Internship and Academic Preparation
Applicants must have completed all of the requirements for an APA/CPA-approved doctoral program in psychology and a one-year APA/CPA approved internship including dissertation before the beginning of the program. The Program will also accept applications from individuals who have completed all requirements of a university based APA/CPA-approved program of postdoctoral education for retraining in clinical or counseling psychology, however applications from those with school psychology emphasis will not be accepted. The Residency start date is August 1st.
All materials need to be submitted to PsychologyTraining@ou.edu. Please send in a PDF of your APPIC application for Internship, since you will not be able to submit through the APPIC Psychology Postdoctoral Application Centralized Application System (APPA-CAS). The Deadline for applications is March 9, 2026. Each applicant is required to submit a complete set of application materials. In order to have your application reviewed the following are required; Central Application form, curriculum vitae, a cover letter stating professional goals for the residency and graduate transcript.
Uploaded material should include:
- A letter of interest, including a discussion of training and career goals, including the status of your dissertation and/or completeness of all doctoral degree requirements.
- A copy of your curriculum vitae containing background information, academic and clinical experience.
- Three letters of reference. (Letter writer to send directly to above stated email address.)
- A copy of your graduate transcript.