Graduate Programs |
Doctoral Degrees |
| Clinical Psychology: Family Psychology, Psy.D. |
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| The recognized degree for practitioners, APU’s Psy.D. provides comprehensive training. This practitioner-scholar program combines science and practice, emphasizing service, and meets California licensure requirements. This program offers the following concentrations: Forensic Psychology and Consulting Psychology. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Location |
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| 100 | 4 or 5 years | Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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| Educational Leadership, Ed.D. |
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| Prepares graduates to assume elementary and secondary administrative positions at school site, district office or county, state, and federal levels in public or private education. This program offers the following concentrations: Leadership, Teaching and Learning, and School Psychology. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Locations |
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| 48 | 3 years coursework
1-2 years dissertation | Traditional | Azusa (main campus)
Orange County |
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| Higher Education Leadership, Ed.D. |
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| Qualifies graduates for leadership roles in colleges and universities, especially in student development, academic support, academic leadership, and institutional administration. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Location |
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| 48 | 3 years coursework
1-2 years dissertation | Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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| Higher Education, Ph.D. |
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| The Ph.D. in Higher Education develops scholars who are able to conduct original research and interpret and communicate the results of that research through their writing, teaching, and leadership. This program serves higher education professionals who work full time while completing 18 units per year in the doctoral program. This program offers the following concentrations: Organizational Leadership and Student Success. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Location |
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| 54 | 3 years coursework
1-2 years dissertation | Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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| Ministry, D.Min. |
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| The Doctor of Ministry Program renews and transforms ministry leaders, churches, and communities, equipping them to spread the message of Jesus Christ. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Location |
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| 36 | 4 years | Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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| Nursing, PhD |
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| The PhD in Nursing, with an emphasis in either Health of the Family and the Community or International Health, is a research-based program designed to prepare graduates for a life of scholarship and teaching. This program offers the following concentrations: Health of the Family and Community and International Health. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Location |
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| 64 | 4 years | Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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| Physical Therapy, DPT |
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| Emphasizes the scientific basis of human structure and movement, the spiritual basis of human worth, and the integration of these elements into a comprehensive approach to evaluation and treatment. Graduates gain a solid generalist perspective of patient care in a variety of professional treatment settings. | | Units | Completion Time | Format | Location |
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| 150 | 31 months | Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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| Pre-Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology Program |
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| For those without a master’s in psychology, this program offers a one-year sequence of courses in preparation for the Psy.D. curriculum, with an opportunity to earn the master's after one year in the Psy.D. Program. | | Format | Location |
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| Traditional | Azusa (main campus) |
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