Rosemead School of Psychology
Degrees Offered Master of Arts
Additional Educational Opportunities Training and Research Facilities
A master’s degree is awarded as a student progresses in the doctoral program. Special application for a terminal master’s degree must be approved on an individual basis. Doctor of Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy Rosemead’s doctoral programs in clinical psychology are designed primarily to train practitioners in professional psychology. They are designed for students interested in pursuing careers in applied areas of clinical psychology. While all students receive training in the basic areas of scientific psychology relevant to the practice of psychology, the focus of Rosemead’s doctoral training is on the development of professional skills and the utilization of theory and research in professional practice. Within this focus students are admitted to either the Psy.D. or the Ph.D. program. Approximately 67% of Rosemead’s students are enrolled in the Psy.D. and 33% in the Ph.D. Except in unusual circumstances, students do not change programs after admission. While both the Psy.D. and Ph.D. have a common core of basic science and clinical courses, students selecting Rosemead’s Psy.D. are generally preparing for full-time positions as psychological practitioners. Those choosing Rosemead’s Ph.D. are interested in combining clinical work with other psychological competencies, such as teaching and research. Research training in Rosemead’s Ph.D. program is strong in selected areas of ongoing faculty research. Thus the Ph.D. is particularly appropriate for students who desire both to develop quality clinical skills and to develop research skills related to clinical practice. Program Characteristics The two full-time programs (Psy.D. and Ph.D.) are very similar with regard to cost, time to completion, attrition, and internship placement. Specific information regarding tuition and fees may be obtained in the Financial Information section of this catalog or on the Rosemead website (rosemead.edu). Scholarships, grants, loans, and teaching assistantships are available to Rosemead graduate students. Some of these are need-based (e.g., grants); some of them are competence-based (e.g., teaching assistantships). If you would like to apply for financial support, visit biola.edu/grad/financial%5Faid. Most students complete their program in five (37%) or six (30%) years (Mean = 5.9, Mdn = 5.7). About 35% of the doctoral students in each program elect to spread coursework across five years rather than completing it in four. A few students (about 15%) finish in less than five years; a few (10%) finish in seven years; and a very few (7%) take longer than seven years to complete all degree requirements. Across the past seven years, the attrition from each program (i.e., students leaving the program before graduation for any reason: changed field of study, personal events) has been 12%. About 5% of students leave their program due to poor performance. Rosemead students compete very well in the national system of internships in clinical psychology. The internship is a year of full- time training in a professional psychology role that comes after all coursework is complete. All of our students who complete the eligibility requirements obtain an internship. In the past seven years we have placed 107 Psy.D. students and 56 Ph.D. students in internships. Of these, 97% were placed in an internship of their choice in the first year they applied, the other 3% chose to wait another year for the internship they wanted. The Ph.D. interns obtained APA-accredited internship at a slightly higher rate (88%) than did the Psy.D. interns (77%) because of the differences in their career goals and aspirations. In most of the internships (93%), the students received funding from the internship agency. A very few students (1%) obtained internships arranged on a two-year, half-time schedule. Some of the internship agencies are in the Southern California area, but many of them are in other reputable institutions across the country (see Practicum and Internship Agencies listing). The internship experience greatly enriches the professional development of the Rosemead students and prepares them for the next step in their careers.
Rosemead maintains an outpatient psychological service and training center on the Biola campus. The clinic offers a wide range of psychological services to adults and children. It also provides on- campus training opportunities for students. The clinic is equipped with video-taping facilities for case observation. Students also receive supervised clinical experiences in a variety of practicum placements in the Greater Los Angeles Area. These agencies present students with opportunities to work with clinical professionals in a variety of therapeutic orientations serving a broad range of diverse populations. The agencies that regularly train Rosemead students-surrounding school districts; community mental health centers; child, adolescent and adult treatment centers; outpatient clinics; and private and public psychiatric hospitals-ensure that Rosemead students will gain a breadth of clinical experience in professional settings working with diverse populations. Students receive both supervision at their training sites and additional clinical consultation on campus with Rosemead faculty. The on-campus supervision ensures an integration of classroom training and field experience. Recent and current practicum agencies are listed later in this catalog. Biola has a commitment to academic computing which provides substantial computing resources for Rosemead students and faculty. The School of Business and Library’s Instructional Labs often serve as an open lab for Library research, email, and word processing. There are also a number of smaller departmental labs on campus dedicated to students of their respective majors. Further, Biola believes the wireless network should extend connectivity to those areas where a wired network port is not available. Biola has multiple wireless access points installed around campus. Most campus common areas have As a professional school located in a large metropolitan area, Rosemead utilizes the services of a number of persons from the larger professional community in its academic and clinical programs. Whether as part-time faculty or as consultants, this roster is multidisciplinary and enables Rosemead to enrich its training programs. Academic and clinical consultants do not serve as advisors to Rosemead students or chairpersons of dissertation committees but they do participate in other academic or consultation activities. The following professional persons are either currently or recently involved in some aspect of Rosemead’s academic or clinical programs: Christal Daehnert , Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology: Clinical Supervision Malcolm B. Dick , Ph.D. University of South Carolina: Cognitive Psychology University of California Irvine Alzheimer Disease Center William L. Edkins , Psy.D. Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Private Practice Marie Hoffman , Ph.D. Brookhaven Institute for Psychoanalysis and Christian Theology: Private Practice David J. Martin , Ph.D., ABPP Office on AIDS, Senior Director Public Interest Directorate American Psychological Association Avedis Panajian , Ph.D. United States International University ABPP: Early Object Relationships, Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Jody A. Ward , Ph.D. Rosemead School of Psychology: Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Private Practice been equipped with wireless access. Academic and Clinical Consultants
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