Advanced Standing Online Clinical Psychology PsyD Option in Fresno/Sacramento
The Advanced Standing Online Clinical Psychology PsyD Option offers a new method of completing requirements for the Clinical PsyD Program in Fresno/Sacramento. The program combines quality online teaching with face to face instruction in clinical skill development.
This post-master’s program is designed to retain CSPP’s high quality academic standards and recognize the experience and training of mental health professionals who hold a master’s degree prior to matriculation, while decreasing the length of matriculation and decreasing the length of residency. The program may be completed in three years, rather than the usual minimum of four years.
Convenience for Working Clinicians Seeking to Advance their Careers
The program provides a doctoral opportunity to master's level clinicians who are either licensed or certified in their field (e.g., LMFT, LCSW, and School Psychologist) and whose access to face-to-face doctoral training is limited by resource or geographical issues. One year of course work is eliminated based upon transfer credit and documented supervised clinical experience. The remaining three years of the program are structured with a blend of online and on-ground requirements, including a year of online courses, a year of on-ground courses in Fresno or Sacramento, and an internship in the final year.
Online PsyD ProgramCourses
During the first year of matriculation, students become part of a learning community which meets face to face four times during the academic year for purposes of orientation, community building, technology training and course initiation. An additional 30 units of core theoretical courses are offered in a web-based format online (e.g. History and Systems, Social Foundations, etc.)
Adult learners attend the program, via online courses, year round, with 13 units in fall and 12 in spring and 7 offered during the summer months.
Face to Face Courses in Fresno, Videoconferenced Courses in Sacramento
The next thirty units of the program are offered in face-to-face format at the Fresno campus or with a combination of face to face and videoconference technology to Sacramento. This second program year is composed of courses that are less amenable to web-based learning and evaluation (e.g., Psychological Assessment and Psychotherapy courses). Students in the program take these courses through the available Fresno or Sacramento campus-based curriculum.
The final year of the program consists of placement in a full-time internship program.
Accreditation
This program is currently approved by WASC and has been developed to meet APA accreditation criteria for distance learning, but is not yet accredited. APA’s accreditation policies require that students be enrolled in all year levels of the program option prior to application for accreditation so application for APA accreditation is scheduled to occur during the 2007-08 academic year.
Frequently Asked Questions
How will the program save me time and money?
Tuition and fees will be reduced by approximately $24,000 for the doctoral program, based on the 30 units of credit granted for demonstration of supervised clinical experience and transfer units from previous master’s degree coursework. Students may also decide to continue to work full time during the first year of the program. Because the first year is comprised of online courses, students may complete the course requirements during evening hours or on the weekend.
How can I be assured of high quality instruction?
All instructors teaching in the program’s online component are core faculty members at the Fresno/Sacramento or San Francisco campuses. These are innovative and seasoned instructors with a desire to move into the newest technologies available. They were chosen for their content expertise and dedication to student learning. They also have full time commitments to CSPP and are dedicated to working as a team for the success of this program.
Will I get to know my instructors and other students?
Online instruction is not a “sit at home by yourself and learn in isolation” endeavor. It is a highly interactive medium, where students are required to communicate weekly with the instructor and other students, sharing ideas and expertise about the week’s topic. Faculty use discussion boards rather than chat rooms so students’ thoughts can be posted at any time and will remain available for others to respond to during the entire course. In addition, students will attend three meetings on the Fresno campus during the first year of instruction, meeting professors and fellow students, sharing social time and reviewing course requirements.
Do I have to move to Fresno or Sacramento or can I take the face to face courses at another CSPP/Alliant campus?
The Advanced Standing Online option is only offered at the Fresno/Sacramento campus. Students may not take the courses at another campus.
Is the program accredited?
The program is approved by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). This approval grants students the right to sit for licensure in almost every state. Since the American Psychological Association (APA) will not accredit this program option until all year levels of classes are full, the accreditation process should occur in the 2007-08 academic year. While there are no guarantees, the associate program director has successfully completed three APA accreditation processes, one including distance learning strategies.
Can I do my internship in another country?
