(08-17-2021, 05:24 PM)DeanLewis Wrote:There's a difference between whether CalSouthern's program will be qualifying in most states and whether an APA-aligned program will be qualifying in most states. As of now, most states either require an APA-accredited doctorate or an equivalent doctorate. Some programs may not be able to meet certain APA requirements, but they can develop the same curriculum that will be acceptable to licensing boards.(08-17-2021, 04:58 PM)jsd Wrote:(08-17-2021, 03:20 PM)DeanLewis Wrote: You may in face be able in that case to earn a Walden psych masters there (presuming you have another masters degree to qualify for admission) and transfer several courses, if not most of them, into CalSouthern's licensure eligible PsyD and straight up become a licensed psychologist.
CalSouthern requires you to have a psych masters to enter their PsyD program, so it will help you there. But they won't accept your Masters level courses for transfer into that program, they will only accept doctorate level courses for transfer, done on top of the required psy masters for eligibility.
That's not true. I was able to transfer 30 credits into their program because I had a 60 credit hour MA in counseling AND another master's degree which was used as the qualifying degree for entrance into doctoral study. They used a couple of my 60 hours plus my MA in religion to satisfy that, and still transferred 30 hours.
(08-17-2021, 03:39 PM)sanantone Wrote:(08-17-2021, 03:20 PM)DeanLewis Wrote:Most states don't require APA accreditation. They require APA alignment.(08-17-2021, 12:59 PM)studyingfortests Wrote: I'm in CA.
And as far as LPC, I had never seen Licensed Pastoral Counselor until this thread. I frequently hear a lot of folks getting dual licensed as an MFT and a Licensed Professional Counselor (sometimes also called a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor). Ya learn something new every day.
California is unique in many facets with certain licensed professions, and uniquely they dont require an APA accredited doctorate. You may in face be able in that case to earn a Walden psych masters there (presuming you have another masters degree to qualify for admission) and transfer several courses, if not most of them, into CalSouthern's licensure eligible PsyD and straight up become a licensed psychologist.
That is increasingly untrue (but relatively true form MA counselors with CACREP accreditation). There are only a handful of states that CalSouthern students (for instance) seek licensure in, California, Texas, and Illinois (I believe), and even then outside of California its very difficult to find clinical internship placements that accept students from non-APA accredited programs. Its functionally only possible in a handful of states.
Whether you can land an APA-accredited internship with ease is a separate issue and has little to do with state requirements. APA and APPIC internships prefer APA or CPA-accredited degrees, but an APA-accredited internship isn't required for licensure either.
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