Palo Alto University has served its students, faculty, staff and community for over 45 years as a psychology-focused education institution.
Learn more about the growth and evolution of PAU:
1975 - Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP) founded in Palo Alto by prospective students and faculty who wanted to develop their professional knowledge of clinical psychology; Robert Kantor is its first President.
1984 - Dr. Allen Calvin joined PGSP as President.
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| Online with Live Videoconference Classes | Online with Live Videoconference Classes |
| BS Psychology and Social Action |
Palo Alto University is a non-profit university. This means that every dollar we raise goes to improve lives. These funds directly support our students through their educational experience, they help our Gronowski Center, and they help faculty research projects maximize their positive impact on society.
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Training Model
The PAU-Stanford PsyD Consortium is a practitioner-scholar program intended for those seeking careers devoted to the direct delivery of clinical psychological services. The program provides a generalist education in clinical psychology, emphasizing evidenced-based practice. The priority we assign to evidence-based practice is matched by our commitment to promote students’ broad and general understanding of science and to foster students’ ability to critically evaluate scientific theories, methods, and conclusions.
Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university located in the heart of northern California’s Silicon Valley, is dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues and specializing in mental and behavioral health to equitably meet the needs of today’s diverse communities.