Graduate Orientation handbook

History of NSU College of Psychology 1964 Nova University opened offices on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Warren J. Winstead, Ph.D., was named president. 1967 The Behavioral Sciences Center was founded. The Center is the precursor of the College of Psychology. 1968 The Louis Parker Physical Sciences Center, the Davie Living Complex, and the Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus were officially opened. 1981 The Florida School of Professional Psychology merged into Nova University, and the Psy.D. degree in clinical psychology was offered. The Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology received full accreditation from the American Psychological Association. 1983 The Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology received accreditation from the American Psychological Association. 1986 The Behavioral Science Center became the Center for Psychological Studies. 1988 The Nova University Community Mental Health Center predoctoral internship received full accreditation by the APA. 1994 Southeastern University of the Health Sciences merged with Nova University to form Nova Southeastern University (NSU). 1996 The Maxwell Maltz building, housing the Center for Psychological Studies and its Community Mental Health Center, was dedicated. 2000 President Ferrero received the American Psychological Association’s Presidential Citation Award for his efforts to expand and improve mental health services in South Florida. The American Psychological Association reaffirmed the Center for Psychological Studies doctoral program accreditation for another seven years. 2001 Psy.S. School Psychology Program created. Accredited by FLDOE (Florida Department of Education) in 2005 and NASP (National Association of School Psychologists) in 2013 2002 M.S. Counseling Psychology Program created 2011 Psy.D. School Psychology Program created and APA accredited in 2015 M.S. Experimental Psychology and M.S. General Psychology Programs created 2012 M.S. Forensic Psychology Program created 2015 The Center for Psychological Studies became the College of Psychology. The new College now offered both undergraduate and graduate programs. 2021 The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) granted an 8-year accreditation to the M.S. in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) concentration. Faculty and staff at the Maxwell Maltz Building groundbreaking. (Gene Shapiro, Nancy Varner (HR), Kimberly Durham, Karen Grosby, and Alan Katell are in the first row)

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