Christian Activities As member·s of a Christian university commun ity, Rosemead's faculty believe the relating of ones faith to an academic disci pline goes beyond the theoretical and cog nitive. Opportun it ies for fellowship, dia logue and worship are seen as vital parts of the total educational process. Consequent ly, all students are expected to participate in Rosemead 's weekly chapel as well as two year long fellowship groups. These ac t ivities provide an opportunity for students and their spouses to fiesh out the personal implications of thei r faith and integrative study They also provide opportunity for informal. out of class interaction with facul ty spouses and other members of the Ros mead community Students are also encouraged to become involved in one of the many local chu rches in the La Mirada area. Degree Requirements and Sample Programs The ma1or MA, PsyD and PhD de gree requirements are summarized below Since all students take a set of bas ic courses in scientific psychology as wel l as in clinical psychology and theology, the first th ree years of the PsyD. and PhD. pro grams are very similar. Graduation Requ irements for Terminal Master's Program in Clinical Psychology A Master of Arts degree in clinical psy chology will be awarded to students who successfully complete the prescribed pro gr·am of study of the first years of the doc toral sequence, including: A A minimum of 45 semest er hours of academic wor·k with the following distri bution: ( I ) a minimum of 36 semester· hours rn psychology (2) a minimum of nine semest er hours in theology B. A minimum of one year of resident graduat e work.
(3) COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS All students must pass a set of five doc toral-level comprehensive examinations covering the following areas: I ) psychologi cal development 2) psychological function; 3) psychological intervention; 4) psycholo gy and theology ; and 5) an advanced ex ami nation formulated by the student's ad visor and his doctoral committee. These examinations are given twice an nually and serve as the major means of evaluat ing a student's suitability 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 pr ior to the Professional Qualifying Examination. Only two retakes of the examination are allowed. The dates of the Comprehen sive Examinations are speci fied in the Aca demic Calendar. (4) ADMISSIONS TO CANDIDACY Official candidacy for the doctorate sig nifies an advanced stage in the student's progress and is accompanied by a redefinition of fulltime enrollment which enables the student to place greater em phasis on his practicum experience, intern ship and dissertation, and less emphas is on formal coursework. In order to be admit ted to cand idacy the student must have: (a) Successful ly completed the Prelimi nary Oral Interview (b) Passed the Comprehensive Exami nations (c) Received approval of dissertat ion proposal by his Doctoral Committee. (5) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFYING EX AMINATION (PSY.D.) PsyD. students must successfu lly com plete an examination designated to evalu ate their readi ness fo r a full-time internship in professional counseli ng. It may be taken any time after three of four basic areas of comprehensive exami nations have been passed and must be comp leted six months prior to internship. The exami ning com mittee may require the student to com plete additional course work, practicum, or other professional growth experiences
prior to beginning the internship. See the Professional Qualifyi ng Examination Guidelines in student handbook for further detail. (6) INTERNSHIP All students are requ ired to complete a one year ful l-time, ( I 500 hours), clinical in ternship prior to graduation Al l intern ships are to be approved in advance by the Professional Trai ning Committee. For fur ther details, refer to the Internship Guide li nes in student handbook. (7) COMPLETION OF TRAINING THERAPY Al l students must receive certificat ion of completion of training therapy from the di rector of cl inical training. A minimum of 50 hours of group therapy plus 50 hours of indivi dual therapy is required. See Training Therapy Guidelines for further detai ls. (8) DISSERTATION A dissertation evidencing high attain ment in scholarship related to professional psychology must be submitted by all doc toral candidates. The dissertation topic and proposal must be approved by the candi date's advisory committee prior to the be ginning of the student's internship. Three weeks prior to expected graduation the cand idate must submit to t he Rosemead dean of administration the original and three copies of his dissertation signed by his dissertation committee. Detailed infor mation is found in the Student D issertation Guidelines. (9) FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION The final examination is an oral defense of the dissertat ion before the doctoral committee and other invited professionals.
Graduation Requirements for the Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology (I) RESIDENCE AND COURSE WORK A minimum of four years of residence is requ ired 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 under General Academic Information. Psychology: PsyD. students must com plete a minimum of 96 semester hours in psychology These 96 units must include at least 21 units selected from PLB electiv psychotherapy courses, and 18 units of practicum. Students may apply up to si x units of graduate coursework from the School of Int rcultural Studies toward the total psychology hours requirement Theology: All students must complete a minor in theology which includes a min i mum of 18 semester unrt s. Integration Seminars: All students par tici pate in a seri es of five seminars ( I I units) devoted to the integration of a vari ety of theological and psychological con cepts in research, theory and practice. Dissertation Research: The PsyD. re quires eight units of dissertation research. (2) PRELIMINARY ORAL INTERVIEW AND ADMISSION TO DOCTORAL STUDY All students have an oral inte rview with a faculty committee to evaluate their progress and potential for successful com plet ion of the doctoral program. Thi s in terview is schedu led after the completion of three semesters in residence, including at least one practicum assignment The re sults of this interview are reported to fac ulty which votes either to admit admit with cond it ions, or not to admit the stu dent to doctoral study
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