PROGRAMS SEEKING INTENT TO APPLY STATUS

Programs Seeking Intent to Apply Status

Updated December 2024

All programs can seek an “intent to apply” declaration prior to seeking review to be awarded an accredited, on contingency or full accreditation status. The application for acknowledgment of “intent” includes documentation related to key standards of accreditation. Review for intent to apply is a document review only. The review is conducted to verify that the essential elements are in place to begin a program. It is not an accredited status and does not provide the public with a judgment regarding the quality of the program, it simply serves as a notice to the public that the program will be seeking accreditation in the near future.

A program may seek “intent to apply” at any time, including prior to or after admitting students/interns/residents. The “intent to apply” declaration indicates that once trainees are in place, the program intends to apply for an APA accredited status (either contingent or full accreditation). A doctoral program may be listed as “intent to apply” for a maximum of three years, while an internship or postdoctoral residency program may be listed as “intent to apply” for a maximum of two.

The “intent to apply” declaration is effective as of the date of the Commission's decision to acknowledge the declaration. In any case, a program must notify its publics if it is no longer designated as an “intent to apply” program. Declaration of “intent to apply” is not a requirement for an application for “accredited, on contingency” or “full accreditation.”

List of Programs

The following list indicates that a program's “intent to apply” declaration has been received and, when reviewed, acknowledged by the Commission. Programs are listed for the time their intent to apply status is declared (three years following acknowledgment for doctoral programs and two years for internship and post-doctoral residencies), although programs that have submitted applications for accreditation are separately noted in the list below. Plus, programs acknowledged for “intent to apply” will also be listed with programs voluntarily applying for initial accreditation after they’ve completed an application to become accredited. A program’s intent to apply declaration will be posted until it expires unless a program becomes accredited; after accreditation the intent to apply declaration will be removed.  
Program Name CoA acknowledged Intent to Apply Current Status
Brenau University (Gainesville, GA) (Clinical PsyD) 10/28/23 Intent to apply
CARE Counseling (Minneapolis, MN) (Internship) 7/15/23 Intent to apply
The University of Iowa School Psychology Program (Iowa City, IA) (School PhD) 4/2/22 Under review for accredited, on contingency
Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center (Lima, Ohio) (Internship) 10/19/24 Intent to apply
Mississippi State University PsyD, Combined Health Service Psychology (Meridian, MS) (Combined Clinical/Counseling/School PsyD) 4/6/24 Under review for accredited, on contingency
National Psychology Training Consortium - Cy-Hawk Region (Ames, IA) 4/6/24 Under review for accredited, on contingency
Stevenson University (Stevenson, MD) (Clinical PsyD) 10/28/23 Under review for accredited, on contingency
Touro University (New York, NY) (Clinical PsyD) 4/1/23 Under review for accredited, on contingency
Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) (Clinical PhD) 4/1/23 Under review for accredited, on contingency

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