Prescriptive authority program designation

Designation is the process for quality assurance of training programs in psychopharmacology that is conducted by APA.

APA designated postdoctoral education and training programs in psychopharmacology in preparation for prescriptive authority:

• Clinical Psychopharmacology Postdoctoral MS Program
  California School of Professional Psychology
  Alliant University
  1 Beach Street, Suite 100
  San Francisco, CA 94133
  Designated July 25, 2011
  Under Review

• Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology
  The Chicago School
  707 Wilshire Blvd.
  Los Angeles, CA 90017
  Designated February 5, 2021
  Next review for renewal of designation: 2028

• Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Drake University
  Department of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  2802 Forest Ave
  Des Moines, IA 50311
  Designated February 2, 2024
  Under Review

• MS Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Idaho State University
  1311 East Central Drive
  Meridian, ID 83642
  Designated January 6, 2021
  Next review for renewal of designation: 2028

• MS Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology
  New Mexico State University
  MSC 3CEP
  P.O. Box 30001
  Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
  Designated November 6, 2010
  Under Review

• Postdoctoral MS Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology
  Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Marion Turpan College of Psychology & Counseling
  1000 River Road (T-WH1-01)
  Teaneck, NJ 07666
  Designated November 6, 2010
  Next review for renewal of designation: 2028

Third party comments will be accepted about programs applying for designation. All third party comments must state the name of the person(s) or the party(ies) represented by the comment. Issues addressed in comments must be limited to a program’s consistency with the designation criteria for education and training programs in preparation for prescriptive authority (PDF, 155KB)opens in new window. All comments must be in writing and are limited to 10 pages. In order to process third party comments in the most efficient manner, we ask that any comments be provided within 90 days after the program’s date of application. Comments can be submitted to Allison Gillensopens in new window.

• Under review
  Programs have not yet received a final decision; no further information on those programs and their stage in the designation process may be provided by us. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the program directly for further details. 

• Designated
  Programs that have been judged by the RxP Designation Committee to be consistent substantively and procedurally with the Designation Criteria for Education and Training Programs in Preparation for Prescriptive Authority.

• Designated, under review for renewal of designation
  Programs that are currently designated but are in the process of being reviewed for further designation by the RxP Designation Committee. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the program directly for further details.

• Designated on probation 
  Programs that have been granted a time certain probationary designation by the RxP Designation Committee in which they must demonstrate stronger compliance with the designation criteria for continued designation recognition.
  

• Application voluntarily withdrawn
  The program has voluntarily withdrawn its application from the designation process.

• Application fee:  $1,500
  Application fees apply to the initial application and the application for continued designation. A program must provide payment with submission of these applications for designation.

• Annual fee: $250
  An annual fee is due with the invoice at the beginning of each approval year, starting in year after approval.