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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.

Educational organisation/Course of Study
AUT
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology – PGDipCounsPsych
Massey University
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
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
Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology – PGDipChFamPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClinPsyc
Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Psychology – PGDipOrgPsyc
University of Otago
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClPs
Postgraduate Diploma in Neuropsychology – PGDipNeuropsych
University of 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
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology – PGDipClinPsych
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology Practice – PGDipEPP
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology Practice – PGDipHlthPsychPrac
Current Status
AUT
Massey University
Provisionally Accredited
University of Auckland
University of Canterbury
University of Otago
University of Waikato
Victoria University of Wellington
Next assessment due
AUT
2023
Massey University
2024
2024
2024
2025 (not accepting enrolments)
2025
University of Auckland
2025
2025
2025
2025
University of Canterbury
2026
2029
2026
University of Otago
2029
2026
University of Waikato
2024
2024
2030
Victoria University of Wellington
2025
2026
2024

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
New Zealand Defence Force
Current Status
Next Assessment due
2026
2026