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courses. Students are placed in such pro fess ional facilities as outpatient clinics, hos pitals, college counseling centers, public schools and community health organiza tions on the basis of their individual readi ness, needs and interests. These practicum experiences are supervised both by Rosemead's faculty and qualified profes sionals working in the practicum agencies. In the psychotherapy lab courses, students receive both instruction and supervised experience offering clinical services from the theoretical orientation of the course. Students elect lab courses from offerings such as Psychotherapy with Adolescents, Marriage and Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Biofeedback and Psychotherapy with Children. During the third year most doctoral stud ents take two or three psychotherapy lab courses, continue their practicum placements and begin individual training therapy. This therapy is designed to give the student first-hand experience in the role of a client and is considered an opportunity for both personal growth and for the learning of therapeutic principles and techniques. A minimum of 50 hours of individual training are required. Such issues as timing, choice of therapist and specific goals are determined by students in conjunction with their advisors and the Professional Training Committee. When doctoral students reach their fourth year most of their time is spent in inde pendent study, electives and practicum expe riences. This step-by-step progression in pro fessional training experiences gives the student personal experience with a wide range of personalities in a variety of settings and provides the necessary preparation for a full-time internship during the fifth year of study. The internship is planned as an inten sive clinical experience to help students inte grate the varied elements of their preparation in psychology into a congruent professional role. AU internships must be faculty approved in order to ensure a high level of professional experience for the student. Placement in practicum agencies is made by the director of clinical training and internships are obtained by the student consonant with the internship guid elines of the school. CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES As members of a Christian university community, Rosemead's faculty believe
the relating of one's faith to an academic discipline goes beyond the theoretical and cogn itive. Opportunities for fellowship, dialogue and worship are seen as vital parts of the total educational process. Consequentl y, all students are expected to participate in Rosemead's weekly chape l as well as a one year-long fellowship group. The fellowship groups begin in the first year of the student's program. These activities provide an opportunity for stu dents and their spouses to flesh out the personal implications of their faith and integrative study. They also provide opportuni ty for informal, out of class interaction with faculty spouses and other members of the Rosemead community. Students are also encouraged to become involved in one of the many local churches in the Southern Cali fornia area . GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS The majorM.A., Psy.D. and Ph.D. degree requirements are summarized below. Since all students take a set of basic courses in sci entific psychology as well as in clinical psy chology and theology, the first three years of the Psy.D. and Ph.D. cracks are very similar. MASTER'S PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AMaster of Ans in clinical psychology will be granted after the completion of the first two years of either the Ph.D. or Psy.D. cur riculum, including: A. A minimum of 45 semester hours''· in psychology (including practicum and psy chotherapy lab courses) B. A minimum of nine semester hours in theology and C. A minimum of one year of resident graduate work. ''·"Hours" and "un its" are interchange able throughout this section. PSY.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1) RE.sIDE CE AND COURSE WORK A minimum of four years of residence is required for the doctorate. While the doc torate is not awarded simply for comple tion of stated course work, there are basic unit requirements for the degree (133 semester hours). Each student is assigned a faculty advisor who assists in the plan ning of each semester's schedule of cours es and supervises the student's progress in the program. For transfer credit, see General Academic Information.
PSYCHOLOGY: Psy.D. students must compl ete a minimum of 97 semester hours in psychology. These 97 units must include at least 21 units selected from SLB elective psychotherapy courses, and 18 units of practicum. Students may apply up to six units of gradua te cou rsework from the School of Intercultural Studies toward the total psychology hours requirement. THEOLOGY: All students must complete a minor in rheo logy which includes a mini mum of 17 semester units. INTEGRATIO SEMI ARS: All students participate in a series of seminars (14 units) devoted to the integration of a vari ety of theological and psychological con cepts in research, theory and practice. DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Students in Rosemead ' s Psy.D. track may fulfill the research component of their program either by writing a dissertation or by suc cessfu lly completing a research consumer ship sequence (5 units) which includes a year-lo ng doctoral research seminar, a critical review of research literature o n a clinical topic and a proficiency examina tion for consumers of clinical research. (2) PRELIMINARY ORAL INTERVJEW All students have an oral interview with a faculty committee to evaluate their progress and potential for successful com pletion of the doctoral program. This inter view is scheduled after the completion of three semesters in residence, including at least one practicum assignment. The results of this interview are reported to fac ulty which votes to allow the student either to continue, continue stud ies with a Preliminary Oral Interview review the fol lowing year, or not to allow the student to continue in the doctoral program. (3) COMPREHENSNE f.xAM INATIONS All students must pass a set of doctoral level comprehensive examinations covering the fo ll owing areas: 1) psychological inter vention and 2) psychology and theology. These examinations are given twice annually and serve as the major means of evalua ting a student's suitabili ty ro con tinue studies toward the doctorate. The examinations may be taken any time after completion of 75% of the course work and must be successfully completed prior to the Professional Qualifying Examinati on. Psy.D. students who select the non-dis sertation option will take a research profi ciency exam
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