Master of Arts in School & Clinical Child Psychology

Coursework

Students must complete 5.0 FCEs (including a practicum course) and a thesis.

• APD1205H Ethical Issues in Applied Psychology (0.5 FCE).
• APD1215H Psychological Assessment of School-Aged Children (0.5 FCE).
• APD1216H Psychoeducational Assessment (0.5 FCE).
• APD1218H Seminar and Practicum in School-Based Assessment, Consultation, and Intervention (0.5 FCE). The practicum portion consists of 250 hours (one day a week from September to June) and is normally taken in a school setting.
• APD1222H Approaches to Psychotherapy-Lifespan (0.5 FCE).
• APD1236H Developmental Psychopathology (0.5 FCE).
• APD1285H Psychology and Education of Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities (0.5 FCE).
• JOI1288H Intermediate Statistics and Research Design (RM) (0.5 FCE).
• 0.5 elective FCE.
• 0.5 FCE in Cognitive/Affective bases of behaviour from an approved course listing. Note: Students who have a 1.0 FCE in Cognitive/Affective bases of behaviour at the senior undergraduate level approved by the program may substitute an elective course for this requirement or a course in the Biological Bases of Behaviour or Social Bases of Behaviour menus, or APD3204H, Contemporary History and Systems in Human Development and Applied Psychology.

Thesis

A listing of approved Cognitive/Affective, Social, and Biological bases of behaviour courses is available on the departmental website and in the Applied Psychology and Human Development program guidelines.

In addition to the above course requirements, students who have not taken a previous child development course in their undergraduate degree program will be required to take APD1201H Childhood and Adolescent Development.

Students who have not taken a previous statistics course or its equivalent must take JOI1287H Introduction to Applied Statistics (RM).

Students must achieve a minimum of A– in at least one of APD1215H Psychological Assessment of School-Aged Children and APD1216H Psychoeducational Assessment, and must complete APD1218H Seminar and Practicum in School-Based Assessment, Consultation, and Intervention in order to remain in good standing and be permitted to continue in the program.

Failure to meet these criteria will normally result in a recommendation to the School of Graduate Studies to terminate the student's registration in the program.

Can you tell me more about the admissions process?
The SCCP core faculty members of the APHD Admissions Committee consider applications for the program. Applicants are rated on a 6-point scale, from poor (1) to outstanding (6), on their grades, faculty questions, and academic and professional references.

Relevant research and applied experience, publications and conference presentations are also considered. Each qualified applicant's file is examined independently by two core SCCP faculty members and a mean is calculated. Applicants with high rankings are short-listed.

Faculty members then select students from the short list whom they wish to sponsor. Faculty sponsorship ensures that the interests of the students match the goals of the program, and that students have a committed supervisor.

Do I need to complete the GRE when I apply to the SCCP program?
No, you are not required to submit the GRE for admission to the SCCP program. 

I understand that I need to include one professional reference letter. Who is eligible to write this?
Your professional reference letter can come from anyone who has knowledge of your ability to work with children and families. Examples may include a supervisor at a volunteer setting or summer camp or an employer at a setting where you worked with children or families as part of your job (e.g., daycare centre, community recreation program).

Should I contact the professor with whom I would like to do research with? 
If you are applying to the MA or PhD program, it is important to identify the professor or professor(s) whose research interests you share and refer to these professors within your faculty questions in your application.

Would you be able to clarify how many reference letters are needed? 
3 (2 academic, 1 professional)

Does registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario mean that we can only practice in Ontario? Or all over Canada?
The SCCP PhD  program meets the requirements to  practice in Ontario and in Canada upon successful registration at the College of Psychologists.

Do students have breaks during the program, such as winter, spring, or summer breaks?
There is a mid-winter break in March.  Some of our students take extra classes that are offered in the spring and summer session.

If our GPA scale from undergrad is different than U of T do we need to submit our GPA scale or will you admissions look into it to adjust our undergrad grades to the U of T scale?  
Yes our staff in the Registrar’s Office will convert your GPA

How important is it to apply for graduate external awards on your initial application?
The Admissions committee will be looking at the answers of your faculty questions; letters of reference; and previous grades (GPA).

Program Chair: Dr. Todd Cunningham

Program Faculty: Dr. Todd Cunningham, Dr. Esther Geva; Dr. Linda Iwenofu; Dr. Mary Caravias; Dr. Anne-Claude Bedard; Dr. Mark Wade; Dr. Chloe Hamza; Dr. Naomi Slonim

Questions? Please email us at oise.aphd@utoronto.ca

Program Coordinator:
Puja Variawa
puja.variawa@utoronto.ca