Psychology: All students must complete a minimum of 75 semester hours in psychology. This includes at least 60 academic units and 15 units of practicum courses. Theology: All students shall complete a minor in theology which includes not less than 24 semester units. Integration Seminars: All students participate in a series of four team taught seminars devoted to the integration of a variety of theological and psychological concepts in research, theory and practice. (2) Comprehensive Examination All entering students are required to demonstrate academic com petence in several areas of general, scientific psychology. This compet ence must be shown both by completion of courses in the psychology and theology core curriculums and by successful completion of the com prehensive examinations, usually taken at the close of the second year of residency. Students who are qualified by virtue of previous work may petition to demonstrate proficiency in specific are·as by examination rather than by taking the core courses in that area. No unit credit is given in these instances, however, and the student must still successfully complete the comprehensive examinations. All students must pass a set of comprehensive examinations cover ing the following areas: Measurement, Learning, Statistics and Re search Design, Personality, Social, Development. Students also take an integration examination in psychology and theology. These examinations are given in June and October each year and serve as the major means of evaluating the student's suitability to continue studies toward the Ph.D. If a student does not successfully complete all sections of the examination he may repeat them at the next scheduled administration. (3) Preliminary Oral Examination After completion of comprehensive examinations, all students have an oral examination to evaluate their progress and potential for suc cessful completion of the doctoral program. (4) Research Tool All candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree must demon strate competence in a research tool. This tool must be a potential aid to the student in his research activities. Approved research tools in clude foreign languages, Statistics and Research Design, and Com puter Programming. Proficiency in foreign languages will be determined by means of the Educational Testing Service Graduate Foreign Lan guage Examination. (5) Qualifying Examinations In addition to the comprehensive written examination in the funda mentals of psychology and theology, all students must also pass an intensive examination in the area of counseling psychology. This exami nation covers advanced academic study and practicum experiences and is designed to evaluate the students readiness to pursue a full-time professional internship and to complete the remaining doctoral require ments. (6) Admission to Candidacy Official candidacy for the doctorate signifies an advanced stage in the student's progress and is accompanied by a redefinition of full-time 22
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