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

 2014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024Total
Total number of students with doctoral degree conferred on transcript000007153319
Mean number of years to complete program000004.004.004.404.004.424.17
Median number of years to complete program000004.004.004.004.004.254.00

Time to Degree Ranges

 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 Total 
                       
Time to Degree RangesN%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students in Less Than 5 Years00000000007100110036031002671684
Students in 5 Years0000000000000024000133316
Students in 6 Years0000000000000000000000
Students in 7 Years0000000000000000000000
Students in More Than 7 Years0000000000000000000000

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) (8 credits per quarter for 3 quarters)$40,032
Tuition for full-time students (out-of-state) (8 credits per quarter for 3 quarters)$40,032
Tuition per credit hour for part-time students (if applicable enter amount, if not applicable enter “NA”)$1,668
University/Institution fees or costs (includes optional health insurance)$4,038
Additional estimated fees or costs to students (e.g. books, travel, etc.)$4,528

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                   
 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Student who obtained APA/CPA-accredited internships*000000001140058341002100133
Students who obtained APPIC member internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)000000003431100000000133
Students who obtained other membership organization internships (e.g. CAPIC) that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained internships conforming to CDSPP guidelines that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000343001170000133
Students who obtained other internships that were not APA/CPA-accredited (if applicable)00000000000000000000
Students who obtained any internship00000000710011006100410021003100
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process00000000710011006100410021003100

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                   
 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students who sought or applied for internships including those who withdrew from the application process00000000710011006100410021003100
Students who obtained paid internships00000000710011006100410021003100
Students who obtained half-time internships (if applicable)00000000000000000000

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                   
 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 
 N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%N%
Students for whom this is the year of first enrollment (i.e. new students)000061004100710081003100610011003100
Students whose doctoral degrees were conferred on their transcripts00006100410045756313346711003100
Students still enrolled in the program0000000000112267000000
Students no longer enrolled for any reason other than conferral of doctoral degree00000000343225002330000

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

Outcome2014-2024
The total number of program graduates (doctoral degrees conferred on transcript) between 2 and 10 years ago 13
The number of these graduates (between 2 and 10 years ago) who became licensed psychologists in the past 10 years10
Licensure percentage77

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.