ROSEMEAD SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
SAMPLE PROGRAM: Ph.D. Track Fall First Year Personali ty and Psychopathology I Introduction to Psychotherapy Advanced Statistics Measurement and Assessment I Theology I
lnterterm
Spring
3 3 3 2 3
Personality and Psychopathology II Measurement and Assessment TI
3 2 3 3 3
Prepracticum I
Research Design Prepracticum II
Theology II
14
I 15
Psychotl,erapy and Religion
Second Year Practicum 1 Advanced Research Design Theolof Ill
Learningand Motivation, Cognition and Affect or Learning, Cognition and Alfect Nature and Scope or Systems of lrnegration
Cross-Cultural Issues in Clin ical Psychology*
3 3 4 3 2 15
3 3 3 4 2
Practicum II Theology IV
Psychot erapy Lab** ..!!:!J
Research Apprenticeship
Research Apprenticeship
15
Third Year Hist0ry and Systems of Psychology Theolol!l'V SPY/ SL Elective Practicum Ill lrnegration Elective
Neuropsychology• or Clinical Psychophamiacology SPY/ SLB Electives
3 3 6 3 2
Dissertation
5 2 3 3
Integration Elective
Dissertation Practicum TV
16
17
Fourth Year Seminar in Ethical and Professional Issues lnterAtion EleCLive
SPY Electives SLB Electives
6 3 3 4
3 3 6 3
Disserta tion
Integra tion Elective
SLB leciive Dissertation
Dissertation
16
15
Filth Year Internsh ip
0 Internship Note: *For student with undergraduate coursework in social and physiological psychology. Students without undergraduate social psychology will take RSPY608, Social Psychology, instead ofRSPY625 Cross Cultural Issues i11 Clinical Psychology. Students without undergraduate physiological psychology will take RSPY607, Psychophysiological Processes instead ofRSPY 670 Neuropsych ogy or RSPY 705 Clinical Psychopharmacology. These alternative courses will generally be taken during the spring ofthe second or third year. »second year students elect one of the following psychotherapy lab courses: RSLB613 Psychotherapy 111ith Adolescents, RSLB642 Psychotherapy with Children, RSL8643 Behavior Modification with Childm and Parents, or RSL8717 Gestalt Psychotherapy.
their progress and potential for success- ful completion of the doctoral program. This interview is schedu led after the completion of three semesters in resi- dence, including at least one practicum assignment. The results of this inter- view are reported to facu lty which votes to allow the student (I) to continue, (2) to continue studies with a Preliminary Oral lnte1view review the following year, or (3) not to allow the student to con-
· (6) Internship
PsydwlogJ': Ph.D. students must com- plete a minimum of 86 semesters hours in psychology in addition to a doctoral dissertation . These 86 units include at least 12 units selected from SLB elective psychotherapy courses, and 12 units of practicum (which must be taken in resi- dence). Students may apply up to six units of graduate coursework from the School of Intercultural Studies toward the total psychology hours requirement. Theowgy: Al l students must complete a minor in theology wh ich includes a minimum of 17 semester units. Master's Research: Ph.D. students must complete a year-long M.A. level research project (SPY 600) involving literature revi ew, problem conceptual- ization, data gathering and analysis, and report writing. Integration SeminmJ: All students par- ticipate in a series of seminars (14 units) devoted to the integration of a variety of theological and psychological concepts in research , theory and practice. Dissertation Research: 16 units of dissertation research are required
research on a selected, clinically rele- vant topic; and (c) a proficiency exami- nation evaluating the student's abil ity to criti ca lly eva luate cu rr ent clini ca l research papers. This proficiency exam is taken at the end of the first semester of the doctoral research seminar. Psy.D. students must either register fo r five units of credit for dissertation proposal or for the doctoral research seminar. (9) Fino! Oral Examination The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee and other im~ted professionals. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology 1) Residence and Coursework 01mally, fom years of residency are required unl ess transfer of credit is bought in and advanced standing granted. While the doctorate is not awarded simply for completion of stated course work, there are basic unit require- men ts for the degree (133 semester hours). Each student is assigned a fac- ulty advisor who assists in the planning of each semester's schedule of courses and supemses the student's progress in the program. For mmsfer credit, see Gen- eral Academic Infollllation.
Al l students are required to com- plete a one-year, full-time clinical intern- ship prior to graduation. All internships are to be approved in advance by the Clin ical Training Committee. For fur- ther details, refer to the Internship Guidelines in student handbook. Intern- ship fees are listed in the psychology course section (STN 731 Internship). (7) Completion of Training Therapy All students must receive certifica- tion of completion of training therapy from the director of clinical training. Aminimum of 50 hours of group ther- apy plus 50 hours of individual therapy is required. See Training Therapy Guidelines for further details. (8) Dissertation OR Research Consumership Sequence All Psy.D. students must demon- strate doctoral-leve l mastery of a research area in cl inical psychology. This may be done either by a disserta· tion or by a research consumersh ip sequence. The research consumership sequence is composed of: (a) a two semester, five credit doctoral research seminar focusing on the Ciitical evalua- tion and utilization of clinical research; (b) a paper involving a critical review of
tinue in the doctoral program. (3) Comprehensive Examinations
All students must pass a set of doc- tora l-l evel comprehensive exam in a- tions covering the following areas: (I) psycho logical intervention and (2) psychology and theology. These examinations are given two times annually and serve as the major means of evaluating a student's suitabil- ity to continue studies toward the doc- torate. The examinations may be taken any time after completion of 75%of the course work and must be taken prior to the Professional Qualifying Exam. Only one retake of the examina- tion is allowed. The dates of the Com- prehensive Examinations are specified in the Academic Calendar.
prior to granting the Ph.D. (2) Preliminary Oral Interview
All sn1dents have an oral in temew with a facu lty committee to evaluate
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