Accreditation

The Radford University PsyD Program in Counseling Psychology is closing and no longer accepting students. The Program has been granted “Accredited, Inactive” status by the American Psychological Association’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Psy.D. program was initially accredited by the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation in 2012, so that even our first graduates are able to say they graduated from an APA-accredited program. The program successfully completed its second accreditation process in the 2016 cycle. The next site visit was scheduled to occur in 2023; however, because of the Program’s antici[ated closure, this visit has been cancelled. In addition to the Psy.D. program being APA-accredited, Radford University is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (http://www.sacs.org/).

All accredited programs are required to post “Student Admissions, Outcomes, and Other Data” on their website. This information is on a separate page, accessed through the button with this name in the tool bar that is located down the left side of each of our webpages.

The Program is listed in the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards / National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Doctoral Programs Meeting Designation Criteria (see http://www.nationalregister.org/about/mission-vision-values/  for information about the Designation program). The Program’s listing can be found at http://www.nationalregister.org/resources-links/doctoral-programs/approved-doctoral-programs-by-jurisdiction/. The following is the language that we can use to explain the implications of being listed as a Designated Program:

This program meets the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards / National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology "Guidelines for Defining 'Doctoral Degree in Psychology.’" Therefore, graduates of this designated program who decide to apply for licensing as a psychologist typically will meet the educational requirements for licensing. However, in each jurisdiction there are additional requirements that must be satisfied. For exact information, please contact the state or provincial licensing board in the jurisdiction in which you plan to apply. Additional information including links to jurisdictions is available on the ASPPB's web site: www.asppb.org.

Once licensed, graduates are eligible to apply for credentialing as a Health Service Provider in Psychology. Graduation from a designated program ensures that the program completed meets the educational requirements for credentialing by the National Register. However, there are additional requirements that must be satisfied prior to being credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology©. For further information consult the National Register's web site: www.nationalregister.org.

The Radford University Psy.D. Program is a psychology program intended to educate and train psychologists. We are an identifiable program within the Psychology Department, which is located within the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences.

We have 5 core faculty members, all of whom received their Ph.D. from APA-accredited Counseling Psychology programs; details about the faculty can be found here. The core Psy.D. faculty have primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas in the curriculum and the Psy.D. Program Director has authority to act for the core faculty in these regards within the Department of Psychology and elsewhere at the University.

 

 

The Radford University Psy.D. Program has been granted “accredited, inactive” status by the American Psychological Association. If you have questions about the accreditation process for doctoral programs in psychology, you can contact the APA via the following means:

American Psychological Association
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation / Commission on Accreditation
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Phone: 202-336-5979
TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123
Fax: 202-336-5978
E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Internet Webpage: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/

Contact information for the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
750 First St, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
Telephone: (202) 336-5979
TDD/TTY: (202) 336-6123
Fax: (202) 336-5978
Email: apaaccred@apa.org