Internship, Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

Date Program Tables were updated: 07/29/2024

Program Disclosures

Internship Program Admissions

The Baylor Counseling Center provides a generalist training in a wide range of clinical skills and professional development activities. We seek to match with applicants who are a good fit for the beliefs and values of Baylor University and of our training program.

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of intervention and assessment hours at the time of application?

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants?

Applicants must have completed all formal requirements towards Ph.D. or Psy.D. Candidacy in Counseling or Clinical Psychology, certified by your Training Directors, including:

1. All course work, practicums, and comprehensive final exams necessary for the title of doctoral candidate must be completed by the application date.
2. Acceptance of dissertation proposal by dissertation committee no later than the APPIC ranking date.
3. Completed a minimum of 500 hours of supervised experience, including 250 hours in direct provision of psychological services, spending at least 50 hours in formal supervision

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

*Employees accumulate paid vacation at a rate of 10.67 hours on the last day of every month resulting in an 117 hours that can be scheduled.  They are typically paid out for unused hours, including the 10.67 they accumulate on their last day.

**Employees accumulate paid sick leave at a rate of 7.33 hours/month resulting in an annual total of 88.

***We will work with an intern, when possible, to make reasonable accommodations in extenuating circumstances depending on the timing and an intern’s progress in the program, though the availability of office space and other resources may impact this flexibility.

Other Benefits

• Baylor University identification card
• Use of campus facilities and libraries
• Free use of Baylor’s Student Life Center
• Free Admission to certain campus events
• Use of dining facilities with discounts
• Free parking
• Each intern has a private office with computer and internet access.
• The Counseling Center observes many state and religious holidays and is often closed for part of the winter break.

Initial Post-Internship Positions

Note: “PD = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.