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Accredited courses

The Psychologists Board is responsible for making sure that psychologists in New Zealand have the necessary qualifications and training to provide safe and effective services to the public.

To do this, the Board accredits and monitors educational institutions and programs that train psychologists. The Board’s Accreditation Committee oversees its accreditation activities. The Board appreciates the help of experienced academics and practitioners who serve on these assessment teams to ensure that graduates are well-prepared to practice as psychologists.

The table below shows the current status of each program that the Board is monitoring.

Resources

Educational organisation/Course of Study
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology – PGDipCounsPsych
Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
Doctor of Clinical Psychology – DClinPsych
Masters in Clinical Psychology – MClinPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational and Developmental Psychology – PGDipEdDevPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial/Organisational Psychology – PGDipI/OPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Practice – PGDipPsychPrac
University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau
Doctor of Clinical Psychology – DClinPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology (Applied Behaviour Analysis) – PGDipAppPsych(ABA)
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClinPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology – PGDipHlthPsych
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology – PGDipChFamPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClinPsyc
Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Psychology – PGDipOrgPsyc
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClPs
Postgraduate Diploma in Neuropsychology – PGDipNeuropsych
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wananga o Waikato
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Clinical) – PGDipPsych(Clin)
Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (Applied Behaviour Analysis) – PGDipPracPsych(ABA)
Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (Community) – PGDipPracPsych(Comm)
Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClinPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology Practice – PGDipEPP
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology Practice – PGDipHlthPsychPrac
Current Status
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau
Accredited
Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
Accredited
Accredited
Accredited
Accredited
Provisionally Accredited
University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau
Accredited
Accredited
Accredited
Accredited
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Accredited
Accredited
Provisionally Accredited
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Accredited
Provisionally Accredited
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wananga o Waikato
Accredited
Accredited
Accredited
Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Accredited
Accredited
Provisionally Accredited
Next assessment due
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau
2030
Massey University | Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
2027
2027
2025
2025 (not accepting enrolments)
2025
University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau
2027
2025
2027
2025
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
2029
2029
2026
University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
2029
2026
University of Waikato | Te Whare Wananga o Waikato
2025
2025
2030
Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
2027
2026
2025

The table below provides the status of the supervision-to-registration agencies currently monitored by the Psychologists Board.

Supervision to Registration Agency
New Zealand Department of Corrections | Ara Poutama Aotearoa
New Zealand Defence Force | Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
Current Status
Accredited
Accredited
Next Assessment due
2026
2026