GSAPP courses are available only to matriculated GSAPP students or alumni and clinical Ph.D. students enrolled in the Graduate School-New Brunswick. Certain specified theoretical courses may be taken by qualified students matriculated in doctoral programs in social work, education, or nonclinical areas of psychology, depending upon their psychology background and a documented need for a particular course.

Professional staff members or psychology interns at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who meet prerequisite requirements may be able to register for theoretical courses, as defined by the GSAPP Faculty Council. All such individuals must contact the associate dean for further information before registering for a GSAPP course.

GSAPP endorses the APA policy regarding training of psychologists who wish to change their specialty: "Psychologists seeking to change their specialty should take training in a program of the highest quality, and where appropriate, exemplified by the doctoral training programs and internships accredited by the APA."

"With respect to subject matter and professional skills, psychologists taking such training must meet all requirements of doctoral training in the new psychological specialty, being given due credit for relevant course work or requirements they have previously satisfied."

"It must be stressed, however, that merely taking an internship or acquiring experience in a practicum setting is not, for example, considered adequate preparation for becoming a clinical, counseling, or school psychologist when prior training has not been in the relevant area."

"Upon fulfillment of all formal requirements of such a training program, the students should be awarded a certificate- thus according them due recognition for their additional education and experience."

Therefore, courses are open only to persons with the necessary prior training and who meet all the requirements of the specialty. In effect, courses are not open to persons other than matriculated GSAPP and clinical Ph.D. students, with the possible exceptions mentioned in the first paragraph. For the detailed school policy, see the Academic Policies and Procedures chapter.