APA Accreditation

Protecting the public by supporting the delivery of quality education and training in Health Service Psychology.

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Are you experiencing discrimination or harassment in an APA-COA accredited program?

If so, file a complaint here. Complaints must pertain directly to the program’s consistency with the APA Standards of Accreditation. For more information, consult our FAQ here or the APA Standards of Accreditation.

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Updates and Information

NACIQI MEETING UPDATE

Read the Commission’s response to the September 24 NACIQI meeting.

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ENFORCEMENT OF DIVERSITY ACCREDITATION STANDARDS 

Please read the following memo to Program Training Directors, Commission on Accreditation Site Visitors, and Accreditation Constituents addressing questions about the Commission on Accreditation’s enforcement of diversity accreditation standards.

Our Mission

The APA accreditation process promotes consistent quality and excellence in education and training in health service psychology. Education and training provides tangible benefits for prospective students; the local, national, and international publics that are consumers of psychological services; and the discipline of psychology itself.
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What is the APA-CoA?

The APA Commission on Accreditation (APA-CoA) is the primary programmatic accreditor in the United States for professional education and training in psychology. APA accredits master’s and doctoral programs in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, and combinations of those areas as well as internships in health service psychology and postdoctoral residencies in clinical psychology and specialty areas of professional psychology.
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ACCREDITED MASTER’S GRADUATE PROGRAM

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ACCREDITED DOCTORAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS

705

ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

169

ACCREDITED POSDOCTORAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS