Internship Program Admissions

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:

The UMBC Counseling Center values diversity and encourages applicants of diverse ethnic, racial, age, religious, sexual orientation, and other backgrounds to apply. Successful applicants have a strong interest in working with young adults and college student mental health, particularly within a highly multi-culturally diverse setting. They are typically interested in increasing their breadth of knowledge and clinical experience not only in individual and group counseling, but also in outreach, consultation, and supervision. Most have an interest in working in a university counseling center after graduation, although past interns have gone on to careers in other settings as well. It is strongly preferred that applicants have clinical experience in a college counseling setting, although we will consider those with relevant experience if a strong case is made for why the applicant is interested in such an internship.

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many:

Minimum Hours Requirements:

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

• Current enrollment in an APA-accredited doctoral program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
• Academic coursework and preparation in accordance with APA accreditation standards.
• All required coursework completed prior to the start of internship.
• Successful completion of doctoral comprehensive exams.
• Successful submission of dissertation proposals.

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

The annual stipend for Doctoral Psychology Interns is $35,568. Interns are classified as Contingent I employees for the State of Maryland and are eligible for the university health care/benefits package. If significant changes in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are implemented in the future, interns will most likely be reclassified as Visiting Graduate Students.

* Interns (and other staff members) are strongly encouraged to take time off outside of the regular semesters. Interns are expected to take 5 administrative days at the end of internship to allow Counseling Center staff transition time between internship cohorts. Interns need to be mindful of the minimum 2000 hour internship requirement when considering how to use their Personal Time Off (PTO) days. All PTO must be approved by the Training Director and will take into account clinical demands of the Counseling Center.

Initial Post-Internship Positions*

*Note: The setting represents their primary position.

Initial update: 5/4/2017

Recent update: 8/17/20