The Clinical Psychology PsyD program requires students to complete the internship requirement at an APA- CAPIC- or APPIC-approved internship site. Currently, these approved internships are offered only in the US and Canada.
Can I select an emphasis area for this program?
Yes. Students may select an emphasis area. Emphasis area coursework is in addition to the minimum course requirements for this program and would, therefore, add units (time and tuition) to the program.
How do I apply?
Submit an application to the Clinical Psychology PsyD program using the regular CSPP Clinical Psychology Application Packet, selecting “Clinical Psychology Online PsyD” in the Enrollment Information section of Form A. Please also review the special instructions for the online option.
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August 10, 2007
San Francisco Online PsyD Program: A Practitioner Program
San Francisco Online PsyD Program: A Practitioner Program
The Online PsyD program at the San Francisco campus has full accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. It is a practitioner program and was initiated in the fall of 1991. The goal of the program is to educate professional clinical psychologists who bring critical thinking and active problem solving skills to bear on human problems. Students online are educated and trained to be able to intervene effectively using multiple methods of assessment and intervention, working with diverse populations, across many settings, and in changing and evolving contexts.
Beginning in the first year, professional training placements are required to integrate classroom learning with practical experience. In the second-year Online PsyD students begin work on their clinical dissertations. Passing all preliminary examination subtests is required for advancement to doctoral candidacy. While continuing to integrate the skills and knowledge acquired in the first two years, students in the third year begin to focus more intensively on professional skills and more advanced professional training experiences. Also work on the PsyD clinical dissertation proceeds.
The Online PsyD dissertation is meant to demonstrate the student's ability to think critically about clinical and social issues and to make appropriate use of scientific knowledge and psychological research in professional practice. The dissertation may be an interpretive study involving a synthesis and analysis of existing literature relevant to a clinical problem and requiring the development of the student's own ideas as to how the existing knowledge can be used to enhance clinical work. Other types of clinical dissertations include case studies, surveys, program evaluations, educational or clinical interventions, quantitative studies and correlational studies on clinical variables. The program is designed to allow students to complete the dissertation in the third year prior to beginning the fourth year internship.
The standard Online PsyD curriculum is four years, but students may extend their time to take additional courses, complete research work, or spread their internship over two years. Approximately 35% complete the program in four years, while 65% elect to extend their education and training to five or more years.
American Psychological Association office of Program Consultation and Accreditation:
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-5979
Ablut Alliant International University
Alliant International University focuses on preparing students for professional careers in the applied social sciences. Our faculty, students and alumni are committed to making an impact on society and to results that make a difference in the lives of individuals, couples, families, schools, organizations, companies, and nations.
Our institution applies scholarship to solve social problems and has always had an abiding concern for diversity and internationalism.
Formed in July 2001 by the combination of the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and United States International University (USIU), Alliant is an independent, not-for-profit institution of higher education with a history distinguished by innovation.
Our Campuses
Alliant offers students a choice of six California campuses: Fresno, Irvine, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco.
Alliant also includes a Mexico City Campus. Alliant Mexico is distinguished by being the only university in Mexico authorized by law to offer all of its programs in English. Alliant Mexico is also the only university in Mexico all of whose programs are accredited by an American accrediting agency. Alliant also runs pioneering programs for psychologists in Tokyo, Japan and attracts professionals from across the US to its on-line program in psychopharmacology.
The Alliant Family of Schools
The Alliant family is composed of three schools that span its multiple campuses:
the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP)
the Graduate School of Education, (GSOE) and
the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management (MGSM)
Alliant Centers
The Alliant family includes two young and growing educational "centers" that are also present on multiple campuses. Those centers are:
the Center for Undergraduate Education, (CUE) runs a degree-completion program for students in the last two years of their bachelor's degrees.
the Center for Forensic Studies (CFS).
Our Educational Alliance
Cooperative Undergraduate Programs: Alliant's Center for Undergraduate Education also runs cooperative degrees and programs with Ohlone College in the San Francisco Bay Area, with Southwestern Community College and the Sweetwater Union High School District near San Diego.
