The Accreditation Consultation Training Program doctoral program modules include an overview of accreditation in the United States and the APA accreditation process; accreditation standards for doctoral programs; information about completing the doctoral program self-study tables; and information about accreditation for consortium programs.

Modules

  • Module 1
    Overview of Accreditation in the United States: This module provides a general overview of accreditation in the United States.
  • Module 2
    Pathways to Accreditation: This module outlines the paths that programs may take toward obtaining APA accreditation.
  • Module 3
    Overview of the Accreditation Process: This module provides an overview of the APA accreditation process and the Commission on Accreditation (CoA).
  • Module 4
    Transition from G&P to SoA: This module includes information about the transition from Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation of Programs in Professional Psychology (G&P) to the Standards of Accreditation (SoA).
  • Module 5
    Standard I for Doctoral Programs: This module covers the requirements of Standard I for doctoral programs.
  • Module 8
    Standard V for Doctoral Programs: This module covers the requirements of Standard V for doctoral programs.
  • Module 11
    Standard III for Students: This module covers the requirements of Standard III for doctoral programs.
  • Module 14
    Standard IV for Faculty: This module covers the requirements of Standard IV for doctoral programs.
  • Module 17
    Standard II for Doctoral Programs: This module outlines the requirements of Standard II for doctoral programs.
  • Module 19
    Standard II : Profession-Wide and Program-Specific Competencies: This module provides an overview of the nine required profession-wide competencies and the optional program-specific competencies.
  • Module 18
    Standard II.B.1: Discipline-Specific Knowledge: This module provides a general overview of discipline-specific knowledge.
  • Module 20
    Standard II: Doctoral Program Outcome Data: This module discusses expectations for data collection and presentation including how programs are expected to use data to evaluate effectiveness.
  • Module 21
    Standard II.C.1: Degree Type: This module addresses the elements and types of doctoral psychology degrees accredited by the CoA.
  • Module 28
    Completing Doctoral Program Self-Study Tables: This module provides guidance on how to complete the tables that accompany a self-study.
  • Module 31
    APA Accreditation Consortium: This module covers consortium programs at all levels of training and how a consortium adheres to the SoA.
Date created: 2018