Psy.D. Handbook Doctor of Psychology Program in Clinical ...

• Should a student wish to take an elective from another graduate department, a written request
(hard copy, signed, dated) must be made to the attention of the chair of the other department
and the chair of the Department of Graduate Psychology.
• Any student who wishes to take additional classes above the 117 credit requirement must put
this request in writing to the attention of the chair.
• PSYC 786, 787, 788, 791, 792, 793: students work with the Coordinator of Predoctoral
Internship and Practicum in preparation of application and identification of internship sites.
The full-time internship involves a national application pool for placement slots and is highly
competitive.
Students are permitted to transfer in one elective from PSYC 610, 614 or 666 as part
of the department's policy on transferring courses taken previously.
MASTER OF ARTS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
The Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology is embedded within the Psy.D. curriculum. This degree is
open to doctoral students admitted into the Psy.D. program who enter with a BA or BS degree, or to
students who entered the Psy.D. program with a master's degree or equivalency, but without any
course transfers. It is not a stand-alone degree program.
PROGRAM COMPETENCIES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the program, successful students are expected to have demonstrated competency
in the following areas:
(1) intervention and theory
(2) diversity and ethics
(3) assessment and diagnosis
(4) design and analysis
(5) practice–based experience
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF COURSES
The courses organized within the five core areas that link to the goals and objectives of the program
and support program outcomes follow.
*PSYC 668 and 669 are taken as program pre-requisites.
INTERVENTION AND THEORY (18 Credits)*
PSYC 701 Human Development (3)
PSYC 604 Group Process (3)
PSYC 606 Family Counseling (3)
PSYC 710 Cognitive & Behavioral Theories & Therapies (3)
PSYC 711 Psychoanalytic Theories & Therapies (3)
PSYC 712 Client-Centered and Relationship Theories & Therapies (3)
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