertation or internship.
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CLINICAL PRACTICUM The Director of Clinical Practicum Training helps students locate appropriate clinical practicum sites. Students
who live in a rural area or regions of the country with a lack of licensed psychologists to serve as supervisors, may
need to commute, or even move, in order to accrue clinical practicum hours. Clinical practicum consists of a total of at least 1,520 hours and prepares the student for the internship.
NOTE: Students living in Alaska and Hawaii need to document availability of acceptable practicum sites and contact the Program Director, Dr. Marilyn Freimuth, at mfreimuth@fielding.edu before applying.
CLINICAL INTERNSHIP Clinical internship is the final component of clinical training and is a 40-50 hour per week commitment for 12 months. Most interns are paid a stipend, at an average of $26,000 per year.
Students participate in the APPIC MATCH system (www.appic.org) in the fall of their third or fourth year
in order to obtain an approved internship the following summer. Students are expected to apply to at least 15
internship sites in order to ensure placement. Students need to be prepared to commute or change residence in order to obtain an accredited internship. You can click here to see what sites are available in your area.
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IN-PERSON RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS There are three types of in-person events which students are required to attend:
1. New Student Orientation (NSO)
3. Professional Development Seminars
2. Residential Sessions
Over the course of this program, you will need to accumulate at least 600 hrs of face-to-face time between the In-person NSO, Sessions, and Professional Development Seminars.
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RESIDENTIAL
PDS
New Student Orientation
Residential Sessions
Professional Development Seminars
After successfully completing the 4 week online new student orientation you will be invited to the in-person orientation week held in Santa Barbara, California, in early September.
Sessions are 6-days academic events, which feel like conventions and take place in large hotels. Over the first three years in the program, you will attend 4 Residential Sessions.
Your PDS group will be your ‘home group’ and the faculty leader of the group will be your main faculty advisor/mentor. PDS meetings focus on professional socialization and development. Important: if invited for an admission interview you will be interviewed in-person at the PDS location selected in your application.
First year: 1 Session (usually at the end of the first year) Second year: 2 Sessions Third year: 1 Session
Minimum Attendance requirements are as follows: First Year: 5 days Second Year: 3 days Third Year: 2 days
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (PDS) LOCATIONS
Your PDS group will be your ‘home group' and the faculty leader of the cluster will be your main faculty advisor/mentor.
If invited for an admission interview you will be interviewed in-person at the PDS location you selected in your application.
State - City or Region Arizona - Phoenix California - Redondo Beach California - Santa Barbara California - San Francisco California - San Diego Colorado - Boulder Florida - Miami Florida - Gainesville Georgia - Atlanta Illinois - Chicago Washington DC/Maryland - Baltimore Massachusetts - Boston School of Psychology
Minnesota - Lakeshore New York - Manhattan New York - Brooklyn New York - Mount Kisco North Carolina - Durham/Chapel Hill Ohio - Cleveland Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Texas - Dallas Texas - Austin Texas - Houston Washington - Seattle
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County Sherriff William Paul Ahern, PhD, addresses attendees during the January 2020 Graduation in Santa Barbara, California, where he was awarded the doctorate in Clinical Psychology
How To Apply Please submit your application at Fielding.edu/Apply After you start your application, an account will automatically be created for you. All changes and edits you make in your account will be saved. Many students begin the application process and come back to finish. This is not a problem. Your account and application will be secured in our system.
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Application Deadline
Feb 3, 2021
The Clinical Psychology doctorate program begins once each year, in the fall term.
In order to be considered for the fall 2021 term, your application needs to be completed by February 3, 2021. ALL required documents and materials need to be received by the deadline.
