ROSEMEAOSCHOOLO~PSYCHOLOGY
SAMPLE PROGRAM: Ph .D. Track First Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Fifth Year
Second Year
Fall Ad1-anced Statistics
3 3 3 4 3
Clinical Supen•ision/ Consultationu•
Internship 0
3 3 3
Ad1"anced Research Design Measuremen[ & As.stssmtnl II Research Apprenticeship
3 3 3 3 4
Histm)' &: Systems of Ps-ychology
Measurement and Assts.smtnt I In troduction to Ps1·chopathology Int roduction to Psychotherapy
Practicum 11
or Ps1·chologyElective
2 3 3 3
Psychology Elective
Psyc hothernp Lib El ective Integration lectires
Practicum IV
Nature&: Scope or Srstems of Integration
2
Ps)'chotherapy Lib Elective
Theolob'l' I
3
TheolO!,']' Ill
Theol"b']'\I
16
16
14
Disse rtation
4 15
lnterterm Prepracticum I
Di~e11ation
Cross-Cuhu rnl Issues in Cl inical PsycholO!,')''
I
2 3
Ps1•c hology Elective
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Spring
0
Clin ical Supervision/ Consultation'"
Internship
Research Design
Neurops1·chology• or
Ethirnl and Professional Issues
3 2 3 3 4 I
or PS)'chologyElective
2 6 2 6
Cli111cal Psychopharmacolo!,')'
3 3 3 4 3
Learn in~, Cognition&: Affect
3
PsycholOb'J' Elective
Psycholof Electives
Pmticum Ill
Personahty Development&: Ps)'chopathol"b']' 3
Research A(prenticeship
Advance lntegrntion Elective
Preprncticum II
2
Practicum
Psychotheratr Lib Elective Integration ecuves
Dissertation
PS)'chotherapy and Religion
I
Psychothe;vir Lib..
16
Theology II
;\
Disst1tation
TheolO!,']'
15 16 Note: • For students with uitdergraduate coursework in soda/ and physiological psychology. Students without undergraduate social psychology will take SPY608, Social Psychology, instead of SPY625 Cross Cultural Issues in Clinical Psychology. Students without undergraduate physiological psychology will take SPY607, Psychophysiological Processes instead of SPY 670 Neuropsychology or SPY 705 Clinical Psychopharmacology. These alternative courses will generally be taken during the spring of the second or third year. • •second year students elect one of the following psychotherapy lab courses: SLB613 PsychotheraP)' with Adolescents, SLB642 Ps ychotherapy with Children, SLB64J Behavior Modification with Children and Parents , or SLB641 Psychotherapy With Groups. 16 •••All students are requfrcd to complete at least 2 units of coursework in clinical supervision and/or con;m/tativn. This requirement may be met by taking SLB 702 Principles and Practices in Case S"per11ision to receive credit for supervision with assessment, lab or prepracticum courses. The requirement may also be met by raking SPY 713 Clinical S14pervision and U>nsultation during the student's fourth year.
Ph.D. In Clinical Psychology
mittee. For further details, refer to the Internship Guidelines in student handbook. Internship Fees are listed in the Psychology course section (STN 731 Internship) . There is some provi- sion for students to complete this requirement in two yea rs at half-time.
devoted to the integration of a variety of theological and psychological concepts
prehensive Examinations are specified
in the Academic Calendar.
1) Residence and Coursework
in research, theory and practice.
Nonnally, four years of residency are required unless transfer of credit is brought in and advanced standing granted , While the doctorate is not aw,u-ded simply for completion of stated
(4) Admission to Candidacy
Dissertation Research: 16 units of dissertat ion research are required
Official candidacy for the doctor, ate signifies an advanced stage in the student's progress . In order to be admitted to candidacy the student
prior to granting the Ph.D.
(2) Preliminary Oral Interview
course work, there are basic unit requireAll students have an oral interview
must have:
(7) Completion al Training Therapy
men ts for the degree (133 semester
(a) Successfully completed the
All students must receive certifica, lion of completion of training therapy from the director of clinical training. A minimum of 50 hours of group therapy plus 50 hours of individual therapy is required . See Training Therapy Guidelines in the student
with a faculty commi ttee to evaluate
hours). Each student is assigned a factheir progress and potential for successPreliminary Oral Interview
ulty advisor who assists in the planning of each semester's schedule of courses and supervises the student's progress in the program. For transfer credit, see Gen,
(b) Passed the Comprehensive
ful completion of the doctoral program. This interview is scheduled after the
Examinations
completion of three semesters in resi-(c) Received approval of dissertation
proposal by the Doctoral
dence, including at least one practicum assignment The results of this interview are reported to the faculty, which votes (!) allowing the student to continue, (2) continue studies with a Preliminary Oral Interview re-examination the following year, or (3) not allowing the student to continue in the doctoral program.
eral Academic lnfonnation.
Committee
Psychology: Ph.D. students must complete a minimum of 74 semester hours of psychology in addition to a doctoral dissertation. These 74 units include 43 required units, 12 units of practicum that must be taken in resi, dence, 4 units of Master's,level research apprenticeship, and 15 units of psychology electives. Students may apply up to 6 units of graduate course work from the School of lntercultural Studies toward the total psychology
(d) Completed training therapy
handbook for further details.
(5) Professional Qualifying Exam
(8) Dissertation
All doctoral students must succes£A dissertation evidencing high
fully complete an examination that evaJ.. uates the student's readiness for a full, time internship . It may be taken any time after the comprehensive examina, lions have been passed and must be com,
attainment in original scholarship must be submitted by all Ph.D. candi dates. The dissertation topic and pro posal must be approved by the candi date's advisory committee prior to the
(3) Comprehensive Examinations
All students must pass a set of doctoral,Jevel comprehensive exami, nations covering the following areas: (I) psychological intervention and
pleted prior to acceptance of an intembeginning of the student 's internship. Three weeks prior to expected gradu require the student to complete addi-ation the candidate must submit to sh ip. The examining committee may
tional coursework, practicum, or other professional growth experiences prior to
the Rosemead dean the original and four copies of the dissertation
(2) psychology and theology.
unit requirement.
These examinations are given two times annually and serve as the major means of evaluating a student'ssuitability The examinations may be taken after completion of 75% (100 units) of the course work and must be taken prior to
Psydwtherapy Laboratury: Students in the Ph .D. track must complete at least 12 units selected from psychotherapy lab
beginning the internship. See the Proapproved by the dissertation commit,
fessional Qualifying Exam Guidelines in the student handbook for further details.
tee and Biola librarian . Detailed information is found in the Student
courses. These are taken during the secto continue studies tow,u-d the doctorate.
Dissertation Guidelines.
(6) Internship
ond, third and fourth years.
All students are required to com, plete a one,year , full,time clinical internsh ip prior to graduat ion . All internships are to be approved in advance by the Clinical Training Com-
17ieology: All sutdents must complete a minor in theology which includes a
(9) Final Oral Examination
The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee and other invited
the Professional Qualifying Exam.
minimum of 17 semester units.
lnJegratiun Seminars: All students parOnly one retake of the examina,
tion is allowed. The dates of the Com,
ticipate in a series of seminars (14 units)
professionals.
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