{"id":546,"date":"2025-05-29T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=546"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T19:22:46","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/clinical-psychology\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-ph-d-in-clinical-psychology\">Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Clinical Psychology Submenu\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"menu-title\">Clinical Psychology Submenu<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\" id=\"modal-1\" data-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\" data-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\" data-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/clinical-psychology\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Overview<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/clinical-psychology\/curriculum\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/clinical-psychology\/research\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Research<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/clinical-psychology\/accreditation\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Accreditation<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/clinical-psychology\/careers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Careers<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Accreditation<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The clinical psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, contact the APA Commission on Accreditation at 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 or 202-336-5979. For further information, contact <a href=\"mailto:AGoldberg@clarku.edu\">Dr. Abbie Goldberg<\/a>, Director of Clinical Training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/clinical-psych-admissions-outcomes-data.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data (PDF) tables<\/a> are posted and updated annually as required by the APA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information regarding applications, acceptances, and enrollment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Clinical Applicant Data&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>for Fall Semester:<\/strong><\/th><th>2021<\/th><th>2022<\/th><th>2023<\/th><th>2024<\/th><th>2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Number of Applicants<\/td><td>238<\/td><td>220<\/td><td>203<\/td><td>229<\/td><td>218<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number Accepted for Admission<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Actual Size of Incoming Class<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number of Incoming Students Receiving Tuition Remission and TA\/RA stipend<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Of Those Clinical Students Accepted for Admission In:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>GRE-Verbal<\/strong><\/th><th>2021<\/th><th>2022<\/th><th>2023<\/th><th>2024<\/th><th>2025<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Average Score<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Median Score<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr><tr><th><strong>GRE-Quantitative<\/strong><\/th><th>2021<\/th><th>2022<\/th><th>2023<\/th><td>2024<\/td><td>2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average Score<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Median Score<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Average Undergraduate GPA<\/em><\/td><td>3.67<\/td><td>3.81<\/td><td>3.40<\/td><td>3.60<\/td><td>3.70<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clinical psychology program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). 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