Admission Requirements Applicants for the Clinical Psychology PhD program must have: • A conferred bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited US college or university or an equivalent international degree (international degrees require a formal equivalency report by an approved U.S. evaluation agency, for more information visit: https://www.fielding.edu/how- to-apply/international-applicants/)
• A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, or the equivalent from a college or university that
does not use letter grades, or a GPA of 3.0 or higher based on at least one year full-time in a graduate program at a regionally accredited US college or university • Coursework in psychology
Applicants for the Clinical Psychology PhD program strongly benefit from having: • Supervised experience in a helper role; this may be as a volunteer or therapist in a counseling or clinical setting • Course work in Research Methods and Statistics, and experience with psychological research through coursework and/or as a research assistant
Applicants for the Respecialization Certificate in Clinical Psychology must have: • A PhD or PsyD in a non-clinical area of psychology from an accredited institution.
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1. Your application is started and submitted online through our website
at Fielding.edu/Apply
2. Recommendation letters are submitted by your recommenders through our online system. a. Three recommenders are required.
b. In your online application you will see a section titled ‘Recommendations’.
c. Once you enter the information of a recommender (name, email address, phone
number and relationship) they will automatically receive an e-mail with instructions on how to submit a recommendation letter for you.
3. You will be able to track receipt of supplemental documents, such as recommendation letters and official transcripts, on your application homepage.
4. Please submit your online application as soon as you are ready. Do not wait for receipt of transcripts or recommendations in order to submit your online application.
5. All schools you list in your online application form will require an official transcript or, if it is from outside the U.S., it will require a U.S. equivalency report. See Section VIII for more information on this topic. Clinical Psychology
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Evaluation Criteria How does the Admissions Committee evaluate your application? • Strength of your critical thinking and scholarly writing skills • Exposure to and/or experience with psychology research • Proven potential to become a doctoral-level clinician
• Proven potential to become a doctoral-level researcher
• Ability to function in a distributed learning environment • Professional goals related to being a clinical psychologist
• Professional and/or academic achievements and activities • Maturity and self-knowledge
• Strength of recommendation letters:
One or more recommendations should be from an academic source, (i.e. a former professor)
• Time and resources to attend PDS meetings and residential sessions
The program can be completed in 5-6 years, but not in less than 5 years. The program is full-time, requiring at least 35- 40 hours per week of school-related work.
Applications are accepted for the fall term each year. The admissions process consists of two phases. The first phase is the determination of which applicants will be invited for an in-person interview with a faculty member, and the second phase is the determination of who is admitted after all interviews are completed.
Don't have a degree or major in psychology? You can still apply as long as you have taken courses in psychology, research methods and statistics.
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ADMISSIONS TIMELINE Deadlines and Timeline for Application/Admission/Financial Aid/Enrollment for fall 2021 term. Note: There is only ONE START DATE per year.
Admission Application Deadline February 3, 2021 Financial Aid Application Deadline February 3, 2021 Notification Letters of First Round Decision sent March 2 - 18, 2021 Faculty Interviews March 21 - April 19, 2021 Official Decision Notifications Sent April 6 - April 24, 2021 Enrollment Deadline May 15, 2021 New Student Orientation: Online July 20 - August 16, 2021 New Student Orientation: Santa Barbara, CA September 9 - 13, 2021 NOTE: Applications completed after February 4, 2021 will not be considered for the applicable term. In that case, applicants will have the option to have their application moved to the fall 2022 term.
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TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID The main source of financial aid for Fielding students is through federal student loans. Our financial aid department can assist you with the process of applying for financial aid. Please call 800-340-1099, select option 4, and schedule an appointment. You can also reach them via email FinAid@Fielding.edu.
Tuition is charged per term, independent of the number of credits taken. For current tuition information, please visit Fielding.edu/TuitionFees.
Costs of attending national sessions, PDS, books, etc. are not included in tuition. Attending a residential session
can average $1,500 per session, but varies depending on where one lives, and other similar factors. The budget for transportation to PDS and practicum, books, computer upkeep can average $275/month ($3,300/year).
There are tuition discounts at different points in the program; to read more about tuition and fees, please refer to our website, Fielding.edu/Tuition.
Paying tuition:
If you are not applying for financial aid, tuition can be paid in three ways:
• In full
• Monthly Payment Plan (MPP): 12 months per year
• Per term (3 terms per year, no additional fee charged for paying per term) (+ a one-time $50.00 account set-up fee upon enrollment)
Financial Aid To-Do list:
To access the FAFSA form and to access a to-do checklist, please visit Fielding.edu/FinancialAid.
