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PhD Counseling/Clinical/School Psychology at University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

Programme overview

As a student in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, you’ll participate in a scientist-practitioner training model, with a heavy emphasis placed on developing academic, research, and practitioner knowledge and skills. Core themes explored in the program are (a) the values of human diversity and individual differences, (b) health and development across the lifespan, and (c) ecological (e.g., family, school, societal) influences on human behavior.

Faculty: Graduate School of Education  |  Department: Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Santa Barbara, CA, United States

What you will study

Emphases offered: Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology.

Career pathways

Graduate and professional pathways include Universities and colleges; K-12 schools; Nonprofit organizations. Top employers include Loyola Marymount University as an Assistant Professor of Psychology, Kind Mind SB as a Lead Mindfulness Facilitator, Post-docotral fellow at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-level graduate application (applies to all UCSB graduate programmes): online application through the Graduate Division with transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, statement of purpose, personal history statement, résumé/CV, three letters of recommendation, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo English Test scores where applicable, and GRE scores only if the programme requires them; deadlines and any programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,722 a year (2026-27). Resident (California) graduate tuition for the year (4,574 per quarter x 3 quarters as listed in the yearly column), stated for UCSB graduate students generally; excludes Student Service Fee, campus-based fees, tech fee and student health insurance. Nonre Source

Graduate applicants apply through the UCSB online graduate application; the deadline is set by each department. Application fee: $135 for US citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all others, payable by credit card, check or money order. GRE required only by some programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/admissions

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