PsyD and PhD clinical neuropsychology program recommendations

jym626
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:33:35 +0000

Recently retired clinical neuropsychologist here. Your undergrad courses from 20 ago won’t exempt you from any graduate courses. It’s possible that because you already have a doctorate in another field that some programs might not require you to write a masters thesis, but you will still, in addition to years of coursework (eg neuroanatomy/neurophysiology, tests and measurements, statistics (maybe you can test out of this) neurotransmitters and behavior, psychopharmacology etc) in addition to many “core” clinical
Psych courses, have to complete practica, qualifying exams, a dissertation, internship, post doc and licensing exam in a state if you plan to practice, you are looking at many years of education and training, and without getting political, funding for grant students may be quite tight. And from a practical standpoint, most programs like to see a history of clinical experience, although your background may intrigue so programs. Go to the APA guide to graduate programs and look at the curricula of several. There are some online programs (eg the Fielding institute) but I have
My personal Biases about those. If you want neuropsych, most terminal
Masters programs won’t be sufficient. Good luck.

Start here:

https://www.apa.org

Applying to graduate school

Graduate psychology programs can have different admission requirements, training specializations, and financial resources. Find the program that is the best fit for you.