Course Catalog:
This Catalog is the definitive source of information for our degree program. It acts as the governing document for your academic journey, comprehensively outlining all institutional policies, procedural standards, and student expectations.
To ensure we remain compliant and current with industry standards, this document is updated regularly. In the event of substantive changes to the curriculum or policy, all active students will be notified by email with a annotated summary of the changes.
Catalog Update Log:
Mission statement updated to explicitly identify graduate-level distance education.
Added pregnancy and parental leave protections to Leave of Absence policy.
Standardized LOA approval role to Director of Education.
Corrected MA graduation requirement from 48 to 49 credits.
Updated all references to reflect 49-credit requirement.
Added missing 3-credit designation to IPSY 601.
Fixed IPSY 610 course heading formatting.
Renumbered duplicate course number IPSY 634 → IPSY 636.
Removed typo in Regulation & Compliance section.
Corrected Arizona State Board phone number.
Corrected "Deferals" → "Deferrals" in TOC.
Removed outdated September 2025 cohort exception language.
Updated per-credit tuition rate from $520 → $510.
Proposed immersion pricing update from $850 → $1,020 (pending approval).
Added IPCC 716: Clinical Practice Management & Mental Health Service Delivery.
Expanded MS program from 45 to 49 quarter credits.
Increased combined MA/MS total to 98 quarter credits (~65 semester credits).
Revised IPCC 701 ethics course to directly reference ACA Code of Ethics.
Added experiential group participation requirement to IPCC 706.
Expanded integrative modality coverage in IPCC 706.
Added addiction neurobiology and medical foundations content to IPCC 711.
Strengthened practicum learning outcomes in IPCC 712.
Clarified developmental progression in Internship I (IPCC 713).
Expanded Internship II (IPCC 714) to include broader clinical populations and settings.
Expanded IPCC 715 from 3 to 4 credits and formalized capstone requirements.
Added comprehensive Practicum & Internship Policies section.
Added supervision, evaluation, liability insurance, and clinical hour requirements.
Improved alignment with CACREP content standards and state LPC board expectations.
Flagged CACREP-related language in MS introduction for future revision.
MS tuition section still pending.
MS admissions section still pending.
MS faculty list still pending.
MS State Licensure Disclosure section still pending.
Student Performance & Remediation Policy still needs to be drafted.
Catalog-wide role title consistency review still pending.
MS pricing details still pending.
December 10, 2025:
Changed the formal requirements for completion from two in-person immersions to one and included the cost for that immersion as a part of the total tuition for simplicity.
Added clarifications for program completion requirements, including practicum requirements.
Published catalog on a single native website link to prevent version control issues.
Added new Standards of Student Conduct.
Added policies on acceptable uses of AI.
Added our Regulatory and Compliance statement right in the beginning, to make sure no students miss this.
Updated course classifications for simplicity - removed 2 concentration options (due to no student demand response in official survey).
Updated descriptions of courses. Added “Why this course” description to each course to help students understand why this course is a part of the program.
Minor updates to include recently added staff members, language clarifications around student professional expectations, and responsibilities.
Increased the cost of estimation of books and materials cost to $600 total from $400 (not paid to the institution)
Simplified payment plan options down to three (no students elected for the other tuition plans)
Added clarifications for procedures to the Grievance Policy.