Graduates of the Clinical Psychology program at Universidad de Las Américas are skilled professionals capable of working efficiently both independently and collaboratively in multi-, inter-, and intra-disciplinary teams to promote mental health. Graduates think critically and show an innovative spirit, enabling them to analyze key concepts, theoretical perspectives, trends, and empirical psychological research findings, and apply these to behavioral phenomena of varying complexity.
Furthermore, graduates provide psychological care at various levels, working with individuals and communities while employing scientific reasoning to design and conduct research and explain psychological phenomena. Their academic and professional practice is grounded in the ethical principles and regulations governing psychology. Graduates assess, diagnose, and treat psychological conditions at all stages of life, from infancy to late adulthood, facilitating individuals’ adaptation to their personal, social, and familial environments within both public and private healthcare settings. Additionally, graduates possess specialized psychological knowledge and skills for assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention.
Finally, graduates are expected to uphold ethical and professional standards in both academic and clinical settings while fostering positive workplace environments. Moreover, graduates contribute to building a society sensitive to multicultural and global concerns, optimizing their professional contributions, and collaborating effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and traditions.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.