In this web site applicants and other interested readers can find general information about our program as well as more specific information regarding the program's Training Model, Goals and Objectives; Areas of Study; Curriculum (including requirements for graduation); program Faculty and their research interests; Students Data; Admission to the Program (requirements and process); and program and Graduate College Policies and Procedures (including grievance procedures and due processes). You can also download our Handbooks: The Program Handbook and the Graduate Student Manual.

The clinical psychology graduate program at the University of Arizona follows a clinical science training model. It prepares students not only to practice clinical psychology but to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field. The program has a long and distinguished history, and it has been accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1962. For information regarding the program's accreditation status you may contact The Committee on Accreditation, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002-4242. Phone # (202) 336-5979.

The University of Arizona's doctoral program in Clinical Psychology is a charter member of The Academy of Psychological Clinical Science, which is a coalition of doctoral training programs that share a common goal of producing and applying scientific knowledge to the assessment, understanding, and amelioration of human problems. Membership in the Academy is granted only after a thorough peer review process. Its membership in the Academy indicates that the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Arizona is committed to excellence in scientific training, and to using clinical science as the foundation for designing, implementing, and evaluating assessment and intervention procedures.

The Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Arizona is also a member of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP), and like other CUDCP programs has adopted CUDCP’s "Fuller Disclosure" policy by providing Student Data on program applicants and students.

Resources that help us to achieve our goals include competent and available faculty, talented and motivated students, and a variety of research and clinical and training opportunities both inside and outside the department and the university.

The program's core and affiliated faculty maintain vigorous research programs that are visible and well-funded. Much of this work is interdisciplinary, as faculty engage in more than the usual number of collaborative projects with scholars in other departments, colleges, and universities. In addition to their individual and collaborative research, members of the clinical faculty have been highly involved in national, state, and local activities and organizations concerned with advancing psychological knowledge and promoting both the profession's and the public's welfare. Core faculty have played key leadership roles in national organizations (e.g., the Academy for Clinical Psychological Sciences; the Council of University-based Clinical psychology Programs, the Committee on Accreditation) and served on many editorial boards, grant review groups, task forces, and committees (including the state licensing board).

Our most crucial key resource is the highly selective group of graduate students who enter and successfully complete the program. We typically admit only 6-8 new students each year from a pool of over two hundred applicants, with admissions tailored to fitting students' research interests with availability faculty mentors. Entering students are academically talented (e.g., see data for GPA and GRE scores) and demonstrate strong aptitudes and interests in clinical research. They are also a diverse group, with 26% representing ethnic minority groups and with each cohort including one or more international students. The department guarantees students financial support for at least five years.

The program offers external research and clinical training opportunities through affiliations with various departments in the College of Medicine and the University Medical Center (e.g., Community and Family Medicine, University Physicians, Neurology, Cardiology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry); the Division of Family Studies and Human Development in the College of Agriculture; the Veterans Administration Medical Center; the Arizona State Prison Complex; and with a variety of other local agencies and community mental health centers. Although most of these sites tend to emphasize either research or practice, several offer both, along with unique opportunities to apply clinical science to diverse problems and populations in community settings.

The most basic indication of the program achieving its education and training goals is that students do very well in their course work and comprehensive examinations, and they demonstrate high levels of proficiency (as rated by supervisors) in their clinical practica. Beyond this, the fact that students are productive in research, not only while they are in the program but also after they graduate, testifies to goal attainment in the clinical science arena. Among the 31 students who graduated in the past 7 years, for example, 84% reported having published at least 2 articles or book chapters, and 65% published at least 4. Given our goal of producing clinical psychologists committed to science, it is also noteworthy that 58% of recent graduates now hold academic or predominantly research appointments and that, across all types of employment, our graduates on average devote 40% of their time to research and program evaluation activities. Another indication of positive outcome is that past and present students report a high degree of satisfaction with their experiences in the UA clinical program. This is evident in data from a recent Alumni Survey, as well as in ongoing dialogue between students and program faculty. Finally, students graduate from the program in a timely manner: The median years to graduation (including internship) is 6 years, and the average is 6.4 (SD=2.2).