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VA Benefits:
Fielding students are eligible for Veterans’ benefits and Fielding has two designated VA Benefits experts. To contact our VA Benefits experts, please send an email to: registrar@Fielding.edu For a full explanation of VA benefits, please Fielding.edu/VeteransBenefits.
Financial Aid for Canadian Students:
To read about Financial Aid options for Canadian students, please click Fielding.edu/InternationalAid. If you are an applicant from outside the United States:
Students who will be coming from abroad (excluding Canada) and who will be living in the United States while attending Fielding with a student visa, will need to meet financial eligibility requirements as set forth by the
American Consulate in their country of residence. More information about student visas can be obtained from the Registrar Department at Fielding: registrar@Fielding.edu.
Students residing outside of the continental United States and Canada:
The program does not accept students living outside of the US and Canada unless they plan to relocate early on in the program.
Special note for residents of Hawaii or Alaska:
You are eligible to apply to the program but only after having provided the Program Director, Marilyn Freimuth (mfreimuth@fielding.edu) with information regarding your ability to attend PDS meetings and residential sessions on a regular basis and document the availability of 2-3 practicum training clinical sites (but not where you work) where you can be supervised by a licensed level psychologist.
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TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY The program’s Transfer Credit Policy allows for a transfer up to 12 graduate credits into the PhD program. Transfer credit decisions are made once an applicant has been admitted into the program. General Course Qualifications:
• Courses must be taken in a master's or doctoral program from the psychology department of a regionally accredited college, university, or professional school. In general, such courses have been assigned a PSY prefix to the course number. • Courses must be taken within the past five years. • Grades in the courses must be B or better.
• The course content must be judged equivalent to a current course in the Fielding Psychology Program curriculum by meeting similar learning objectives.
NOTE: Courses that are primarily applied, rather than Academic in nature, are unlikely to meet these criteria. Thus, the course needs to include assignments/activities that foster a critical analysis of your learning.
• There must be at least one scholarly paper. Assessment solely by exams is not sufficient.
• A significant portion of the readings need to come from primary sources (reading authors and research articles in the original). • These transfer units can only be applied as credit for courses numbered PSY 702, 703, 705-708, 711B, 712. The rules and procedures for determining transfer credits are as follows:
• Transfer credits will only be awarded at the time of admission to the graduate program. There will be no retroactive granting of transfer credits for students currently in the program.
• Transfer credits must be requested by incoming students upon submission of enrollment materials.
• Decisions regarding transfer of credits will be made by the Clinical Psychology Program Director and processed by the Records Office.
• Incoming students will be informed of decisions regarding transfer credit requests at or before the New Student Orientation in Santa Barbara.
The following are suggested ways of determining if the course being considered for transfer credit is comparable to our core knowledge area assessments:
• What textbooks and/or readings have been required for the course? The books and readings should be scholarly and at graduate level. Please provide full citations.
• Did the course require scholarly writing? Graduate level classes assess learning through written papers. Courses that assess learning primarily through a combination of discussion, brief essays, and/or multiple choice tests, do not transfer. • To what extent did the course include theory and research? Many courses proposed for transfer credits are applied in nature and, thus, do not reflect the level of conceptual scholarship required in doctoral level classes.
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The following guidelines pertain to requests for transfer credit for specific courses: • Developmental Bases of Behavior (PSY 702) - The most common reason for not granting transfer credits in this area is because the coursework did not take a lifespan approach and focused only on one stage of development, e.g., childhood.
• History and Systems (PSY 703) - This knowledge area focuses on the philosophical underpinnings of psychology as reflected in historical theories and models. A historical approach to a specific topic (e.g., behavior modification) is not sufficient.
• Social Bases of Behavior (PSY 705) - In order to receive transfer credit, coursework must cover multiple topics in social psychology, e.g., attitudes, prejudice, group behavior, person perception.
• Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior (PSY 706) - Students may erroneously believe that coursework in cognitive therapy is appropriate for this area, but it is not.
