Hulme, Julie ACranney, JacquelynNolan, Susan AGoedeke, Sonjade Souza, Luciana KarineChukwuorji, JohnBosco ChikaGullifer, JudithJia, FanliJob, RemoMachin, Michael AnthonyNarciss, SusanneTchombe, Therese Mungah Shalo2026-05-202026-05-202026-05-04Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, ISSN: 2332-2101 (Print); 2332-211X (Online), American Psychological Association (APA). doi: 10.1037/stl00004742332-21012332-211Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/21163The value of undergraduate psychology education has been questioned, especially in countries where most graduates do not pursue further training to become licensed psychologists. Partly to address this concern, the International Collaboration on Undergraduate Psychology Outcomes, involving 120 members from 47 nations, developed the International Competences for Undergraduate Psychology (ICUP) model. This model comprises 24 foundational competences across seven categories: psychological knowledge, psychological research methodologies and methods, psychology-relevant: values and ethics, cultural responsiveness and diversity, critical thinking and problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills, and personal and professional development. Designed to complement national models, ICUP highlights how psychology graduates can meaningfully contribute in personal, work, and community domains. In this article, we briefly describe the value of ICUP in each domain and answer commonly asked questions from stakeholders. We provide examples of educational approaches to demonstrate value for students (applying the competences in life and work), educators (using the competences to prepare students for life beyond graduation), employers (making explicit what competences psychology graduates offer), and communities (demonstrating how competences might foster psychologically literate citizenship). We assert that the ICUP model enhances the perceived and actual value of an undergraduate psychology degree by articulating its broad, foundational impact.© 2026 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). This license permits copying and redistributing the work in any medium or format, as well as adapting the material for any purpose, even commercially.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/5203 Clinical and Health Psychology52 Psychology4 Quality Education1301 Education Systems1303 Specialist Studies in Education3903 Education systems5204 Cognitive and computational psychologyInternational Competences for Undergraduate Psychologypsychological literacyfoundational psychology competenceseducational outcomesJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1037/stl0000474