Accreditation Fees

Please note: All accreditation fees are non-refundable.

Application Fee (Doctoral Programs)

A program must provide payment of the appropriate application fees with submission of application/self-study. The fee schedule provided below is effective for applications/self-studies submitted on or after Jan. 1, 2013.

Doctoral Programs (1-50 Students)$3,750
Doctoral Programs (51+ Students)$4,250

Application Fee (Internship and Postdoctoral Residency Programs)

A program must provide payment of the appropriate application fees with submission of application/self-study. The fee schedule provided below is effective for applications/self-studies submitted on or after Jan. 1, 2013.

Application Fee (Initially Applying for "Eligibility" Status)

Application information will be available on or about April 1, 2013

Internship/Postdoctoral Residency Programs — "Eligibility" Status. Eligibility status can be conferred for two years after which it will expire if the program has not initiated an application for either "Accredited, on Contingency" or "Accredited" status. $1,000
Internship/Postdoctoral Residency Programs — Applying to move from "Eligibility" to "Accredited, on Contingency" Status$1,000
Application Fee (Initially Applying for "Accredited, on Contingency" Status)

Self-study information

Internship/Postdoctoral Residency Programs — "Accredited, on Contingency" Status 

$2,000
Application Fee (Initially Applying for "Accredited" Status)

Self-study information 

Internship/Postdoctoral Residency Programs — "Accredited" Status 

$2,250

Annual Accreditation Fee

Fee schedule effective 2013. Program will be invoiced annually each summer with payment due on Dec. 31.

Doctoral Programs (1-50 Students) — invoiced Aug. 1 $3,750 
Doctoral Programs (51+ Students) — invoiced Aug. 1$4,250
Internship Programs ("Accredited" Status) — invoiced June 1$2,250
Postdoctoral Residency Programs ("Accredited" Status) — invoiced June 1$2,250
Internship/Postoctoral Residency Programs — (Additional Year(s) at "Accredited, on Contingency" Status) — invoiced July 1  $2,000

Appeal Hearing Fee

Program must provide payment with submission of its letter of appeal.

Doctoral Programs$5,000
Internship Programs$5,000
Postdoctoral Residency Programs$5,000

Site Visit Fee

Site visit fees are billed at the end of the month in which the site visit occurs. Site visits are required for both "Accredited, On Contingency" status and "Accredited" statuses. 

Should a program require an invoice in advance of the site visit, the request must be made no less than one month prior to date of the site visit.

Fee per visitor: $1,700Number of visitors
Doctoral Programs3 visitors
Internship Programs2 visitors
Postdoctoral Residency Programs2 visitors for Traditional and Specialty practice programs; Multiple practice programs require additional visitors as noted in Implementing Regulation C-11(a) (PDF, 1.58MB)

Contact

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
Education Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First St., NE
Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: (202) 336-5979
Fax: (202) 336-5978