APA Accreditation

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

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Updates and Information

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.



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POST-MANDATE GUIDELINES FOR ACCREDITED PROGRAMS

The CoA supports programs in their efforts to determine the best ways for students and trainees to successfully develop knowledge and competencies following the repeal of COVID-19 emergency mandates in accord with program requirements.


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COA WINTER 2025 UPDATE

Listen to the 2025 CoA chair provide information on the Commission’s actions in 2024.


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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 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

423

ACCREDITED DOCTORAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS

685

ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

176

ACCREDITED POSDOCTORAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS