College Course Approval Guidelines for Postgraduate Professional Courses 

Professional postgraduate courses in recognised areas of psychology are evaluated against the APS College Course Approval Guidelines for Postgraduate Professional Courses.  This ensures that students successfully completing an APS-approved professional postgraduate degree achieve a level of professional competence which meets the needs of clients and the community more generally, and obtain suitable preparation for membership of the relevant College.

APS approved programs of study

• View programs of study by state

Guidelines for approval

• Download APS College Course Approval Guidelines for Professional Courses ,  Feb 2013 (PDF, 638KB)  
• Download APS College course Approval Guidelines for Post Graduate Specialist Courses, Dec 2010 (PDF, 470KB)
• The guidelines should be read in conjunction with the  Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) Accreditation Standards Version 10, June 2010.

Assessment report template

Download College Course Assessment Report templates for 2014:

• College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
• College of Clinical Psychologists
  • Dec 2010 guidelines
    
  • Feb 2013 guidelines
• College of Counselling Psychologists
• College of Educational and Development Psychologists
• College of Forensic Psychologists
• College of Organisational Psychologists
• College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists

The process of course approval is undertaken by expert APS College assessors at the same time as APAC accreditation assessment is conducted. Enquiries about the process of college course approval should be directed to the Coordinator, Science and Education, at science@psychology.org.au , or by telephoning (03) 8662 3300.