Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the College of Health Solutions.

Applicants must have earned a master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

1. graduate admission application and application fee
2. official transcripts
3. personal statement
4. internship statement
5. acknowledgment of program policies
6. copy of the applicant's license or license eligibility
7. one reference (professional)
8. resume or curriculum vitae
9. proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Applicants who have a master's degree in counseling, family therapy, nursing, PA/NP, occupational health or social work, among others, are encouraged to apply. Students in the clinical concentration are required to be licensed or license-eligible to practice in a clinical field. The most competitive candidates are master's degree-level professionals who are either currently employed or have direct patient care experience in a clinical capacity in an integrated health care organization.

"Licensed" and "license-eligible" are terms defining a license to practice that is issued by a state licensing board (e.g., Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners). Examples include license-eligible master's degree-level behavioral clinician, licensed master's degree-level behavioral clinician, and master's degree-level licensed medical or ancillary health care provider (physician assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, dietitian, occupational therapist). The DBH program does not offer any pathway toward licensure.

The personal statement should indicate the applicant's interest in the program, their career goals and how the degree program aligns with those goals, how the applicant believes medical and behavioral providers can work collaboratively in an integrated health care system, and how the applicant plans to navigate the academic rigor required in a doctoral-level program.

The internship statement should indicate the location in which the applicant anticipates or hopes to complete the required internship; how their planned sites integrate medical and behavioral care; and clinical skills necessary to address medical and behavioral scope of care, programs or service operations that the applicant will be able to demonstrate during the internship.

Contact information of at least one reference is required. The reference is contacted via email to respond to a series of questions about the applicant. Examples of appropriate references include:

• a supervisor who can assess the applicant's clinical or professional performance
• a faculty member from the applicant's master's degree program who is well-acquainted with the applicant's professional practice or academic achievement
• other professional (not relative), such as a licensed behavioral health clinician, medical provider or other health care provider

Graduates of the clinical concentration program have the skills to move into clinical leadership and management positions across health care settings. They are well prepared to develop and manage programs related to integrated behavioral health care.

Potential job titles include:

• behavioral health provider, consultant or specialist in primary care and other medical settings
• CEO of integrated care
• clinical team manager
• director of clinical services or operations
• health and wellness manager
• integrated care clinical provider
• integrated care manager or consultant
• integrated health care manager or specialist
• wellness program administrator