Clinical Psychology PsyD Professional Licensure General Disclosure

34 CFR § 668.43(a)(5)(v) and (c)

Pacific University provides this General Disclosure to students prior to enrollment or financial commitment. Successful completion of the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Clinical Psychology program has been compared to the educational requirements for licensure or certification required for employment in each State and US Territory. If the program does not meet, or we are unable to determine that the education program meets the educational requirements, we have provided contact information to the licensing board for that State or Territory.

Students are advised to determine, prior to enrollment, whether the program meets licensure requirements in the State or Territory in which the Student is located.

Pacific University considers the U.S. State or Territory address included on the enrollment application as the student’s primary address. For student applicants who are members of any branch of the US Military, their assigned base or base of deployment is considered their legal residence.

Students must provide formal notification to Pacific University when the student’s legal residence has changed to another State or Territory and when the new State or Territory is listed on the table below and is noted as Does Not Meet or Unable to Determine.

¹In addition to a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program, California requires additional coursework or experiences in the following areas: (a) human sexuality (10 contact hours); (b) alcoholism/chemical dependency detection and treatment (1 semester/quarter); (c) child abuse assessment (7 hours); (d) spousal/partner abuse, detection and intervention strategies (15 contact hours); and (e) aging and long-term care (10 contact hours); suicide risk assessment and intervention (6 contact hours).

Pacific University’s PsyD curriculum offers, but does not require, courses that will fulfill the (a) human sexuality and (b) alcoholism/chemical dependency detection and treatment requirements. The College of Health Professions (within which the PsyD program is located) may offer coursework to fulfill (e) the aging and long-term care requirement, however this is not a guarantee. Students who think they might seek California licensure should consult with the PsyD Program Director to incorporate these courses into their program of study. The other requirements, (c) and (d), can be fulfilled through other educational institutions during enrollment or after graduation.

²Hawaii licensure applicants must have completed graduate level training leading to a doctoral degree and have a minimum of 6 or LEVEL TRAINING more graduate semester hours (or 9 graduate quarter hours) in each of the following areas: A) Biological bases of behavior; physiological psychology, comparative psychology, neuropsychology, sensation and perception, psychopharmacology. B) Cognitive-affective bases of behavior; learning, thinking, motivation, emotion. C) Social bases of behavior; social psychology, group processes, organizational and systems theory, community psychology.

³In addition to a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program, Kentucky requires a minimum of 3 semester/5 quarter hours of additional coursework in the following area: social bases of behavior.

⁴In addition to a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited university, Maine requires three hours of coursework in family or intimate partner violence screening and referral and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, evidence-based risk assessment and same-gender abuse dynamics.

⁵In addition to a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program, Michigan requires additional pre-licensure training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets standards of Administrative Rule 338.2525 (as of 4/1/22) is required. This requirement can be fulfilled through other educational institutions during enrollment or after graduation. Beginning in June 2022, Michigan will also require completion of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration. This requirement does not apply to applicants renewing licensure.

⁶In addition to a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program, New Jersey requires 6 doctoral credit hours in the following domains: (a) Personality Theory and Human Development Theory, (b) Learning Theory and/or Physiological Psychology, (c) Psychological Measurement and Psychological Assessment, (d) Psychopathology, (e) Psychological therapy/counseling or Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and (f) Research and Statistical Design.

Pacific University’s PsyD curriculum covers the majority of these requirements in required or elective coursework. Students who think they might seek New Jersey licensure should consult with the PsyD Program Director to incorporate needed additional courses into their program of study. PsyD program graduates will need additional courses in personality theory and learning theory to be license-eligible for New Jersey. These requirements can be fulfilled through other educational institutions during enrollment or after graduation.

⁷In addition to a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program, New York requires licensure applicants to satisfy the Child Abuse Identification Reporting requirement by completing coursework or training in the identification and reporting of child abuse in accordance with Section 6507(3)(a) of the Education Law.