Saybrook University

Private university in Pasadena, California

Not to be confused with Saybrook College.

Saybrook University

Former name

| Humanistic Psychology Institute, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
Type| Private university
Established| 1971

Parent institution

|  The Community Solution Education System
Accreditation| WSCUC
President| Nathan Long

Academic staff

| 156
Students| 622 (Fall 2016)
Location|

Pasadena

California

U.S.

Campus| Urban
Website| saybrook.edu

37°47′54″N 122°24′00″W﻿ / ﻿37.7984°N 122.4001°W﻿ / 37.7984; -122.4001[1]

Saybrook University is a private university in Pasadena, California. It was founded in 1971 by Eleanor Camp Criswell[2] and others. It offers postgraduate education with a focus on humanistic psychology. It features low residency, master's, and doctoral degrees and professional certification programs. The university is accredited by the WASC Senior Colleges and University Commission.[3][4] The university is classified an exclusively graduate institution with programs that are "Research Doctoral: Humanities/social sciences-dominant".[5] As of Fall of 2017 the university had 785 students enrolled.[6] The university reported 222 full-time and part-time academic faculty in 2017.[7]

## History

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Eleanor Camp Criswell, along with Rollo May, Clark Moustakas, and James Bugental, founded the Humanistic Psychology Institute at California State University, Sonoma in 1971.[8][9][10] Author Michael Mayer recalls that the Saybrook name derives from Old Saybrook, Connecticut, where during a conference in 1964 several psychologists, including Rollo May and Carl Rogers, expressed a desire "to create a school that embodied the values of the 'human growth and potential movement' and to educate practitioner-scholars in the methods and philosophies of human-centered psychotherapy".[11]

Under the leadership of Criswell and philosopher Thomas Louis Hanna (1928–1990) the school began offering graduate courses in humanistic psychology.[12] In the 1970s, the school moved to the Burr Mansion in Cow Hollow, San Francisco.[13] Later on it was renamed the Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center.[8]

In 2009, the school was renamed Saybrook University.[8] In 2014, Saybrook became affiliated with The Community Solution Education System, a shared-services university system created by The Chicago School, to provide administrative and financial services so that Saybrook could focus on teaching and research.[14][15] The same year, the administrative offices of the school moved from San Francisco to Oakland, California.[16] The administrative offices now are located in Pasadena, California.

## Academics

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The university aims to provide "rigorous graduate education that inspires transformational change in individuals, organizations, and communities, toward a just, humane, and sustainable world."[17] It offers programs in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies (non-clinical), Clinical Psychology, Psychophysiology, Mind-Body Medicine, Leadership and Management, Counseling, Integrative Wellness Coaching, Transformative Social Change, and Integrative and Functional Nutrition.

The school's president is Nathan Long.[18]

### Colleges

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The university awards Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees as well as certificates. These programs are housed in colleges and schools:[19]

* College of Social Sciences
* Department of Humanistic and Clinical Psychology
* Department of Counseling
* Department of Leadership and Management
* Department of Transformative Social Change
* Department of Business Administration
* College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences
* Department of Integrative Wellness Coaching
* Department of Integrative and Functional Nutrition
* Department of Applied Psychophysiology
* Department of Mind-Body Medicine

### Rankings

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Based on a survey of academic programs, U.S. News & World Report ranked Saybrook's psychology program in the bottom quartile of its 2013 ranking of graduate psychology programs. The precise rankings in this quartile are not published.[20][21] The United States National Research Council rankings (NRC) ranked Saybrook in a tied tier between 173 and 174 out of 185 in its 2014 rankings of 185 psychology PhD programs.[22]

## Accreditation

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Saybrook University is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).[23] Saybrook's M.A. in counseling is accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP),[24] however the remainder of its clinical mental health programs are not accredited by any major national accrediting body or major professional organizations' accrediting bodies like the American Psychological Association (APA) (which does not accredit distance-learning programs).[25] This can cause problems with licensure or employment in certain agencies.[26][27]

## Student demographics

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Fall 2020 enrollment - Race/ethnicity[28] Program  | Total Students  | International  | Latino/Hispanic  | American Indian/Alaska Native  | Asian  | Black/African American  | White  | Two or More Races  | Not Reported

