masters degree. The program is constructed to develop graduates who have a broad perspective and sophistication in psychology with sufficient skills to effectively enter the job market on the paraprofessional or sub-doctoral levels . The M.A. program does not prepare the student for licensure as a psychologist nor does completion of the program guarantee later admission to Rosemead' s doctoral programs. The M.A. program will not remain static, but will evolve with emphases compatible with the trends and direction of the psychological profession and the needs of the church community. THE DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE The Psy.D. degree in Clinical Psychology is designed to train direct-service practitioners in professional psychology. The Psy.D. is a newer professional degree which more adequately reflects scientifically based professional train ing in applied psychology than does the traditional academic-research orienta tion of the Ph.D. While students receive training in basic research methods sufficient to allow effective utilization of available knowledge in professional practice , greater emphasis in the Psy.D. program is placed upon direct clinical experience. Psy.D. graduates will be expected to have an adequate knowledge of psychological theory , assessment, and intervention, to be knowledgeable concerning relevant issues and methodology in research, to have a sensitivity to their intrapsychic functioning and interpersonal effect in clinical work, to have a probing thoughtful stance toward human problems wedded to skills in assessment and therapeutic intervention, to recognize the need and have the skills to assess outcomes in clinical work , and to be alert to the ongoing professional and ethical issues in the psychological field. While Rosemead's Psy.D. program requires a dissertation, topics may be chosen with greater flexibility in clinical-professional areas than is typical for the Ph.D. For students without previous graduate study, the Psy.D. program requires approx imately five years of full-time study, including a clinical internship. THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE The Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology signifies a course of study designed to prepare students for careers in academic psychology . It includes grounding in general psychology and in research techniques. In addition to the core requirements shared with the Psy.D. program, including an internship, the Ph.D. degree requires a research emphasis culminating in successful comple tion of an original research project and one year of supervised clinical intern ship in an approved setting. For students without previous graduate study, the Ph.D. program requires approximately five years of full-time study. Only a limited number of research-oriented students will be admitted to the Ph.D. program each year.
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