Accreditation
Our PsyD program is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association. On May 2, 2025, we were notified that we were re-accredited for 10 years, the maximum length permitted. The next accreditation site visit will be scheduled in 2034.
Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979 / Email: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
California Lutheran University is regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). The next WSCUC accreditation visit is scheduled for 2033.
Professional Licensure
Psychology is a licensed profession in all 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, and the five inhabited U.S. territories. In accordance with Federal education regulations (primarily 34 CFR §668.43), CLU must disclose the list of U.S. jurisdictions in which it has determined that the PsyD program meets educational requirements for licensure, as well as the lists of jurisdictions in which it has either made no determination, or in which it has determined that the PsyD program does not meet educational requirements for licensure.
(Students desiring licensure in Canada should consult the relevant Province's licensure authority. Students desiring licensure in other countries should determine whether licensure is necessary in the intended country, and, if so, should contact the relevant authority.)
This disclosure does not guarantee licensure. It only covers the general educational standards for licensure (i.e., the type of degree, institution, and program required for licensure) and does not cover other standards, such as specific coursework requirements (which may require graduates to take certain additional courses to be eligible for licensure) or supervised professional experience requirements (which may specify internship and/or postdoctoral experiences required for licensure eligibility). This disclosure does not account for any changes in licensure standards since this list was last updated on 12 February 2026. Students and prospective students should contact the licensure authority in any jurisdiction/s in which they intend to seek licensure.
This disclosure is based on the information contained in the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)'s directory of licensure requirements (PSY|Book), cross-referenced with the state licensure resource list maintained by onlinemastersdegrees.org. In unclear cases, the relevant licensing laws and/or regulations have been consulted.
All jurisdictions (except Vermont and West Virginia) require a doctoral degree in psychology or in a closely related field. Most jurisdictions require the degree program to be housed in a regionally accredited institution. The notation "APA accreditation preferred" means that the licensure process is simpler for applicants who attended APA-accredited programs. The notation "from an APA-accredited program" means that applicants who did not attend an APA-accredited program will face significant obstacles to licensure, or may be ineligible for licensure, depending on the jurisdiction.
CLU's PsyD Program is an APA-accredited program within a regionally-accredited institution, and therefore meets educational requirements for licensure in all U.S. jurisdictions, as follows.
- Alabama (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Alaska (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Arizona (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Arkansas (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, APA accreditation preferred)
- California (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, APA accreditation preferred)
- Colorado (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, APA accreditation preferred)
- Connecticut (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Delaware (doctoral degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution, APA or PCSAS accreditation preferred)
- District of Columbia (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- Florida (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- Georgia (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- Hawaiʻi (doctoral degree)
- Idaho (doctoral degree)
- Illinois (doctoral degree, regionally accredited institution preferred, APA accreditation preferred)
- Indiana (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Iowa (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Kansas (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Kentucky (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Louisiana (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Maine (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Maryland (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, APA accreditation preferred)
- Massachusetts (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Michigan (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Minnesota (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Mississippi (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- Missouri (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Montana (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- Nebraska (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- Nevada (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- New Hampshire (doctoral degree)
- New Jersey (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution)
- New Mexico (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- New York (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- North Carolina (doctoral degree)
- North Dakota (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited and APA-accredited program)
- Northern Mariana Islands (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program, APA accreditation preferred)
- Ohio (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Oklahoma (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Oregon (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Pennsylvania (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- Puerto Rico (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Rhode Island (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- South Carolina (doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program)
- South Dakota (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Tennessee (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Texas (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Utah (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Vermont (doctoral or master's degree from a regionally accredited program)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Virginia (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Washington (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- West Virginia (doctoral or master's degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Wisconsin (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
- Wyoming (doctoral degree from a regionally accredited program)
There are no jurisdictions for which CLU has determined the PSYD program does not meet educational requirements for licensure. There are no jurisdictions for which CLU has made no determination.