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Certificates  | 6  | 0%  | 0%  | 0%  | 16.7%  | 0%  | 83.3%  | 0%  | 0%
Master's  | 143  | 0%  | 11.3%  | 2.5%  | 1.8%  | 15.6%  | 58.8%  | 3.8%  | 6.9%
Doctoral  | 524  | 1.6%  | 12%  | 0.6%  | 4.5%  | 17.1%  | 48.3%  | 7.1%  | 8.2%
Total  | 785  | 1.3%  | 11.7%  | 0.8%  | 4.2%  | 16.7%  | 50.7%  | 6.4%  | 7.2%
Fall 2020 Enrollment - Gender[28] Program  | Male  | Female  | Non Binary

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Certificates  | 2  | 4  | 0
Master's  | 25  | 134  | 1
Doctoral  | 122  | 496  | 1
Total  | 149 (19%)  | 634 (80.8%)  | 2 (.3%)

## Notable faculty

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* Gary S. Metcalf

* Chip Conley

Notable faculty include Gary S. Metcalf at the School of Organizational Leadership and Transformation[29] and author Chip Conley.[18]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center
2. ^ Eleanor Camp Criswell (born May 12, 1938) - After her marriage to philosopher Thomas Louis Hanna (November 21, 1928 - July 29, 1990) on June 25, 1974, she began being referred to as Eleanor Criswell Hanna.
3. ^ "Statement of Accreditation Status: Saybrook University" WASC Senior College and University Commission. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
4. ^ "About WASC Senior" WASC Senior College and University Commission. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
5. ^ "Carnegie Classifications | Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
6. ^ "Saybrook University". American Council on Education. 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
7. ^ "College Navigator - Saybrook University". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
8. ^ a b c Margaret Bailey, Greg Dewey (January 2014) "Report on the Structural Change Visit: Saybrook University In the case of the Change of Control with TCS Education System". Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
9. ^ "Alumni Support Saybrook's Golden Heritage - Saybrook University". Saybrook University. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
10. ^ Michael Price (November 2011). "Searching for meaning". American Psychological Association. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
11. ^ Mayer, Michael (12 June 2012). The Path of a Reluctant Metaphysician. The Body Mind Healing Center. p. 99\. ISBN 978-0983966500.
12. ^ "Saybrook: Historical Origins". 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
13. ^ Broyles, Susan G.; Davis, Geneva C. (December 1981). Education Directory: Colleges and Universities. National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Education Division, National Center for Education Statistics, Division of Survey Planning and Analysis, Higher Education Surveys Branch. p. 20.
14. ^ Staff Writer (October 23, 2013). "TCS Education System and Saybrook University Join Forces". Education Letter. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
15. ^ Staff Writer (March 19, 2014). "Accreditors Approve Saybrook University Alliance with TCS Education System". Education Business Weekly. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
16. ^ "We've moved! - Saybrook Forum". Retrieved 2014-11-09.
17. ^ "Mission and Values". Saybrook University. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
18. ^ a b Staff Writer (January 18, 2012). "Saybrook University Appoints Chip Conley Inaugural Scholar-Practitioner in Residence". Education Letter. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
19. ^ "College of Social Sciences". Saybrook University Catalog. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
20. ^ "Best Psychology Programs | Top Psychology Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools", Psychology, page 10. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
21. ^ "What does it mean when a school is marked as Rank Not Published or Unranked?" Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine US News FAQ. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
22. ^ "NRC Ranking of U.S. Psychology Ph.D. Program". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
23. ^ "Accreditation and Authorizations". Saybrook University Catalog. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
24. ^ "M.A. Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Saybrook".
25. ^ "Online Education: Graduate Programs". apa.org. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
26. ^ "California Psychology Schools That Were Approved But Not Accredited Between 1991 and 2016". www.credentialwatch.org. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
27. ^ "Will Attending an Unaccredited Degree Program Impact My Employment Prospects?". 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
28. ^ a b "Saybrook University Student Achievement Data 2017" (PDF). Saybrook University. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
29. ^ https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=123095 . SCARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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