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In 1987, the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) was founded introducing the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology.<\/p>\n

In 1993, the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Psychological Association (APA) accredited the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology at MSPP.<\/p>\n

In 2001, Argosy University was founded after merging the American School of Professional Psychology (which included the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology), the University of Sarasota, and the Medical Institute of Minnesota.<\/p>\n

In 2017, MSPP celebrated 30 years in continuous education of the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University PsyD in Clinical Psychology received 10 years of accreditation from the APA.<\/p>\n

In March 2019, Argosy University abruptly closed which interrupted PsyD students in the MSPP program.<\/p>\n

On June 27, 2019, MPR News shares an article:\u00a0Augsburg offers Argosy psychology students a lifeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On October 9, 2019, Augsburg releases\u00a0Augsburg Offering New Doctorate in Clinical Psychology This Fall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On October 20, 2019, the Clinical PsyD\u00a0program under the name º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ\/Argosy Teach-Out was \u2018accredited, inactive\u2019 by the CoA of the APA. This accreditation status designated an accredited program that was no longer admitting students. This status was granted to accommodate teach-out students from Argosy University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 24, 2019, the Higher Learning Commission approved the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) as a program offered at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.<\/span><\/p>\n

On October 28, 2019, 22 teach-out students from MSPP began classes at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.<\/span><\/p>\n

In January 2020, the new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ PsyD program brought in its first cohort of students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective December 8, 2021, the new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ program was ‘accredited, on contingency’ by the CoA of APA. The new Program is accredited, on contingency, through December 8, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On September 19, 2024, the teach-out program requested withdrawal from accreditation, as all Argosy University graduate students had graduated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Effective October 19, 2024, the teach-out program was withdrawn from accreditation by the CoA of APA. Since this time, the only program running at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is the new PsyD program, which is currently accredited on contingency by the CoA of APA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At its meeting on April 15-18, 2026, the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) voted to award full accreditation to the program, with its next site visit scheduled to be held in 2035.<\/p>\n

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