Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) In Clinical Psychology Program

Licensure

MSPP is listed as a Designated Program in Clinical Psychology by the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers, and graduates are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.  Graduates meet the educational requirements for licensure in Massachusetts and health service provider certification of the Board of Registration of Psychologists in Massachusetts.  Graduates are eligible to sit for the licensing examination following completion of the mandatory post-doctoral clinical requirements. Although each state determines its own requirements for licensing psychologists, many MSPP graduates are licensed in other states.  Current copies of the licensing laws for all 50 U.S. states and Canada are available to students through the Field Placement Office.  Students who are planning to practice outside of Massachusetts are advised to check carefully into the requirements for those jurisdictions.

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Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) Performance (1988-1996)
	Mean Score	Standard Deviation	No. of Test Takers
MSPP	149.3	15.3	331

Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) Performance (1997-July 2006)
	Mean Score	Standard Deviation	No. of Test Takers
MSPP	149.3	18.0	247

Licensing Data (1999-July 2007)
Total No. of Graduates	Number of Students Licensed	Percent Licensed
275	217	79%

During the years 1999-2007, 275 students graduated from the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Clinical Doctoral Program. Through application requests and Division of Licensure websites, we can verify that 217 graduates (79%) have achieved professional licensure. Of the remaining 58 students for whom licensure information is not recorded, 13% are international students and 24% are recent (2007) graduates who according to our records at the time of this posting have not yet applied for licensure.

Updated 8/26/09