University of Central Florida
Clinical Psychology PhD
Accepting students for Fall 2027?
Yes. 5 faculty are listed as accepting new doctoral students for Fall 2027 as of September 9, 2026, taken from the program's own page and quoted below.
Faculty
Accepting students
- Amie Newins
- Jacqueline Woerner
- Jeffrey Bedwell
- Lidia Meshesha
- Robert Dvorak
“The following faculty members are recruiting a new student for the 2026-2027 application round: Dr. Jacqueline Woerner, Dr. Amie Newins, Dr. Jeffrey Bedwell, Dr. Robert Dvorak, and Dr. Lidia Meshesha. The next application deadline is December 1st, 2026 for a start date in August 2027.”
Odds and outcomes
6.05
Years to finish
median, students who completed
Published by the program itself, as every APA-accredited program is required to. Figures are for the most recent year in their table, which is usually a year or two behind.
Applying
- Personal essay identifying 1-2 faculty mentors required
- CV required
- Minimum 18 undergrad psychology credit hours if non-psych major
- Prerequisite courses: intro psych, research methods/stats, abnormal psych, personality theory
- History and Systems of Psychology course grade B or higher
- At least 1 year of research experience required
Where these came from ↗ Checked August 17, 2026.
Status and faculty names on this page are read from the program’s own website and re-checked through the admissions season. Where the program publishes a sentence announcing who is accepting, that sentence is quoted above rather than summarised. The date beside each section is when we last read it — if you are deciding where to apply, confirm against the program page before you rely on it.