practicum experience, internship and dissertation, and less emphasis on formal coursework. In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have: (a) Successfully completed the Preliminary Oral Interview (b) Passed the Comprehensive Examinations (c) Received approval of dissertation proposal by his Doctoral Committee. (d) Completion of training therapy (5) PROFESSIONAL QUALUYING EXAMINATION (PSY.D.) PsyD. students must successfully complete an examination desig nated to evaluate their readiness for a full-time internship in profes sional psychology. It may be taken any time after three of four basic areas of the comprehensive examinat ion has been passed and must be completed six months prior to internship. The examining committee may require the student to complete additional course work, practicum, or other professional growth experiences prior to beginning the intern ship. See the Professional Qualifying Examination Guidelines in stu dent handbook for further detail. (6) INTERNSHIP All students are required to complete a one-year, full-time clinical internship prior to graduation. All internships are to be approved in advance by the Professional Training Committee. For further details, refer to the Internship Guidelines in student handbook. See informa tion on Internship Fees under Financial Information special fees - graduate. (7) COMPLETION OF TRAINING THERAPY All students must receive certification of completion of training therapy from the director of clinical training. Aminimum of 50 hours of group therapy 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 demonstrate doctoral-level mastery of a research area in clinical psychology. This may be done either by a dissertation or by a research consumership sequence. The research consumership sequence is composed of: (a) a two semester, five credit doctoral research seminar focusing on the critical evaluation and utilization of clinical research, (b) a paper involving a critical review of research on a selected, clinically relevant topic and (c) a proficiency examination evaluating the student's ability to critically evaluate cur rent clinical 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 for five units of credit for dissertation proposal or for the doctoral research seminar. (9) FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertation before the doctoral committee and other invited professionals. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PH.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1) RESIDENCE AND COURSEWORK Aminimum of four years of residence is required for the doctorate. While the doctorate is not awarded simply for completion 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 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: Ph.D. students must complete a mininum of 86 semes ter hours in psychology in addition to a doctoral dissertation. Ttiese 86 units include at least 12units selected from PLB elective psychotherapy courses, and 12 units of practicum. Students may apply up to six units of graduate coursework from the School of lntercultural Studies toward the total psychology hours requirement. Theology: All students must complete a minor in theology which includes a minimum of 17 semester units. Master's Research: Ph.D. students must complete a year- long M.A. level research project (RPSY 600) involving literature review, problem conceptualization, data gathering and analysis and report writing.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TERMINAL MASTER'S PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AMaster of Arts degree in clinical psychology will be awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed program of studyof the first years of the doctoral sequence, including: A. Aminimum of 45 semester hours of academic work with the following distribution: (1) a minimum of 36 semester hours in psychology (2) a minimum of nine semester hours in theology B. Aminimum of one year of resident graduate work. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PSY.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1) RESIDENCE AND COURSE WORK Aminimum of four years of residence is required for the doctorate. While the doctorate is not awarded simply for completion 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 planning of each semester's schedule of courses and supervises the student's progress in the program. For transfer credit, see under General Academic Information. Psychology: Psy.D. students must complete aminimum of 97 semes ter hours in psychology. These 97 units must include at least 21 units selected from PLB elective psychotherapy courses, and 18 units of practicum. Students may apply up to six units of graduate coursework from the School of lntercultural Studies toward the total psychology hours requirement. Theology: All students must complete a minor in theology which includes a minimum of 17 semester units. Integration Seminars: All students participate 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: Students in Rosemead's PsyD. track may fulfill the research component of their program either by writing a dissertation or by successfully completing a research consumership sequence (5 units) which includes a year-long doctoral research semi nar, a critical review of research literature on a clinical topic and a proficiency examination for consumers of clinical research. The major doctoral degree requirements are summarized below (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 completion of the doctoral program. This interview is scheduled after the completion of three semesters in residence, including at least one practicum assign ment. The results of this interview are reported to faculty which votes either to admit, admit with conditions, or not to admit the student to doctoral study. (3) COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS All students must pass a set of four doctoral-level comprehensive examinations covering the following areas: I) psychological develop ment; 2) psychological functioning; 3) psychological intervention; and 4) psychology and theology. These examinations are given twice annually and serve as the major means of evaluating a student's suitability to continue studies toward the doctorate. The examinations may be taken any time after comple tion of 75% of the course work and must be successfully completed prior to the Professional Qualifying Examination. Psy.D. students who elect the non-dissertation option take a research proficiency exam as a fifth comprehensive examination. Only two retakes of the examination are allowed. The dates of the Comprehensive Examinations are specified in the Academic Calendar. (4) ADMISSIONS TO CANDIDACY Official candidacy for the doctorate signifies an advanced stage in the student's progress and is accompan ied by a redefinition of fulltime enrollment which enables the student to place greater emphasis on his
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