Rolling Admissions Process: Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program
Applications from California-licensed mental health clinicians are welcomed and encouraged at any time throughout the year and are reviewed in date order of submission. Applications are being reviewed now for Fall 2027. Once the Fall 2027 class is at capacity, applicants are welcome to apply for 2028-2029.
The Admissions Committee will review applications once they are complete. A completed application packet includes the application, verified academic transcripts, proof of insurance coverage and licensures, a personal/professional autobiography, a case write-up, and two letters of reference. Transfer students must provide three references, including one from a Supervisor.
The application fee will be waived for those who have their completed application in before April 30 for the following fall.
The final deadline for completed applications is May 14, 2027.
Once a completed application packet is received, it is reviewed by the Admissions Committee to determine if the applicant is eligible to advance to the next phase of admissions. The Admissions Committee typically meets on the third Monday of the month. If the first review is successful, members of our faculty conduct three interviews with each applicant, two personal interviews and one clinical interview. The Admissions Committee then meets and votes on their recommendation the following month. Applicants who are approved to be recommended for admission are reviewed at the following month's Education Committee meeting, typically held on the first Thursday of the month. The process takes on average about 10 weeks.
Please note that once admitted, all Psychoanalysts-in-Training must agree to become a trainee member of the American Psychoanalytic Association. (APsA).*
California-based applicants must hold a PhD, MD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC and a license to practice in the state of California. NCP is not reviewing applicants for the Research Analyst program at this time, but interested academics should email the admissions office if they would like to know more about future possibilities.
MOVING TO CALIFORNIA?
NCP may accept applicants from other Psychoanalytic Training Centers Institutes. Transfer students must apply by April 17 (for consideration for fall of the same year) to allow enough time for NCP to review needed addenda to the application.
California distance and international applicants: International applicants must hold a Master’s-level graduate degree in a mental health field, as well as a clinical license to practice in the region where they live and work.
Once enrolled, all International Psychoanalytis-in-Training must attend classes remotely. All courses are conducted in English and English proficiency testing is required. Three at-home testing options are:
Duolingo EnglishTest
TOEFL iBT HomeEdition
IELTS Online
*FOREIGN TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION
Foreign transcripts and degrees are evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES). The following is a list of foreign transcript and degree evaluators. NCP does not endorse any evaluators.
- Educational Credential Evaluators: http://www.ece.org/
- Educational Perspectives: http://www.educational-perspectives.org/
- International Consultants of Delaware: http://www.icdel.com/
- International Research Foundation, Inc.: http://www.ierf.org/
- World Education Services: http://www.wes.org/
Additional third-party evaluators can be found at: https://www.naces.org
** Note that NCP can not guarantee membership in the IPA, or any other outside membership organization, nor credentialing in any state or country.
NCP does not discriminate based on age, race, color, gender/gender identification, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and scholarship programs. In accordance with California and federal law, NCP has a policy of nondiscrimination for persons with disabilities who are otherwise qualified for training. NCP makes a significant effort to attract diverse students and retain them regardless of their ability to pay the full cost of the program.
NCP does not receive any federal aid and does not participate in any federal loan programs to finance the tuition of students at NCP.
Write to ncpadmissions@n-c-p.org with any questions you may have.
We look forward to hearing from you!