Application and Selection Procedures

The deadline for receipt of all application materials for the 2026-2027 academic year is:

Monday, November 2, 2026

SPORTS TRACK PROGRAM CODE NUMBER: 158611-02 

Please indicate match number in your cover letter. 

Applicants should have completed all coursework toward their doctorate in counseling or clinical psychology prior to starting the internship, including at least 350 hours of practicum Intervention experience. Applicants are required to have passed comprehensive exams and to have their dissertation proposal approved by the ranking deadline. Previous counseling center experience is strongly favored. 

The internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC Policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.  APPIC Match Policies

Applications are due by November 2,2026.

Applicants invited to interview will be notified by email by December 3rd, 2026.

The Sports Psychology interview date will be January 11th, 2027. A second interview date (TBD) may be added depending on the number of applications received.  

Intern Selection Procedures for Sports Psychology.

The application and selection process for the Sports Psychology track is identical to the General track, expect one of the interview sections will be with the sports psychology track.

(the TTUSCC abides by all APPIC policies in its selection procedures)

Written Application Review

1. Each application is processed and reviewed by the Training Director to ensure that the applicant’s academic program is of sufficient quality to meet the standards of our internship program. Each applicant is then given an Objective Rating by the Training Director based on quantitative information provided by the applicant in the AAPI.
2. The application review team is composed of all senior staff and all current interns. Each application is reviewed by 3 people and is given a Subjective Rating on essays and other qualitative information provided in the AAPI.
3. A rank list based on review team ratings is compiled. The review team meets to select approximately 24 candidates from the list to invite for interviews. Candidates may be adjusted on the rank list with review team consensus. 

Interview Process

1. Invited candidates are contacted and invited for an interview via Zoom.
2. Interviews are conducted in a team format, with candidates rotating through meetings with 1) Training Director; 2) SCC team (includes assessment of clinical skills via a vignette that will be sent to interviewees the evening before your interview); 3) Sports Psychology team; and 4) Current Interns. Staff, but not interns, complete rating sheets following the interview. The Training Director and Sports Psychology training coordinator also give a rating to each interviewee.
3. Candidates are invited to contact current interns for further discussion, if desired.

Final Ranking Process

1. Interview ratings are compiled by the SCC and Sports Psychology, and a rank-order list of candidates is created based on staff ratings.
2. Professional staff meet to review the rank-order list, and to make any adjustment to the order of candidates or to delete candidates from consideration. These decisions are typically made by group consensus.
3. Training Director submits rank-order list to Match Program.