Postbaccalaureate Program

If you did not get accepted to a program this year, you can still achieve your professional goal!

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Clinical Psychology Postbaccalaureate students: Jonathan Blassingame, Amanda Armstrong, and Jamel Burroughs.

75% of applicants to APA accredited clinical psychology doctoral programs are denied admission each year. * 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

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.

Where We Work. Our faculty are leading psychologists from top universities across the country and around the world.

01 April Harris-Britt, PhD Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology San Francisco, California

Psychological assessment, multicultural issues and diversity, child / adolescent psychopathology, trauma and violence

02 Carmen Pulido, PhD Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology San Diego, California

Adolescent addiction and intervention for substance use disorders (PTSDs) using neuropsychological assessment for treatment planning.

03 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

04 Tiffany Field, PhD Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology Coconut Grove, Florida

Over thirty years of research on the positive effects of touch

05 Allen Cornelius, PhD Faculty Research Specialist - Clinical Psychology Colorado Springs, Colorado

Using humor to teach research and counseling skills

06 Sanford Drob, PhD Doctoral Faculty - Clinical Psychology Brooklyn, New York

Philosopher & Forensic Psychologist

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