• Biological Bases of Behavior (PSY 707) -This should be a relatively sophisticated course in physiological psychology. • Psychopathology (PSY 708) - The coursework should include a critical examination of diagnostic systems and also deal with issues in psychopathology.
• Psychotherapy Research (PSY 711B) - Coursework must include content that focuses on the nature and process of psychotherapy as well as research and evaluation of psychotherapy. A course on a specific model of psychotherapy or research methods is not acceptable.
• Multicultural Psychology (PSY 712) - Note that this area refers to the general topic of multicultural concepts and issues, not just intervening therapeutically with specific ethnic groups.
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Fee Waiver
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You can obtain an application fee waiver by attending an online webinar with Dr. Connie Veazey, Assistant Program Director. Your Admissions Advisor will then add the application fee waiver to your account. Steps to follow: \
1. Sign up for a webinar: Periodically you will receive emails informing you of upcoming live webinars with a registration link.
Keep an eye out for those emails and please be sure to register. You will receive a system generated email with log-in instructions after registering.
2. Attend webinar (remember time-zone adjustment if you do not live in the Pacific time-zone)
3. After your attendance at the webinar, the application fee waiver will be attached to your record. If this waiver is not apparent, please contact our office at 805-898-4026 and an Admissions Advisor will waive the fee at that time. WEBINAR Time zone adjustments:
- All webinar communications reference the webinar time in PACIFIC time-zone, so you need to make a time zone adjustment if you do not reside in the Pacific time-zone: 4PM PT = 5PM Mountain time = 6PM Central time = 7PM Eastern time
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State Licensing Each state in the U.S. has its own licensing requirements for doctoral level clinical psychologists and respecialization students. We strongly encourage you to become fully educated on the licensing requirements of the state(s) where you wish to pursue
licensure as a doctoral level clinical psychologist. Each state has a state licensing board and we encourage you to contact this board for more information.
Special note for students who wish to pursue licensure in Oklahoma Currently, graduates from Fielding’s PhD in Clinical Psychology program do not meet the state licensing requirements in Oklahoma. Please contact the licensing board of this state for more details. Therefore, we do not accept applications from
students who plan on pursuing licensure in this state. However, if you currently reside in Oklahoma, but plan to not pursue licensure in this state, you are welcome to apply to the program.
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Ordering Transcripts General Information:
1. We require receipt of official transcripts from:
a. The college which conferred your undergraduate degree.
b. The college(s) where you pursued any graduate education (1 or more courses)
2. If you are currently in the completion phase of a graduate degree, please have your school send us an in-progress official transcript.
3. Any and all education you list in your online application will require an official transcript.
4. Transcripts submitted by fax are considered unofficial and unfortunately will not allow us to submit your file for review by the Admissions Committee.
5. An application file is not considered complete and unable to be sent for review by the Admissions Committee until we have received all official transcripts and letters of recommendation.
How/Where to have your school(s) submit an official transcript for you:
1. Electronic submission: Digital submission typically happens through services such as Parchment or E-scrip: Your school(s) may use this digital submission of official transcripts. If your school has this as an option, we recommend you use it. If you choose the digital submission route, indicate you would like the Official Transcript sent to apply@fielding.edu.
2. Submission by mail: Fielding Graduate University, Office of Admissions, 2020 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Degrees/Education from outside the United States:
If your degree was obtained outside of the U.S., an International Transcript Evaluation is required. The process entails ordering an International Transcript Evaluation that lists each course with grades and a cumulative GPA, generally called a “course by
course” evaluation. You will provide an original transcript to the evaluation service according to their process, and request that they send the evaluation directly to Fielding. We accept evaluations from the following services: • International Education Research Foundation (IERF) • World Education Services (WES)
• National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) – You may choose any of the ‘current’ agencies listed. The evaluation can take a few weeks or more so please be sure to order this with enough time for us to receive the evaluation by the application deadline. Some agencies have an option to expedite evaluations for an additional fee.
