Location:

Louisville, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Forensic Psychology

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Forensic/Correctional Emphasis Area of the Psy.D. Program at Spalding University offers, within the curriculum of a doctoral program in general clinical psychology, training in the competencies (knowledge, skills and attitudes) essential to working with individuals involved in many of the capacities in the legal and correctional systems. The School of Professional Psychology is committed to identifying state of the art concepts, models and practices in this area, selecting high-quality and well-matched graduate students, and training them in these concepts, models and techniques to meet the needs of today’s society. The field of psychology has been evolving to meet the changing needs of the culture. One of these changes has been in the area of interface between the legal system and professional psychology. Psychologists work in and aid the legal system in many capacities. Professional contributions provided by psychologists to the legal system may be conceptualized as falling along the complete continuum of legal procedures.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

The School of Professional Psychology has been continually accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1989.

Requirements:

The School of Professional Psychology hosts invited applicant interviews during the spring semester of each year. To be considered for an interview, you must meet the following criteria: A completed application packet submitted by January 15 At least a 3.0 GPA, which is typical for successful applicants, A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours in psychology, and You must take the GRE. Although we have established no minimum for GRE scores, a minimum score of 143 on both the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE is typical for applicants offered an interview (using the revised scoring as of 8/2011).

International Requirements:

All applicants, for whom English is a second language (ESL), are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). The scores must be sent directly to the School of Professional Psychology at Spalding University.