Palo Alto University Inc

Programs: Ph. D. Clinical psychology:the university has offered a five-year onsite doctoral program in clinical psychology, leading to a doctor of psychology (ph. D. ) since 1975. The ph. D. Program was accredited by the american psychological association (apa) in 1988 and was re-accredited in 2016 by apa for seven years. During the 16-17 academic year, this program welcomed a new cohort of 77 students, graduated 67 students, and experienced 14 withdrawals of the 469 students in the program (3% attrition). Additional outcomes data is reported annually to wasc, the department of education, the american psychological association, and other institutions. The university maintains a detailed public accounting of attrition, time to completion, internship match rates and more at www. Paloaltou. Edu/graduate-programs/phd-programs/phd-clinical-psychology/student-admissions-outcomes-and-other-data.

psy. D. Clinical psychology:the university offers a five-year onsite doctoral program in clinical psychology, leading to a doctor of psychology degree (psy. D). This program is implemented in collaboration with the stanford school of medicine department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and was approved by wasc in 2002. The program, the pgsp-stanford psy. D. Consortium, was first accredited by apa in 2006, re-accredited in 2013 by apa for seven years, and currently preparing for its next apa self-study. During the 16-17 academic year, this program welcomed a new cohort of 32 students, graduated 29 students, and experienced zero withdrawal of the 173 students in the program (0% attrition). Additional outcomes data is reported annually to wasc, the department of education, the american psychological association, and other institutions. The university maintains a detailed public accounting of attrition, time to completion, internship match rates and more at www. Paloaltou. Edu/graduate-programs/pgsp-psyd-stanford-consortium/student-admissions-outcomes-and-other-data

the gronowski center:the gronowski center is a psychology training clinic dedicated to providing compassionate counseling, psychotherapy and assessment services to adults, older adults, couples, adolescents, children and families in santa clara county and san mateo county. The clinic offers services on a sliding scale basis as a part of its community mission. Services are provided by doctoral level psychology students under the supervision of licensed psychologists.

pau master's programs: m. A. In counseling: this program offers an master of arts in counseling in one of two areas of emphasis: "marriage, family and child", or "clinical mental health". Both emphasis areas are cacrep accredited since january 2017, and prepare students to pursue licensure in counseling. The program has been wasc accredited since 2009 for distance learning, and since 2011 for the residential version. During the 16-17 academic year, this program welcomed a new cohort of 109 students, graduated 104 students, experienced 27 withdrawals of the 370 students in the program (7% attrition). M. S. In psychology: the m. S. In psychology is primarily a preparatory program for students seeking entrance to the ph. D. Program. Pau was granted wasc accreditation for a distance education m. S. In psychology degree program in 2000. During the 16-17 academic year, this program welcomed a new cohort of 25 students, graduated 15 students, experienced 5 withdrawals of the 46 students in the program (11% attrition). Pau undergraduate programs:pau offers two separate degree completion programs at the undergraduate level. Entering students are required to have completed freshman and sophomore general education requirements at another accredited institution. The university maintains cooperative agreements with local community colleges to offer classes for this program on their campuses (de anza college in cupertino, foothill college in los altos hills, and college of san mateo in san mateo), which facilitates the transfer process and degree completion options for community college students. B. S. In psychology and social action:pau was granted wasc approval for a bachelor of science in psychology and social action onsite degree program in 2006, followed by approval to offer a distance education version starting in 2011. During the 16-17 academic year, this program welcomed a new cohort of 44 students, graduated 40 students, experienced 11 withdrawals of the 110 students in the program (10% attrition). B. S. In business psychology:pau was granted wasc approval for a bachelor of science in business psychology onsite degree program in 2009, followed by approval to offer a distance education version starting in 2011. During the 16-17 academic year, this program welcomed a new cohort of 23 students, graduated 9 students, experienced 6 withdrawals of the 59 students in the program (10% attrition).