The Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS or the Institute) is a graduate school of psychology founded in 1999 with the mission of basing the scientific study of psychology on a Catholic understanding of the person, marriage, and the family. IPS offers Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degrees in Clinical Psychology. A master's degree is also offered in (general) psychology, which is also available as an online degree. The Institute for the Psychological Sciences' mission is to be an international center for scholarship and professional training dedicated to the development of a psychology grounded in an integral Catholic-Christian view of the human person.