{"id":10881,"date":"2026-03-13T17:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=10881"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:06:31","slug":"psycphd-onboarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/psycphd-onboarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations for Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-column-ctas \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-column-ctas\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"group\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Steps After Certifying\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <ul>\n                      <li>\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= 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