Overview

For more information about the Prescribing Fellowship in Clinical Psychopharmacology Graduate Certificate, please click here. 

Upon completion of the certificate, students will:

• Be trained to be competent as entry-level clinical psychopharmacology prescribers
• Acquire basic knowledge of biopsychosocial principles and research relevant to clinical psychopharmacology
• Acquire basic, entry-level skills to conduct diagnostic assessments, and provide psychopharmacology services in clinical psychology and integrated health settings
• Demonstrate knowledge of biopsychosocial principles in the application of psychopharmacology practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical psychopharmacology research and ability to integrate best-principles into practices
• Demonstrate knowledge and entry-level skill in application of clinical psychopharmacology assessment and prescribing skills in clinical psychology and integrated health settings

Eligibility

Students must be licensed Psychologists to complete the Prescribing Fellowship in Clinical Psychopharmacology Graduate Certificate.

After completing an MS in Clinical Psychopharmacology, students may then complete the one-year, mandatory Colorado prescribing fellowship. This requires a minimum of 12 months (and not more than 24 months) with 750 contact hours and 150 unique patients.  A second year of enrollment may be added to this course series if requested by the student and at the discretion of the Program Director to ensure sufficient clinical hours for licensure. If you are seeking licensure in another state, please talk with the program director about how to tailor the fellowship to your needs.

Students who complete the Masters of Clinical Psychopharmacology degree and the Prescribing Fellowship Certificate would be eligible to take the national Prescribing Exam for Psychologists (PEP) test and begin the process of becoming licensed to prescribe in Colorado. The completion of both the MSCP degree and Clinical Psychopharmacology Fellowship Certificate in combination meets or exceeds the requirements set forth by the American Psychological Association’s APA Model Education and Training Program in Psychopharmacology for Prescriptive Authority.

Program Requirements

1. Students must be licensed Psychologists to complete this certificate.
2. Students must have completed a Masters of Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP) from an accredited higher learning institution.
3. Students must complete all credits at the graduate 8000 level and above.

4. Students must earn a minimum grade of B- (3.0) in all courses that apply to the degree and must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to program requirements.

5. Students must complete all credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. This program consists of of 12 months of 750 hours of fellowship training. Under Colorado law, psychologists who intend to work with pediatric or geriatric patients need to complete at least 250 hours of specialty training during their 750 hour fellowship.
2. Accommodations can be made for students seeking licensure from states other than Colorado. Please talk to the program director to discuss the legal requirements for the stat where you will be seeking licensure.
3. Classes expire after 7 years after completion.
4. After completion of courses students will be required to complete a capstone which comes in the form of an exam. 

To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.