Admissions, Support & Placement Data

Date program tables are updated: 9/2/25

Program Disclosures


Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values?	No
If yes, provide website link (or content from brochure) where this specific information is presented:	N/A

Internship Program Admissions

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:

The University of North Dakota University Counseling Center (UCC) offers a full-time, 12-month doctoral internship in health service psychology designed for trainees seeking a generalist training experience in a university counseling center setting. Our program is best suited for applicants who wish to develop competence across the full range of profession-wide competencies—assessment, intervention, consultation, outreach, supervision, and ethical and professional identity development—while working with a diverse student population.

Applicants should have completed a minimum of three years of doctoral training, including required coursework, comprehensive exams, and practicum experiences in intervention and assessment, with an approved dissertation proposal by the time of application. While enrollment in an APA- or CPA-accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology is preferred, we have considered applicants from programs under review when their preparation is otherwise strong. A background check will be completed following the APPIC Match prior to the start of internship.

Our selection process emphasizes applicants’ breadth of practicum experience, multicultural competence, quality of clinical writing and communication, and fit with the program’s generalist, practitioner-scholar model. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities and value interns who share our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusive care.

In sum, this program is a strong fit for applicants seeking a supportive, high-impact training environment that provides broad preparation for entry-level practice in health service psychology, with distinctive opportunities in college mental health, outreach, supervision, and specialty assessment contexts.

Minimum Hours

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many:
Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours	Yes	500 hours
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours	Yes	20 hours

Other Minium Criteria

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants.

Three years of graduate coursework
Practicum training in psychological assessment

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns	$40,000
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns	N/A
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern?	Yes
If access to medical insurance is provided:
Trainee contribution to cost required?	Yes
Coverage of family member(s) available?	Yes, at additional cost
Coverage of legally married partner available?	Yes, at additional cost
Coverage of domestic partner available?	No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)	96
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	96
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave?	Yes
Other Benefits (please describe):	24-hour professional development, can be used for dissertation and/or conferences