To ensure that students are ready to enroll after the first two undergrad years, Alliant has has developed “articulation” agreements with 30 community colleges. The agreements make sure that the courses at Alliant and the community colleges match up and that students don’t loose credit with courses that don’t count toward CUE enrollment. Alliant has agreements with Mesa College, Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District and Imperial Valley College in the San Diego area.
Graduate Management Programs: Presidio School of Management in San Francisco, which offers programs in sustainable management, is part of Alliant and shares our accreditation.
The Online PsyD program at the San Francisco campus has full accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. It is a practitioner program and was initiated in the fall of 1991. The goal of the program is to educate professional clinical psychologists who bring critical thinking and active problem solving skills to bear on human problems. Students online are educated and trained to be able to intervene effectively using multiple methods of assessment and intervention, working with diverse populations, across many settings, and in changing and evolving contexts.
Beginning in the first year, professional training placements are required to integrate classroom learning with practical experience. In the second-year Online PsyD students begin work on their clinical dissertations. Passing all preliminary examination subtests is required for advancement to doctoral candidacy. While continuing to integrate the skills and knowledge acquired in the first two years, students in the third year begin to focus more intensively on professional skills and more advanced professional training experiences. Also work on the PsyD clinical dissertation proceeds.
The Online PsyD dissertation is meant to demonstrate the student's ability to think critically about clinical and social issues and to make appropriate use of scientific knowledge and psychological research in professional practice. The dissertation may be an interpretive study involving a synthesis and analysis of existing literature relevant to a clinical problem and requiring the development of the student's own ideas as to how the existing knowledge can be used to enhance clinical work. Other types of clinical dissertations include case studies, surveys, program evaluations, educational or clinical interventions, quantitative studies and correlational studies on clinical variables. The program is designed to allow students to complete the dissertation in the third year prior to beginning the fourth year internship.
The standard Online PsyD curriculum is four years, but students may extend their time to take additional courses, complete research work, or spread their internship over two years. Approximately 35% complete the program in four years, while 65% elect to extend their education and training to five or more years.
American Psychological Association office of Program Consultation and Accreditation:
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-5979
Ablut Alliant International University
Alliant International University focuses on preparing students for professional careers in the applied social sciences. Our faculty, students and alumni are committed to making an impact on society and to results that make a difference in the lives of individuals, couples, families, schools, organizations, companies, and nations.
Our institution applies scholarship to solve social problems and has always had an abiding concern for diversity and internationalism.
Formed in July 2001 by the combination of the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and United States International University (USIU), Alliant is an independent, not-for-profit institution of higher education with a history distinguished by innovation.
Our Campuses
Alliant offers students a choice of six California campuses: Fresno, Irvine, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco.
Alliant also includes a Mexico City Campus. Alliant Mexico is distinguished by being the only university in Mexico authorized by law to offer all of its programs in English. Alliant Mexico is also the only university in Mexico all of whose programs are accredited by an American accrediting agency. Alliant also runs pioneering programs for psychologists in Tokyo, Japan and attracts professionals from across the US to its on-line program in psychopharmacology.
The Alliant Family of Schools
The Alliant family is composed of three schools that span its multiple campuses:
the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP)
the Graduate School of Education, (GSOE) and
the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management (MGSM)
Alliant Centers
The Alliant family includes two young and growing educational "centers" that are also present on multiple campuses. Those centers are:
the Center for Undergraduate Education, (CUE) runs a degree-completion program for students in the last two years of their bachelor's degrees.
the Center for Forensic Studies (CFS).
Our Educational Alliance
Cooperative Undergraduate Programs: Alliant's Center for Undergraduate Education also runs cooperative degrees and programs with Ohlone College in the San Francisco Bay Area, with Southwestern Community College and the Sweetwater Union High School District near San Diego.
To ensure that students are ready to enroll after the first two undergrad years, Alliant has has developed “articulation” agreements with 30 community colleges. The agreements make sure that the courses at Alliant and the community colleges match up and that students don’t loose credit with courses that don’t count toward CUE enrollment. Alliant has agreements with Mesa College, Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District and Imperial Valley College in the San Diego area.
Graduate Management Programs: Presidio School of Management in San Francisco, which offers programs in sustainable management, is part of Alliant and shares our accreditation.
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