2026-86

Motion Introduced by:  Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee

Date of First Reading:  March 2, 2026

Date of Second Reading:  March 30, 2026

Title of Motion: Request from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Department of Psychology – for the establishment of a graduate degree – MS in Clinical Psychology

Action Requested: This curricular proposal has received all college, school, unit and university administrative approvals, and is being presented to the Senate for review and voting decision.   

Rationale: The proposed Master of Science in Clinical Psychology will leverage expertise from ASU’s nationally-ranked, and APA accredited, Clinical Psychology PhD program to develop a state-of-the-science program that trains master’s level psychology providers to increase the number of clinicians trained in the science of psychology and increase access to evidence-based psychological services.