New Program – Next cohort will be for Fall 2027.
This program is designed for bilingual students (French and English), including prospective applicants from systemically underrepresented backgrounds, who intend to practice clinical psychology. As a Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) program offered by extension at Bishop’s University, it focuses on professional clinical psychology and will equip students to conduct psychological assessments and perform psychological interventions.
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Degree: Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology Profile (Curriculum code)
Duration: 4 years (12 semesters)
Credits: 120 credits
Status: Full time
Accreditation: Ordre des psychologues du Québec
Start semester: Fall 2027*
Application deadline: This will be available at a later date.
*Distinctively, this program enrolls a cohort of 16 students once every 3 years. The next cohort is scheduled to start in the Fall 2027 semester.
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This program is accredited by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ), thus making program graduates eligible for OPQ membership. To become a member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec and obtain a licence to practice, applicants must have an appropriate knowledge of the French language that is to say, be able to speak, write and work in French. Under section 35 of the Charter of the French Language, applicants are deemed to have sufficient knowledge of French if they meet one (1) of the following conditions:
- completed at least three years of full-time secondary or post-secondary education in French.
- passed the French mother tongue exams in the 4th or 5th year of secondary school in Québec.
- obtained a secondary school diploma (DES) in Québec in 1985-1986 or after.
Graduates who do not meet one of these conditions will need to obtain a certificate of knowledge of French after graduating from the Psy.D. program in order to become a member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec and obtain a licence to practice in Québec. The Office québécois de la langue française is responsible for issuing this certificate to those who have passed the exam. You can find more information about the exam on their website.
For more information, please contact our Graduate Studies Coordinator:
Jimmy Couturier
jimmy.couturier@ubishops.ca
Program Objectives
This program’s objective is to form psychologists able to assess and help various clienteles, drawing on the discipline’s scientific knowledge and on a deep understanding of the needs and characteristics of individuals and communities. It is also aimed at producing competent psychologists able to use critical thinking and clinical judgement in their professional decisions and to assess the effectiveness of their own interventions through reflective practice. Lastly, the program is aimed at producing psychologists who will contribute to the development and revitalization of professional practice.
Specific objectives
To rely on clinical psychology-specific knowledge to bring about changes in attitudes, behaviours, emotions, ways of thinking or reacting in a person, in order to help them feel better, find answers to their questions, solve problems, make choices, and/or improve their understanding of themselves and others.
To allow the student to develop skills in the following areas:
- Interpersonal relationships: Establish and maintain constructive working alliances with clients and client-systems, colleagues, and professional networks, as well as analyze and adjust professional relationships, taking into account the various contributing factors, including issues related to human diversity;
- Evaluation: Use one or several evaluation methods to analyze a problem, describe it and choose the appropriate tools, taking into account different interacting factors, to present its conceptualization to the client or client-system, using recognized diagnostic classifications where appropriate;
- Intervention: Know the different intervention models in order to implement them appropriately to promote, restore, maintain or develop the optimal functioning of a client or a client-system, taking into account best practices in the field;
- Research: Produce and communicate scientific knowledge. Develop rigor and critical thinking that allows for the development, application, use, and analysis of data resulting from research applicable to the professional field;
- Ethics and deontology: Develop ethical and deontological reflection and apply it to different situations, taking into account the legal and socio-economic framework of professional practice;
- Consultation: Know and apply the various theories and processes applicable to consultation with a client or a client-system;
- Supervision: Supervision of professional activities and management of a relationship oriented towards the development of profession-specific skills.
Degree Requirements
The program is 120 credits, over 4 years (12 semesters) of full-time study which are distributed as follows:
Program Progression
*The PSY 722 Research Seminar is given over three semesters (fall, winter, summer).
†The PSY 719 Clinical Seminars in Psychology and Health is given over two semesters (fall and winter).
**The student is registered in the 26 credit doctoral essay (SDPS724) for the first nine (9) semesters of the program, including the summer semesters.
See this PDF for detailed program description and the list of courses.
Tuition and Fees
Visit the Tuition and Fees page for detailed tuition and fees information.
Tuition for the 120 credit Doctor of Psychology is paid over 8 consecutive semesters (15 credits per semester). Once the tuition and compulsory fees for the nominal credits have been billed, students will be charged continuation fees until they meet the degree requirements in order to graduate.