Programs Applying for Initial Accreditation
As of January 2012
The following list indicates receipt of self-studies and required payment, signaling voluntary application for initial accreditation by the programs noted. The list reflects programs currently or recently undergoing the review process. Programs that have received a final decision or have withdrawn from the accreditation process will be removed from this list one (1) calendar year after the change in status has been posted.
Status Definitions:
Accredited. Programs that have been judged by the CoA to be consistent substantively and procedurally with the Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation (G&P) (PDF, 460KB). The program's full listing, including the year of the next scheduled review, can also be found on the relevant list of accredited programs.
Under review. Programs have not yet received a final decision; no further information on those programs and their stage in the accreditation process may be provided by our office. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the program directly for further details.
Application voluntarily withdrawn. The program has chosen to voluntarily withdraw its current application from the accreditation process.
Denied a site visit. Programs that have been judged by the CoA as not ready for the site visit portion of the accreditation process.
Denied accreditation. Programs that have completed the site visit portion of the accreditation process but have been judged by the CoA as being substantially inconsistent with the G&P.
Deemed to have withdrawn. The CoA has deemed the program to have withdrawn in accordance with Section 2.3 of the Accreditation Operating Procedures (PDF, 142KB).
Further information on the accreditation process is available on our frequently asked questions page. For details on providing third-party comment on any of the below programs, please refer to Section 7 of the Accreditation Operating Procedures (PDF, 145KB) or contact the Office at (202) 336-5979 or via email. In order for our office to process third-party testimony in the most efficient manner, we ask that any comments be provided within 45 days after the program's date of application.
Programs are listed alphabetically below by type (doctoral, internship, postdoctoral).
Doctoral Programs
Program name | Program type | Degree offered | Application received | Status |
| University of Alaska, Anchorage / University of Alaska, Fairbanks | Clinical | PhD | 2/2/11 | Under review |
| Antioch University Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) | Clinical | PsyD | 6/29/11 | Under review |
| Antioch University Seattle (Seattle, WA) | Clinical | PsyD | 9/22/10 | Application voluntarily withdrawn |
| Carlow University (Pittsburgh, PA) | Counseling | PsyD | 9/10/10 | Accredited,
effective 4/20/2011 |
| East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) | Clinical | PhD | 8/31/11 | Under review |
| East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN) | Clinical | PhD | 9/13/11 | Under review |
| Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) | Clinical | PsyD | 10/31/11 | Under review |
| Institute for the Psychological Sciences (Arlington, VA) | Clinical | PsyD | 12/16/11 | Under review |
| John Jay College, CUNY Graduate Center (New York, NY) | Clinical | PhD | 04/23/10 | Application voluntarily withdrawn |
| Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) | School | PhD | 5/2/11 | Under review |
| Michigan School of Professional Psychology (Farmington Hills, MI) | Clinical | PsyD | 2/14/11 | Under review |
| Midwestern University, Downers Grove (Downers Grove, IL) | Clinical | PsyD | 12/27/11 | Under review |
| Midwestern University, Glendale (Glendale, AZ) | Clinical | PsyD | 9/9/10 | Under review |
| University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) | Clinical | PhD | 7/18/11 | Under review |
| University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN) | Clinical | PhD | 9/20/10 | Accredited,
effective 4/15/2011 |
| University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA) | School | PhD | 8/30/11 | Under review |
| Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Ponce, PR) | Clinical | PhD | 9/1/11 | Under review |
| Radford University (Radford, VA) | Counseling | PsyD | 11/21/11 | Under review |
| University of the Rockies (Colorado Springs, CO) | Clinical | PsyD | 9/1/11 | Under review |
| Texas Woman's University (Denton, DX) | School | PhD | 9/13/10 | Under review |
| Union Institute and University (Brattleboro, VT & Cincinnati, OH) | Clinical | PsyD | 9/7/11 | Under review |
Doctoral Internship Programs
Program name | Application received | Status |
| Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium (Fairbanks, AK) | 12/21/11 | Under review |
| University of Albany, SUNY (Albany, NY) | 8/29/11 | Under review |
| California State University, Northridge University Counseling Services (Northridge, CA) | 3/10/11 | Under review |
| University of Central Florida Counseling Center (Orlando, FL) | 12/29/10 | Accredited,
effective 6/24/2011 |
| Federal Correctional Institution (Terminal Island, CA) | 8/12/10 | Under review |
| Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education Services (Los Angeles, CA) | 12/6/10 | Under review |
| Kaiser Permanente Medical Center—Fresno (Fresno, CA) | 9/3/10 | Under review |
| Kentucky Department of Corrections, Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (LaGrange, KY) | 8/19/11 | Under review |
| Larned State Hospital (Larned, KS) | 9/7/10 | Under review |
| Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA) | 3/26/10 | Accredited,
effective 6/14/2011 |
| Loudoun County Public Schools (Ashburn, VA) | 8/25/11 | Under review |
| Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Internship Consortium (Boston, MA) | 7/27/09 | Under review |
| Mount Sinai Adolescent Center (New York, NY) | 7/12/10 | Under review |
| Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth, VA) | 1/3/11 | Accredited,
effective 8/16/2011 |
| Newark Public Schools (Newark, NJ) | 12/13/11 | Under review |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Counseling and Wellness Services (Chapel Hill, NC) | 5/6/10 | Accredited,
effective 3/25/2011 |
| University of North Dakota Counseling Center (Grand Forks, ND) | 3/30/11 | Under review |
| University of the Pacific Counseling Services (Stockton, CA) | 6/21/10 | Under review |
| Pennsylvania Counseling Services (Lebanon, PA) | 5/24/11 | Under review |
| Rutgers Health Services – CAPS (New Brunswick, NJ) | 9/2/11 | Under review |
| San Jose University Counseling Services (San Jose, CA) | 9/6/11 | Under review |
| South Arkansas Regional Health Center (El Dorado, AR) | 5/1/09 | Under review |
| States Operated Forensic Services (St. Peter, MN) | 9/19/11 | Under review |
| Tarzana Treatment Centers (Tarzana, CA) | 8/3/11 | Under review |
| Temple University, Tuttleman Counseling Services (Philadelphia, PA) | 2/15/11 | Accredited,
effective 5/24/2011 |
| University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX) | 12/22/11 | Under review |
| The University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) | 1/30/12 | Under review |
| Washburn Center for Children (Minneapolis, MN) | 6/21/11 | Under review |
| University of Washington Counseling Center (Seattle, WA) | 4/27/11 | Under review |
Postdoctoral Residency Programs
| Program name | Program type | Application received | Status |
| Akron Children's Hospital (Akron, OH) | Clinical Child | 7/2/10 | Under review |
| Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (Bay Pines, FL) | Traditional Clinical | 11/23/11 | Under review |
| Brooke Army Medical Center/San Antonio Military Medical Center (Fort Sam Houston, TX) | Clinical Child | 9/30/08 | Under review |
| Brooke Army Medical Center/San Antonio Military Medical Center (Fort Sam Houston, TX)
| Clinical Health | 1/30/09 | Accredited,
effective 4/1/2011 |
| University of California, San Diego/VA San Diego Healthcare System (San Diego, CA) | Traditional Clinical | 5/19/10 | Accredited,
effective 3/15/2011 |
| Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) (North Little Rock, AR) | Traditional Clinical | 12/20/11 | Under review |
| Children's Medical Center, Dallas (Dallas, TX) | Clinical Child | 8/31/10 | Under review |
| Consortium for Advanced Psychology Training at Michigan State University/Flint Area Medical Education (Flint, MI) | Rehabilitation Psychology | 1/5/11 | Under review |
| Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital (Hines, IL) | Traditional Clinical | 8/9/10 | Under review |
| G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson, MS) | Traditional Clinical | 4/15/10 | Under review |
| Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital (Columbia, MO) | Traditional Clinical | 9/30/10 | Under review |
| James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (Tampa, FL) | Rehabilitation Psychology | 6/6/11 | Under review |
| Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center (Loma Linda, CA) | Traditional Clinical | 1/5/12 | Under review |
| John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (Detroit, MI) | Traditional Clinical | 1/5/11 | Under review |
| Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) | Rehabilitation
Psychology | 8/26/11 | Under review |
| Kaiser Permanente South Bay Consortium (Mountain View, CA) | Traditional Clinical | 8/31/10 | Accredited,
effective 4/26/2011 |
| Kaiser Permanente South East Bay Consortium (Fremont, CA) | Traditional Clinical | 8/30/11 | Under review |
| Louis Stokes Cleveland DVA Medical Center (Brecksville, OH)
| Clinical Neuropsychology | 12/11/09 | Accredited,
effective 2/25/2011 |
| Madigan Healthcare System (Tacoma, WA) | Traditional Clinical | 12/29/10 | Accredited,
effective 7/20/2011 |
| Madigan Healthcare System (Tacoma, WA) | Clinical Child | 3/30/11 | Under review |
| McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Richmond, VA) | Rehabilitation Psychology | 12/31/08 | Accredited,
effective 7/15/2011 |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Houston, TX) | Clinical Neuropsychology | 4/29/10 | Under review |
| Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (Minneapolis, MN) | Clinical Neuropsychology | 12/13/10 | Accredited,
effective 7/22/2011 |
| San Francisco VA Medical Center (San Francisco, CA) | Clinical Neuropsychology | 3/9/11 | Under review |
| Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System (New Orleans, LA) | Traditional Clinical | 8/29/11 | Under review |
| VA Long Beach Healthcare System (Long Beach, CA) | Traditional Clinical | 9/22/10 | Under review |
| VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (Salt Lake City, UT) | Traditional Clinical | 1/11/11 | Under review |
| Veteran Integrated Service Network 19 MIRECC (Denver, CO) | Traditional Clinical | 12/27/10 | Application voluntarily withdrawn |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center (White River Junction, VT) | Traditional Clinical | 2/24/11 | Under review |
| Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Washington, DC) | Forensic Psychology | 4/20/11 | Under review |
| Washington DC VA Medical Center (Washington, DC) | Traditional Clinical | 9/1/11 | Under review |
| W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center (Salisbury, NC) | Traditional Clinical | 9/1/11 | Under review |
Updated January 2012
