Palo Alto University

Palo Alto University

Former names	Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (1975–2009)
Motto	Engaging Minds, Improving Lives
Type	Private university
Established	1975
President	Maureen O'Connor
Academic staff	81
Administrative staff	48
Students	1,081
Location	Palo Alto , California , United States 37°22′56″N 122°11′15″W / 37.3823°N 122.1875°W / 37.3823; -122.1875
Colors	Blue
Website	www.paloaltou.edu

Palo Alto University (PAU) is a private university in Palo Alto, California that focuses on psychology and counseling. It was founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology and became Palo Alto University in 2009.

Palo Alto University offers two undergraduate degree programs: a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Social Action and a Bachelor of Science in Business Psychology; four graduate programs: a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology as part of a consortium with Stanford University; an M.A. in Counseling and an M.S. in Psychology. PAU subscribes to the practitioner-scientist training model, which emphasizes clinical practice along with scientific training.^[1]

PAU has an interconnected relationship with Stanford University and the Stanford University School of Medicine. PAU maintains its doctoral program in conjunction with Stanford University, often employs its students in Stanford research laboratories, and houses faculty members who teach at both institutions. The chair of the Stanford Department of Psychiatry holds a membership on the PAU board of trustees.^[1]