How long does it take to get a Ph.D. in clinical psychology?

Answer 1

You can take two routes. If you are not ready to jump straight into a doctoral program right out of undergrad school, you can first get your Master's...thats a two year program at most places. After you complete your master's, you can then go to a doctoral program, usually for 3 or four years depending on the credits that the school allows to be carried over.
If you're a go getter, or are just fed up with school by now, you can go straight to a doctoral program, which last four years.

After you complete the schooling, (either way you want to get your degree) you then have to do a one year internships, at least one year of residency, and then take a state/national qualifying exam.

If you also want to know what scores/grades/etc you need, I wrote out the necessities below. Just remember that these are guidelines, not Cutoffs.

::Graduate School::

-GPA: 3.0 or better
-A or B in Statistics and Research Methods
-GRE: 1000 or better
-Undergrad research class looks good (at least one semester)
-fieldwork/intership looks good as well
-need 3-5 letters of recommendation

::PhD::

-GPA: 3.5 or better
-A in Statistics and Research Methods
-GRE: 1200 or better
-Undergrad research class looks good (at least one semester)
-fieldwork/intership looks good as well
-need 3-5 letters of recommendation

Answer 2

4 years more of study, write a thesis, then you have to intern to find some place to get a job at. It's a tough road, but if you're dedicated you can do it.