1. A 30 year track record running a successful postgraduate certificate program in psychoanalysis.
2. In partnership with the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis*, the only academic institution in New Jersey offering two, regionally accredited graduate degrees.
3. The capacity for attracting students from richly diverse groups
4. An intensely mentored program that has insured a 98% graduation record for all matriculated students.
5. A self-contained academic environment in which students can develop the sense of community with their colleagues, a model for successful community engagement, and adaptation in stress-laden careers.
6. Classroom functions as a clinical lab using academic and emotional learning systems.
7. A curriculum structured to meet the time needs of working adults.
8. A strong track record of offering students exciting and meaningful practicum and externship experiences.
9. An extensive library pertaining to psychoanalysis, counseling, psychotherapy,
10. Online access to PEP, Psychoanalytic Electronic Publications, for all students. PEP has archived the articles of most of the prominent journals in the field through 2011
11. A faculty actively involved in the disciplines and professional organizations representing the wide spectrum of careers available for graduates of the program.
12. A faculty and administration actively involved in monitoring and participating in leadership roles in any legislative initiatives or professional organizations that may influence the future careers of our graduates.

* The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, (formerly ICPS, now BGSP-NJ), offers a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Psychoanalysis, along with a Post-Masters Certificate in Mental Health Counseling, hosted by ACAP at the Livingston, NJ campus and through distance learning.

BGSP-NJ, the New Jersey Campus of BGSP (Formerly ICPS) is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE, by the US Department of Education (USDOE)).

The ICPS curriculum is accepted by the New Jersey Professional Counselor Examiners Committee.