In 1987, the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) was founded introducing the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology.
In 1993, the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Psychological Association (APA) accredited the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology at MSPP.
In 2001, Argosy University was founded after merging the American School of Professional Psychology (which included the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology), the University of Sarasota, and the Medical Institute of Minnesota.
In 2017, MSPP celebrated 30 years in continuous education of the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program.
In 2018, the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University PsyD in Clinical Psychology received 10 years of accreditation from the APA.
In March 2019, Argosy University abruptly closed which interrupted PsyD students in the MSPP program.
On June 27, 2019, MPR News shares an article: Augsburg offers Argosy psychology students a lifeline.
On October 9, 2019, Augsburg releases Augsburg Offering New Doctorate in Clinical Psychology This Fall.
On October 20, 2019, the Clinical PsyD program under the name Augsburg University/Argosy Teach-Out was ‘accredited, inactive’ by the CoA of the APA. This accreditation status designated an accredited program that was no longer admitting students. This status was granted to accommodate teach-out students from Argosy University.
On October 24, 2019, the Higher Learning Commission approved the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) as a program offered at Augsburg University.
On October 28, 2019, 22 teach-out students from MSPP began classes at Augsburg University.
In January 2020, the new Augsburg University PsyD program brought in its first cohort of students.
Effective December 8, 2021, the new Augsburg University program was ‘accredited, on contingency’ by the CoA of APA. The new Program is accredited, on contingency, through December 8, 2026.
On September 19, 2024, the teach-out program requested withdrawal from accreditation, as all Argosy University graduate students had graduated.
Effective October 19, 2024, the teach-out program was withdrawn from accreditation by the CoA of APA. Since this time, the only program running at Augsburg University is the new PsyD program, which is currently accredited on contingency by the CoA of APA.