Admissions: School & Clinical Child Psychology (SCCP)
 

School and Clinical Child Psychology (SCCP): This program provides theoretical, research and professional training in preparation for psychological work with children in schools, clinics, private practice, and research settings. The program is designed to provide training in assessment, therapy and other psychosocial and instructional interventions, professional consultation and prevention. Opportunities are available for research and clinical work with infants, young children, adolescents, and families.

i) The Master of Arts (M.A.) is designed to meet the academic requirements of the College of Psychologists of Ontario for registration as a Psychological Associate. The focus of the program is applied. In the first year, students learn to do a psychoeducational assessment in the counselling and psychoeducational clinic. In the second year, students have a practicum experience of approximately 250 hours.

Admission to the M.A. requires a preparation equivalent to a University of Toronto four-year bachelor's degree in Psychology, or its equivalent, defined as six full courses in psychology, including one full course in research methods/statistics and at least three full psychology courses at the third and fourth year level. The usual admission standard is standing equivalent to a University of Toronto A- or better. Applicants should provide documented evidence of relevant professional experience. Applicants are required to submit two academic and one professional letters of recommendation.

A detailed description of the program is available at: Degrees and Course Requirements

For application information and forms please visit the OISE/UT Registrar’s Office website at:
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ro/Graduate_Studies_In_Education/index.html

ii) The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is intended to prepare the student for psychological work with children in schools, clinics, and research settings. Graduates of the Ph.D. would assume positions of greater professional and administrative responsibility than would graduates of the M.A.. They would be engaged in activities that put a premium on the knowledge of psychological principles and the ability to use them in a systematic way. The Ph.D. is intended to meet the academic requirements for registration as a Psychologist.

Admission to the Ph.D. requires a University of Toronto four-year bachelor's degree in Psychology or its equivalent, and an OISE/UT M.A. in School and Clinical Child Psychology or its equivalent. The usual admission standard is standing equivalent to a University of Toronto A- or better (in the master's degree). A limited number of outstanding applicants holding equivalent bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology from elsewhere may be considered. However, if the M.A. was not equivalent to the OISE/UT M.A. in School and Clinical Child Psychology, the student will be required to take additional courses to receive equivalent training.

Applicants to the MA and PhD Programs in SCCP are strongly encouraged to apply for major scholarships from agencies such as the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS).

NOTE: Continuation from the M.A. to the Ph.D. is not automatic; graduates from the M.A. are considered in a pool with all other applicants to the SCCP Ph.D. program.

A detailed description of the program is available at:
Degrees and Course Requirements

For application information and forms please visit the OISE/UT Registrar’s Office website at: http://ro.oise.utoronto.ca/Interact/GradAdm/office.htm