Rolling Admissions Process: Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program
All Applicants:
Applications are welcomed and encouraged at any time throughout the year. For consideration to enroll in the 2026-2027 academic year completed applications are due no later than May 15.
Transfer student and International application documentation may require credentialing evaluation; these applications are due no later than April 17 to allow time for transcript review.
The completed application packet includes the application, verified academic transcripts, proof of insurance coverage and licensures, an autobiography, a case write-up, and two to three letters of reference.
The Admissions Committee will begin to review your application if transcripts are being sent directly to NCP.
The application fee will be waived for those who apply on or before April 30 for the following fall.
Transfer students must have three references, including one from a Supervisor.
Applications submitted after these deadlines are subject to an admissions-process decision for the following academic year.
To request an application, please email ncpadmissions@n-c-p.org
Once an application is received, they are reviewed by the Admissions Committee to determine if the applicant is eligible to advance to the next phase of admissions. 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. Votes for admission are held at the following month's Education Committee meeting, which is chaired by the Dean.
Please note that once admitted, Psychoanalysts-in-Training must agree to become a trainee member of the American Psychoanalytic Association. (APsA).
All 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.
All international applicants: Before applying, please email our Admissions Office at the email address above for the most updated information about our requirements and procedures.
International Psychoanalytic Trainees must be prepared to attend classes remotely on Wednesdays. All courses are conducted in English only.
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
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.
For those who demonstrate financial need, once accepted, a trainee may request an application for a partial scholarship. Scholarship applications are due by August 11 of each year.
We look forward to hearing from you!