Accreditation - Information for Students and Trainees

Accreditation is the means by which the Society ensures that psychology courses are suitable to support students' achievement of learning outcomes and that they are supported by an adequate resource base. Click here to read more about accreditation and why it's important.

The Society maintains a database of accredited courses, which is published on this website. You can use the database to source information about the courses that are currently accredited, as well as information on those that we have accredited in the past.

Students on courses that are accredited by the Society can be assured that the course’s fulfilment of the required accreditation criteria will have been regularly checked by teams of psychologists acting on behalf of the Society. The accreditation process considers the course content (teaching and learning opportunities) and the resources that are in place to support the overall learning experience. All courses have to meet published criteria in order to gain accreditation.

Useful links

• Search for a course
• Accreditation criteria, policy documents and guidance notes
• Frequently asked questions