How to apply if you are Applicant D

This process is for candidates currently enrolled in a PhD (Science – Psychology) program who do not hold general registration as a psychologist. You can not be concurrently enrolled in the PhD (Science – Psychology) and the MPP or MCP at UON.

Step 1

Apply for the MPP and/or MCP.

This pathway involves applying for entry into the Master of Professional Psychology Program (MPP) and/or The Master of Clinical Psychology Program (MCP). You need to complete one year of either the MCP or MPP before you are eligible for the PhD (Clinical psychology). If you are successful in your application, apply through the GR services to defer your PhD enrolment for a year.

This application process is currently open until midnight 3^rd October 2022.

Step 2

After one year of the MPP or the MCP, and if you have been successful in your interview and offered a position in the PhD (Clinical Psychology) program, you can apply to have your PhD (Psychology) transferred to a PhD (Clinical Psychology). You can submit your PhD earlier than as per the program structure depending on how far into your PhD candidature you are.

If you are accepted into the MCP program, after one year, request an exit out of the program with a MPP (Clinical Foundations) you can then request to have your PhD (Science – Psychology) transferred to a PhD (Clinical Psychology).

Alternatively, you can complete your PhD (Science – Psychology) and be awarded this degree. Then apply for a MPP or MCP program and complete one of these degrees. The separate degrees (MCP+ PhD (Science Psychology)) is the equivalent as completing a PhD (Clinical Psychology) in terms of how much clinical and research experience you will have and the same opportunities career wise.

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