Sample Program: Psy.D. Track* Fall lnterterm
Graduation Requirements for the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (I) RESIDENCE AND COURSEWORK . A minimum of four years of residence Is 1-equ1red 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 se mester hours). Each student is assigned a faculty 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 General Academic Information. Psychology PhD. students must com plete a mininum of 86 semester hours in psychology in addition to a doctoral disser tation. These 86 units include at least 12 units selected from PLB elective psycho therapy courses, and 12 units of practicum. Students may apply up to six units of grad uate coursework from the School of Inter cultural Studies toward the total psycholo gy hours requirement. Theology: All students must complete a minor in theology which includes a mini mum of 17 semester units. Master's Research: PhD. students must complete a year-long M.A. level research project (RPSY 600) involving literature re view, problem conceptualization, data gatheri ng and analysis and report writing. Integration Seminars: All students par ticipate in a series of six seminars ( 14 units) devoted to the integration of a variety of theological and psychological concepts in research, theory and practice. Dissertation Research: 16 un its of dis sertation research are required prior to granti ng t he PhD *"Hours" and "units" are used inter changeably throughout this catalog.
(2) PRELIMINARY ORAL INTERVIEW AND ADMISSION TO DOCTORAL STUDY 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 in terview is scheduled after the completion of three semesters in res idence, includ ing at least one practicum assignment. The re sults of this interview are reported to fac ulty which votes either to admit. admit with conditions, or not to admit the stu dent to doctoral study. (3) COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS All students must pass a set of five doc toral-level comprehensive examinations coveri ng the following areas : I ) psychologi cal development; 2) psychological function ing: 3) psychological intervention; 4) psy chology and theology : and 5) an advanced area formulated by the student and his/her advisor. These examinations are given two times annually and serve as the ma1or means of evaluating a student's suitabi lity to continue studies toward the doctorate. The exami nations may be taken any time after com pletion of 75% of the course work and must be taken prior to the Professional In terview. Only two retakes of the examination are allowed. The dates of the Comprehen sive Examinations are specified in the Aca demic Calendar. (4) ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY . Official candidacy for t he doctorate sig nifies an advanced stage in the student's progress and is accompanied by a . redefinit ion of full -time enrollment which enables the student to place a greater em phasis on formal course work. In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have: (a) Succesfully completed the Prelimi nary Oral Interview (b) Passed the Comprehensive Exami nations (c) Received approval of dissertation proposal by his Doctoral Commit tee
Spring
First Year Introduction to
Introduction to Clinical
Psychology of Learning or Cognition and Affect Measurement/Assessment II 3 3
2 2
Techniques
Psychopathology
3
Developmental Psychology 3
Advanced Statistics
3
Research Design Prepracticum
3 2 4
Measurement/Assessment I 3
2
Theology and Bible II
Theology·and Bible I Integration Colloquium
I
15
15
Second Year History and Systems
Personality
3
3 Social Psychology:
Interpersonal Processes* __J_
Measurement/Assessment 11 3
Neuropsychology or
Practicum I
3 4 3
Psychopharmacology*
3
3
Theology and Bible Ill Psychotherapy Lab**
Nature and Scope or
Systems of Integration
3 3
Practicum II
16
Theology and Bible IV
4 16
Third Year Theology and Bible V PSY/PLB Electives
2 2
PSY/PLB Elective
8 3 2
PSY/PLB Electives
3 5 3 2
-
Practicum IV
Practicum Ill
Integration Elective
Doctoral Research Seminar
Integration Elective
or Dissertation Proposal 2
Doctoral Research Seminar or Dissertaton Proposal
3
15
16
Fourth Year Seminar in Ethical and Professional Issues PSY/PLB Electives
9 3 3
PSY/PLB Elective
PSY/PLB Electives
3
Practicum IV
3 6 3
3
Integration Elective
Practicum V
15
Integration Elective
3 15
Fifth Year Internship
Internship
0
0
*For students with undergraduate cou rsework in social and physiological
**Second year students elect one of the
followi ng psychotherapy lab courses: psychology. Students without underPsychotherapy with Adolescents, graduate social psychology will take RPSY Psychology of Exceptional Children or 608, Social Psychology, instead of RPSY Behavior Therapy with Children.
702, Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes. Students without under graduate physiological psychology will take RPSY 607. Psychophysiological Processes instead of Neuropsychology or Psycho pharmacology. T hese alternative courses will generally be taken during the spring of the second or third year.
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