Fielding Graduate University

Fielding Graduate University (previously Fielding Graduate Institute and The Fielding Institute) is a private graduate-level university in Santa Barbara, California. It offers postgraduate and doctoral studies mainly in psychology, education, and organizational studies, primarily through distance education programs.

Fielding Graduate University
Former name
Fielding Graduate Institute
The Fielding Institute
Motto"Change the world. Start with yours."
TypePrivate graduate-level university
Established1974 (1974)
AccreditationWSCUC
Endowment$6.9 million (2020)[1]
PresidentKatrina Rogers
ProvostWendi Williams
Academic staff
157[2]
Students1,000 (approx.)[3]
Location
Santa Barbara
,
California
,
United States

34.4345°N 119.7139°W / 34.4345; -119.7139
Websitewww.fielding.edu

Fielding Graduate University was founded in 1974 by Frederic M. Hudson, Hallock Hoffman, and Renata Tesch.[4]

Academics

The university offers graduate-level degrees (certificate, master's, and doctoral programs) in clinical psychology, media psychology, educational leadership, organizational leadership, and human development.

As of 2019, its School of Leadership offers "accelerated" Ph.D. degrees that can be earned in as little as three years,[5] and its School of Psychology offers a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology that can be earned in five or six years.[6] The average (mean) time to complete a PhD program at Fielding is 7.5 years.[7]

The university is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).[8] The program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA Commission on Accreditation).[9] The APA accreditation of the university's clinical psychology PhD program was restored in 2019 after being listed on probation.[10]

Partnerships

Fielding offers a doctorate in Creative Leadership through the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI),[11] is developing a doctoral program in urban leadership and entrepreneurship with the University of District of Columbia and Tulane University’s Payson Center for Global Development, and established the Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership with UVI, North Carolina A&T, and the Association of American Colleges & Universities.[12] The latter earned a $9 million National Science Foundation grant in 2018.[13]

In 2015 the university was granted special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).[14]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References
  1. https://www.fielding.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Fielding_Graduate_University_2020_Audit_-_Financial_Statements.pdf
  2. https://www.fielding.edu/about/fielding-at-a-glance/
  3. https://www.fielding.edu/about/fielding-at-a-glance/
  4. "About Fielding Graduate University". Fielding.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. "School of Leadership Studies". Fielding Graduate University. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. "Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology". Fielding Graduate University. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. Fielding Graduate University, "Notice of Actions — Accreditation Status: Fall 2019" (PDF), fielding.edu, Fielding Graduate University, retrieved June 2, 2022
  8. WASC, "Statement of Accreditation Status: Fielding Graduate University", wascsenior.org, WASC Senior College and University Commission, retrieved May 15, 2016
  9. "Accreditations". Fielding Graduate University. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  10. APA, "Notice of Actions — Accreditation Status: Fall 2019", apa.org, American Psychological Association, retrieved June 2, 2022
  11. "UVI TO OFFER FIRST PH.D. PROGRAM AND 7 NEW MASTERS AND BACHELOR’S DEGREES THIS FALL" The Virgin Islands Consortium. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  12. "Creating Learning Environments: Valuing Diversity, Improving Retention, and Promoting Persistence for Students in STEM" Association of American Colleges & Universities. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  13. "Broadening Participation Research Center: Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership" National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  14. Decision 2015/223: Applications for consultative status and requests for reclassification received from non-governmental organizations (PDF) (Report). United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 2015-07-20. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
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