SMU to offer Doctorate of Psychology in Fall 2009

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has been approved to offer a Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree in Counseling Psychology. The university hopes to begin its first Psy.D. cohort of students in Fall, 2009.

Brother President William Mann, FSC, received approval notice December 29 from the university’s accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). This is the culmination of three years of work which included an internal program development process; review and approval by the university’s state regulatory agency, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education; and review and approval by the HLC.

Saint Mary’s will spend the upcoming months making plans for implementation, including hiring a program director, finalizing syllabi, hiring faculty, and beginning marketing efforts. In the interim, questions can be directed to Merri L. Moody, dean of the Graduate School of Health and Human Services, (612) 728-5133, mmoody@smumn.edu.