里维埃大学心理咨询与学校心理学博士（Psy.D.）于每个秋季学期入学。传统的学生可以在六年内完成学位，包括该课程最后一年的2000小时实习。成绩优异的学生可以在五年内完成学位，包括最后的实习年。在获得博士学位之前，至少需要三个学年的全日制研究生学习（或同等学历）加实习。三个学术培训年限（或同等学历）中的至少两个必须在里维埃大学进行。计划必须至少有三个学期（其中两个必须是连续的）在里维埃大学进行全日制注册。由于博士研究，实习课程和研究项目的需求，该课程的学生每周工作时间不得超过20小时。通常在工作日的下午和
Rivier's Psy.D. program has the distinction of full accreditation by the American Psychological Association (APA). This accreditation signifies that the program provides exceptional education and training, preparing students to become successful, ethical mental health service psychologists.<br><br>Our unique approach to doctoral training prepares graduates to work in a variety of professional settings as psychologists and is consistent with the generalist approach to training entry-level psychologists. Graduates are prepared to work in a variety of agency, community, independent practice, and public service settings.<br><br>The program follows the practitioner-scholar model, which integrates clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation with the empirical foundations of the discipline. <br><br>Students are prepared as critical thinkers and problem solvers who draw on the theory and knowledge of psychology and education to deliver empirically supported services. Students are trained to be consumers of research that informs their practice as skilled professionals delivering assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, and preventive services.