Clinical Externships

Clinical Externships is sponsored by Idaho State University. Offers paid clinical experiences in local agencies for graduate students in counseling programs at Idaho State University.

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Program > Financial Support--> Clinical PhD Program Financial Aid and Support Our program offers funding from a variety of sources each year, including Graduate Assistantships from the university for teaching or research and from extramural grants, paid clinical externships, and several funding sources in the Department of Psychology (adjunct teaching and Career Path Internships).

All students receive non-resident tuition waivers either from the ISU Graduate School or through Western Regional Graduate Program. Graduate Assistantships require up to 20 hours per week and typically pay a generous stipend along with a tuition waiver. Graduate Assistants may assist instructors for graduate and undergraduate courses but senior GAs may serve as course instructors.

Two GA positions are assigned to the Psychology Clinic, where students perform evaluations, participate in quality assurance, and assist in managing clinic operations. Graduate Assistants may also work with faculty on research projects or externally-funded research grants. Clinical Externships are paid clinical experiences in local agencies to practice professional skills in community settings under supervision.

Compensation rates vary but are typically $17-$22 per hour. These positions come with a non-residential tuition waiver but the resident tuition remains an obligation of the student . A Note about Funding in our Program Departmental funding is based on the availability of funds and is offered on a competitive bases.

We typically offer incoming students a graduate assistantship but that does not guarantee departmental funding for the entirety of the student’s training. Individual student funding varies across their time in the program, but students typically receive funding of some kind while they are in the program. View the five-year funding trend below for students in our program.

Funded students are expected to not seek or accept employment elsewhere. ISU Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology: Funding Trends over time Primary Funding Sources During Regular Academic Year (not including summer) ISU Graduate Assistantship Extramural Grant Assistantship 1 (student did not need funding) Do you qualify for in-state tuition at ISU?

The Clinical Psychology Program is recognized as a member of th e Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP). This program allows students from WICHE-region states admitted to our program to pay ISU’s in-state tuition rate.

Since public-university nonresident tuition rates are typically much higher than resident rates – sometimes by 300 percent or more–WRGP increases affordable higher education options for students, and minimizes student loan debt. WRGP Eligibility Requirements Reside in a WRGP eligible state for at least 9 consecutive months prior to the beginning of the first academic term of WRGP acceptance.

Proof of a permanent address in the WRGP state. Payment of state income tax on wages earned in the WRGP state. Proof of the following in the WRGP state: