Overview

The Clinical Psychopharmacology program offered by University of Colorado Denver is designed to meet the didactic requirements as laid out by the American Psychological Association and the state of Colorado for the training of prescribing psychologists.

Prescribing psychology has been shown to be a safe and effective step toward meeting the overwhelming unmet mental health needs in the US for over 30 years. We are excited that the passage of HB-1701 in Colorado, now means that psychologists in Colorado have the opportunity to be part of this growing field.

Program Highlights

Becoming a prescribing psychologist doesn't just give you the power to prescribe medication, but also the power to unprescribe medication when the patient has reached their sustainable clinical goals to prevent medication overuse, reduce patient costs, and the impact of side effects. Our program will teach you to do both.

The program is primarily online, with the exception of a 1 week intensive on campus course in the summer between year 1 and 2 covering physical assessment and lab analysis. The program is designed for working professionals with weekly synchronous online class meetings, and asynchronous work. Academic year semesters will be divided into 8 week terms, with 2 classes per semester (so that students will take 2 courses per semester, but they take them sequentially rather than simultaneously). Courses are generally required to be completed in the order listed below, though exceptions could be made in unique situations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical Science 1: Basic Science

Clinical Science 2: Neuroscience

Pathology and Pathophysiology

Clinical Medicine

Applied Clinical Science

Pharmacology

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Denver, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Must be currently enrolled in a PsyD or PhD mental health program

Must have successfully completed a minimum of 45 hours of graduate coursework in their mental health program with a minimum 3.0 GPA. As part of the graduate coursework requirement, the applicant must have evidence on their transcript that they completed the 5 courses below with a minimum of a B-/80% in each class: Psychopathology, Abnormal Psychology, Diagnostics Biological Bases of Behavior, Neuroscience Statistics Research Methods, Clinical Assessment

Three letters of recommendation (must be from academic/professional sources)

Arrange submission of official transcripts from all schools where graduate and undergraduate credit hours were taken

Statement of purpose and goal of graduate study (Part 2, Question 6 on application).

Professional De-identified Clinical Writing sample

Optional: GRE score not required, but may be submitted to aid application file

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

22335 USD / year

≈ 22335 USD / year
Out-of-State

22335 USD / year

≈ 22335 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7200 USD / year

≈ 7200 USD / year

Living costs

Denver

United States

1310 - 2220 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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