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Residency experiences


To support your academic and professional success, residential colloquia provide learning and community-building experiences in a stimulating scholarly environment. In addition to your online course work, you’re required to attend colloquia as part of the following programs:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

    Residency requirements: Three colloquia (each includes a 4-day Weekend Experience)

    In addition to your online courses, you will complete 3 colloquia, each of which includes a 4-day Weekend Experience, at specific stages in your program. In these energizing residencies, you’ll gain insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your doctoral studies and beyond.

    Doctoral colloquia each have 3 steps:
    Step 1: Colloquium Courseroom (opens approximately 2 weeks prior to Weekend Experience)
    Step 2: Weekend Experience (4-day residency)
    Step 3: Colloquium Courseroom—Assessment and evaluation (completed the week after the Weekend Experience)

    What does it cost?
    The price for each colloquium is $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

    Residency requirements: Three 3-day colloquia

    In addition to your online courses, you will attend three 3-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your DBA studies and beyond.

    What does it cost?
    The price for each DBA residency is included in your quarterly tuition, but doesn’t include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

    Residency requirements: One 6-day residential colloquium

    In addition to your online courses, you will attend one 6-day residential colloquium. This energizing residency provides you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your DNP studies and beyond.

    What does it cost?
    The price for the DNP colloquium is $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals and travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

    Clinical Psychology

    Residency requirements: Clinical Psychology year-in-residence

    In addition to your online courses, you will attend a year-in-residence, which begins in June and lasts through the following June. You begin the first June by completing one 2-week extended seminar. Over the course of the next year, you will participate in 8 additional weekends-in-residence. The year-in-residence ends with another 2-week extended seminar the following June.

    What does it cost?
    The price for each extended seminar (including your first weekend-in-residence) is $3,265. The price per weekend-in-residence is $275. This does not include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

    School Psychology

    Residency requirements: School Psychology Graduate Teaching Instructor Training

    In addition to your online courses, you will assist faculty members in teaching MS and Specialist Certificate in School Psychology residencies for a total of 6 weeks over the course of 3 years. Each residency is 55 hours; you will earn a total of 330 hours of face-to-face residency teaching experience.

    What does it cost?
    The price for each residency is $1,495. This does not include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Education Specialist (EdS)

    Residency requirements: Two 4-day colloquia

    In addition to your online courses, you will attend two 4-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your EdS studies and beyond.

    What does it cost?
    The price for each colloquium is $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Master of Science (MS) in Addiction Counseling, Career Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling

    Residency requirements: Two 6-day residential colloquia

    In addition to your online courses, you will attend two 6-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your MS studies and beyond.

    What is the cost to attend?
    The price for each colloquium is $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Master of Science (MS) in Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Counseling Psychology specializations

    Residency requirements: Three 6-day residential colloquia

    In addition to your online courses, you will attend three 6-day residential colloquia at specific stages in your program. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your MS studies and beyond.

    What is the cost to attend?
    The price for each colloquium is $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals and travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Master of Science (MS) in Psychology, School Psychology specialization and Specialist Certificate in School Psychology

    Residency requirements: The full School Psychology year-in-residence is divided into 2 parts and typically begins the summer after you enroll. Part I is required for MS learners and Part II is required for Specialist Certificate learners (most students complete both the master’s degree and the specialist certificate).

    Part I (MS) consists of a 2-week extended seminar (usually in June), and 2 additional weeks-in-residence (usually 1 in summer quarter and 1 in fall quarter).

    Part II (Certificate) consists of 1 week-in-residence (usually in spring quarter) and a final 2-week extended seminar (usually in June). It’s in the Part II portion of your program that you’ll do the 1.25 years of practicum (350 hours) and internship (1,200 hours).

    What do they cost?
    Year-in-residence extended seminars are $2,990; weeks-in-residence are $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment). This does not include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

  • Post Master’s Certificate (PMC) in Enrollment Management

    Residency requirements: One 2-day residential colloquium

    Learn about the residential colloquia experience.
    In addition to your online courses, you will attend one 2-day residential colloquium at a specific stage in your program. This energizing residency provides you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your Post-Master's Certificate studies and beyond.

    What is the cost to attend?
    The price for colloquium is $495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.

What is the residency experience like?
You’ll interact with faculty and peers on a new level, implement courseroom theory into practice, and connect on a personal and scholarly basis. You’ll also learn from your peers and inspire each other as you participate in small and large academic sessions, clinical skills labs, and panel discussions. Some residencies also incorporate online learning with face-to-face interaction.

Where are residencies held?
Residencies are held in major U.S. cities across the country. Locations are chosen for several reasons, including statewide regulatory guidelines, travel convenience, and cost.

A weekend at colloquium
Capella faculty member Dr. Angela Adams explains the experience of attending a weekend colloquium.


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