Notice of Actions — Accreditation Status: Summer 2011

The following serves as a notice of actions related to accreditation status taken by the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Psychological Association at its July 14-17, 2011 meeting. As a reminder, granting of accredited status is effective from the date of the site visit; thus, the year of the next site visit is calculated based on that date. This list does not include actions on programs that did not receive an accreditation decision (i.e., deferred for information or for cause), or programs who submitted other correspondence or interim reports for review at the Summer meeting. Definitions of all accreditation statuses can be found on pages 6-7 of the Accreditation Operating Procedures (PDF, 168KB).

The official listing of all accredited doctoral, internship and postdoctoral programs appears in each December edition of the American Psychologist. An electronic listing of all currently accredited programs in psychology is also available.

Doctoral Programs

Granted Initial Accreditation
  • Carlow University (Counseling PsyD) — effective 4/20/2011
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of Notre Dame (Clinical PhD) 3 effective 4/15/2011
    -Next site visit 2016

Granted Continued Accreditation
  • Argosy University, Phoenix (Clinical PsyD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Argosy University, Chicago (Clinical PsyD)
    -Next site visit 2015

  • Argosy University, Schaumburg (Clinical PsyD)
    -Next site visit 2013

  • Argosy University, Twin Cities (Clinical PsyD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of Arizona (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Bowling Green State University (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2016

  • University of California, Berkeley (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2016

  • University of Denver (Clinical PsyD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of Georgia (School PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Indiana State University (Clinical PsyD)
    -Next site visit 2016

  • Iowa State University (Counseling PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Marquette University (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of Missouri, Columbia (Counseling PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of North Texas (Counseling PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Northwestern University (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of Rhode Island (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Sam Houston State University (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Stony Brook University, SUNY (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Teachers College, Columbia University (Counseling PhD)
    -Next site visit 2014

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2016

  • Virginia Commonwealth University (Clinical PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Virginia Commonwealth University (Counseling PhD)
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Washington State University (Counseling PhD)
    -Next site visit

Internship Programs

Granted Initial Accreditation
  • University of North Carolina, Counseling & Wellness Services — Chapel Hill, NC — effective 3/25/2011
    - Next site visit 2018

Granted Continued Accreditation
  • Astor Services for Children & Families — Poughkeepsie, NY
    -Next site visit 2018

  • California State University, Long Beach Counseling & Psychological Services — Long Beach, CA
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Denver Health Medical Center — Denver, CO
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Erie Psychological Consortium — Erie, PA
    -Next site visit 2016

  • Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee — Tallahassee, FL
    -Next site visit 2018

  • GeoCare/South Florida State Hospital — Pembroke Pines, FL (probation status removed)
    -Next site visit 2016

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Counseling Center — Champaign, IL
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center — New Orleans, LA
    -Next site visit 2018

  • University of Maryland Counseling Center — College Park, MD
    -Next site visit 2016

  • University of Massachusetts Center for Counseling & Psychological Health — Amherst, MA
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Morrison Child & Family Services — Portland, OR
    -Next site visit 2016

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center — New York, NY
    -Next site visit 2018

  • North Bronx Healthcare Network — Bronx, NY
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center — Bellrose, NY
    -Next site visit 2016

  • St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton — Hamilton, ON
    -Accredited through the 2014-2015 training year

  • Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Counseling Center — Carbondale, IL
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Spring Grove Hospital — Catonsville, MD
    -Next site visit 2017

  • Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Child Guidance Clinic — Washington, DC
    -Next site visit 2016

  • VA Illiana Health Care System — Danville, IL
    -Next site visit 2018

  • VA Central Iowa Healthcare System — Des Moines, IA
    -Next site visit 2016

Placed on “Accredited, On Probation” status (Appealable**)
  • Jefferson County Internship Consortium — Louisville, KY 
    -Next site visit Winter/Spring2013 (self-study due 9/1/2012) 

  • Pilgrim Psychiatric Center — West Brentwood, NY 
    -Next site visit Winter/Spring2013 (self-study due 9/1/2012)

Placed on "Accredited, Inactive" status for 2011-2012 Training Year
  • Ulster County Mental Health Department — Kingston, NY

Voluntarily Withdrawing from Accreditation
  • IWK Health Centre — Halifax, NS — effective 9/1/2011

Postdoctoral Residency Programs

Granted Initial Accreditation
  •  University of California, San Diego / Veterans Affairs — San Diego, CA (Clinical) — effective 3/15/2011
    -Next site visit 2016 

  • Kaiser Permanente South Bay Consortium — Mountain View, CA (Clinical) — effective 4/26/2011
    -Next site visit 2018

  • Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center — Cleveland, OH (Clinical Neuro) — effective 2/25/2011
    -Next site visit 2018

  • San Antonio Military Medical Center — Fort Sam Houston, TX (Clinical Health) — effective 4/1/2011
    -Next site visit 2014

Granted Continued Accreditation
  • Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital’s Mental Health Network (Clinical)
    - Next site visit 2015

** In accordance with  Implementing Regulation D.8-2, these decisions are being made public although they are not yet considered final. These programs have 30 days from receipt of the decision letter to appeal the adverse decision. The adverse decision is not considered final until (1) 30 days after the program is notified of the decision and the program elects not to appeal, or (2) if the program elects to appeal the decision, after receipt of the appeal panel report if the appeal panel upholds the CoA’s decision.

For additional information about psychology accreditation or questions regarding this notice, please feel free to contact the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation at (202) 336-5979 or email Accreditation.

Susan F. Zlotlow, PhD
Director, Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation

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