Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.
A full list of supervisors accepting new students is posted on the Department of Psychology website in early Fall. Contact the program for more information.
Helping students become expert psychologists and competent clinicians is the purpose of the Clinical Psychology (PhD Thesis) program. It aims to prepare students for research, academic and clinical careers in psychology and health care. As practitioners of an evidence-based science, faculty members guiding the program emphasize training in clinical science. The program, which highlights their commitment to empirical approaches to advancing knowledge, is accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association.
Research, academic, or clinical career in university, health, and mental health settings.
A PhD in clinical psychology is usually considered a final degree.
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.
A full list of supervisors accepting new students is posted on the Department of Psychology website in early Fall. Contact the program for more information.
A minimum of 3.6 GPA on a 4.0 point system.
Please note that the PhD program is highly competitive. Successful applicants will typically have a GPA higher than this stated minimum.
A master's degree in Psychology or equivalent.
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A statement of research and professional interests (max. 500 words), including the specification of prospective research supervisors from among current program faculty.
A research proposal.
Two academic letters
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An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
For admission on September 1:
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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