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Letters of Recommendation At least one or more recommendations should be from an academic source, i.e. a former professor. In the application, you will include the first and last name of each recommender along with their email address. When you
click the save button, an email notification will be immediately sent to the recommender requesting they write a letter of recommendation for you as well as instructions on how to return the Letter of Recommendation to Fielding.
The email will indicate Office of Admissions as the sender and will come from admissions@fielding.edu. If your recommenders use a spam-blocking tool, please ask them to add this email to their list of known/safe addresses.
Be sure to check in with your recommenders to ensure the email notification was received. If you need the email notification resent please contact an Admissions Advisor for assistance, (805) 898-4026 or admissions@fielding.edu.
Important contacts and links More questions regarding the program: Admissions Team – (805) 898-4026 admissions@fielding.edu Financial Aid team – (800) 640-1099 - select option 4 finaid@fielding.edu VA/Military Benefits: registrar@fielding.edu Receipt status of documents or completion of your file: Enrollment Operations – (805) 898-4063 apply@fielding.edu Fee waiver status if you are not able to submit your application with your earned fee waiver: Admissions Team – (805) 898-4026 admissions@fielding.edu
Recorded webinar and Information Session: You will receive periodic invites to our live webinars; we highly encourage you to register for a live webinar. In the meantime, please visit the following links: Recorded Information Session Applying for a PhD in Clinical Psychology
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POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAM If you did not get accepted to a program this year, you can still achieve your professional goal!
Watch Video
Clinical Psychology Postbaccalaureate students: Jonathan Blassingame, Amanda Armstrong, and Jamel Burroughs.
Only 7% of applicants to all APA accredited clinical psychology programs are accepted each year. However,
87% of our postbac certificate graduates are accepted into an APA accredited PhD program, including Fielding’s PhD in Clinical Psychology program. To help students keep their professional goals in sight, Fielding offers a
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Psychology. This one year, 7-course certificate program strengthens the student’s position as an applicant.
Our unique postbaccalaureate certificate program prepares you to be
(1) a competitive applicant to clinical psychology PhD programs and (2) a successful doctoral student.
You will work closely with faculty in our APA accredited clinical psychology PhD program to master the knowledge and skills needed to enter and succeed in a clinical psychology doctoral program. These include:
Critical Thinking ••• Scholarly Writing ••• Knowledge of Psychology and Clinical Psychology ••• Statistics and Research Methodologies
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Academic credits earned may be transferred into a variety of graduate programs at universities across the country and
around the world. For students admitted into Fielding’s clinical psychology doctoral program, 12 credits will articulate.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s Minimum GPA of 3.0 Online Application Form Curriculum Vitae (CV) Statement of Purpose 3 Letters of Recommendation Official Transcript No GRE Required
For those who do not meet the admission requirements,
or whose application is not competitive enough to be admitted, Fielding offers a Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Clinical Psychology. This one year, 7-course certificate
program strengthens one’s position as an applicant. Preparing you to be a competitive applicant for clinical psychology PhD programs across the country. Find out more at Fielding.edu/Psychology.
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Where We Work.
Our faculty are leading psychologists from top universities across the country and around the world.
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Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology San Francisco, California
Faculty Research Specialist - Clinical Psychology Colorado Springs, Colorado
April Harris-Britt, PhD
Psychological assessment, multicultural issues and diversity, child / adolescent psychopathology, trauma and violence
Allen Cornelius, PhD
Using humor to teach research and counseling skills
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Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology San Diego, California
Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology Brooklyn, New York
Carmen Pulido, PhD
Adolescent addiction and intervention for substance use disorders (PTSDs) using neuropsychological assessment for treatment planning.
Sanford Drob, PhD
Philosopher & Forensic Psychologist
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Dan Holland, PhD, MPH
Director, Neuropsychology concentration Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology Minneapolis, Minnesota * 2019 Recipient of American Psychological Association’s prestigious Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice award Disability rights in transitioning parts of the world; health care policy; neuropsychology; rehabilitation psychology
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Tiffany Field, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology Coconut Grove, Florida Over thirty years of research on the positive effects of touch
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