School Psychology APA Accreditation

The School Psychology Licensure Ph.D. program is accredited, on contingency, by the American Psychological Association (APA) until July 21, 2024.

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Ph.D. Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data

Time to Completion for All Students Entering the Program

 2015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript000071533423
Mean number of years to complete program----444.444.4254.3
Median number of years to complete program----44444.2554

Time to Degree Ranges

 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 Total 
                       
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in Less Than 5 Years--------7100110036031002671251774
Students in 5 Years-------- 0 0240 0133250522
Students in 6 Years-------- 0 0 0 0 012514
Students in 7 Years-------- 0 0 0 0 0   0
Students in More Than 7 Years-------- 0 0 0 0 0   0

The first cohort of students to enroll in the APA accredited PhD in School Psychology – Licensure curriculum did so in the 2016-17 academic year, thus no time to completion data is provided prior to 2019-2020. More information regarding admissions policies that allow students to enter with credit for prior graduate work can be found here.

 

Program Costs

Description2024-2025 1st Year Cohort Cost
Tuition for full-time students (in-state) $41,232.00
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) $41,232.00
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount, if not applicable enter “NA”)$1,718.00
University/Institution fees or costs $4,247.00
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.)$4,496.00

Full-time status is considered 8 or more credits at the University of Denver. Additional estimated fees or costs reflect books, transportation, personal expenses, and loan fees.

 

Internship Placement – Table 1

OutcomeYear Applied for Internship                   
 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Student who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships*0-0-0-11400583410021001334100
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0-0-0-343110000000013300
Students who obtained other membership organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0-0-0-00000000000000
Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0-0-0-34300117000013300
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)0-0-0-00000000000000
Students who obtained any internship0-0-0-7100110061004100210031004100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process0-0-0-7-1-6-4-2-3-4-

The first cohort of students to enroll in the APA accredited PhD in School Psychology – Licensure curriculum was in the 2016-17 academic year. Thus, no internships data is reported prior to 2016-17.

Internship Placement – Table 2

OutcomeYear Applied for Internship                   
 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process0-0-0-7-1-6-4-2-3-4-
Students who obtained paid internships0-0-0-7100110061004100210031004100
Students who obtained half-time internships (if applicable)0-0-0-00000000000000

The first cohort of students to enroll in the APA accredited PhD in School Psychology – Licensure curriculum was in the 2016-17 academic year. Thus, no internships data is reported prior to 2016-17.

 

Attrition

OutcomeYear of First Enrollment                   
 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)0-6-4-7-8-3-6-1-3-3-
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts0-61004100457.1675310000000000
Students still enrolled in the program0-0000000000466.7110031003100
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree0-0000342.922500233.3000000

The first cohort of students to enroll in the APA accredited PhD in Child, Family, and School Psychology – Licensure curriculum was in the 2016-17 academic year. Thus, no attrition data is reported prior to 2016-17.

Licensure

Outcome2015-2025
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago 23
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years14
Licensure percentage61

The first cohort of students to enroll in the APA accredited PhD in School Psychology – Licensure curriculum did so in the 2016-17 academic year.  The program expects to start conferring degrees in the 2019-20 academic year.