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Welcome to the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program at the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

The Clinical Psychology doctoral program (PhD) has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1949 and is also accredited by the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) since 2017 through 2027.

PCSAS is an independent, non-profit organization that provides rigorous, objective, and empirically based accreditation of Ph.D. programs. PCSAS programs adhere to a clinical science training model — one that supports and expands the scientific foundation for mental and behavioral health care and increases the quality and quantity of clinical scientists contributing to all aspects of public health for all people.

We emphasize training in clinically-informed research and evidence-based clinical work and recognize that students have varying career aspirations that may evolve over the course of graduate training. Our program offers two tracks: Adult and Child/Family. Read more about our Student Admissions, Outcomes and Other Data.

We are strongly committed to promoting diversity and training early career scientists of diverse backgrounds. We encourage students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the sciences to apply, including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, first generation college students, and those of low socioeconomic status.

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association (APA)
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979 | Email: apaaccred@apa.org
Website: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Psychology Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS)
Joseph E. Steinmetz, Ph.D.
Executive Director
1101 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47401;
Phone: 479-301-8008 | Email:  jsteinmetz@pcsas.org
Website: https://pcsas.org/pcsas-accredited-programs/

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