A private, nonprofit, accredited educational institution, founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP).

Bachelor’s

Bachelor's completion programs in day and evening/online formats around the Bay Area.

Master’s

Online and on-campus evening programs enable students to become licensed mental health professionals (MFT or LPCC) with emphases in: Marriage, Family, and Child or Clinical Mental Health counseling or go on to further study at the doctoral level.

Ph.D.

Generalist training with a balance of clinical work and research. Offering the following areas of emphasis: Child & Family, Diversity & Community Mental Health, Forensic Psychology, LGBTQ Psychology, Meditation & Psychology, Neuropsychology, and Trauma.

Psy.D.

The PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium is a clinical psychology doctoral training program jointly run by Palo Alto University (PAU) and the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Online & Hybrid Programs

The convenience of online and the benefit of face-to-face interaction.
Attend classes online and in a hybrid programs format.

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Achievements

PAU is recognized as a leader for serving military and veterans and named one of GI Jobs magazine’s “Military Friendly Schools”, an honor reserved for the top 15% of "veteran friendly" post-secondary institutions.

LEARN ABOUT VETERAN'S SERVICES AT PAU

Faculty Insights

Joyce Chu Ph.D. is the Co-Director of the Center for Excellence in Diversity. She also co-leads the Multicultural Suicide Research Center and the Ethnic Minority Mental Health Research Group at PAU, where her work is focused around depression and suicide in ethnic minority adult and geriatric populations.

READ DR. CHU'S BIOGRAPHY

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY

Diversity Excellence

At Palo Alto University (PAU), research, clinical training, services, community, and teaching are infused with a focus on diversity, underserved populations, and multicultural education. Students participate in Clinical Psychology Ph.D. and Psy.D., and psychology Masters and Bachelors programs where cultural diversity is a strength.

DIVERSITY AT PAU

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Palo Alto, CA 94304

Phone: (800) 818-6136 Fax: (650) 433-3888

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