REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PH.D. IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1) RESIDENCE AND COURSEWORK A minimum of four years of residence is required for the doctor ate. While the doctorate is not awarded simply for completion of stated course work , there are basic unit requirements for the degree (I 33 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 minimum of 88 semester hours in psychology in addition to a doctoral disserta tion. This includes at least 76 academic units, of which 12 units must be selected from PLB elective psychotherapy courses , and 12 units of practicum. Theology: All students must complete a minor in theology which includes a minimum of 18 semester units. Master's Research: Ph .D. students must spend a minimum of 300 hours on an approved , supervised research project during their first three years of graduate study. Research hours must be accounted for each semester until completion of the project. Integration Seminars: All students participate in a series of five seminars ( 11 units) devoted to the integration of a variety of theological and psychological concepts in research , theory and practice. Dissertation Research: 15 units of dissertation research are re quired prior to granting the Ph .D. *"Hours ' ' and " units " are used interchangeably throughout thi s 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 completion of the doctoral program. This interview is scheduled after the com pletion of three semesters in residence , including at least one practicum assignment. 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 five doctoral-level comprehensive examinations covering the following areas: I) psychological de velopment; 2) psychological functioning ; 3) psychological inter vention; 4) psychology 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 major means of evaluating a student ' s suitability to continue studies toward the doctorate . The examinations may be taken any time after completion of 75% of the course work and must be taken prior to the Professional Interview . The student must pass at least three of the five areas to avoid retaking the entire examination. If the student passes at least three of the areas only one or two areas failed must be retaken . Only two retakes of the examination are allowed. The dates of the Comprehensive Examinations are specified in the Academic Calendar.
the student ' s progress and is accompanied by a redefinition of full-time enrollment wh ich enables the student to place greater emphasis on his practicum experience , internship and disserta tion , and less emphasis on formal course work. In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have : (a) Successfully completed the Preliminary Oral Interview (b) Passed the Comprehensive Examinat ions (c) Received approval of dissertation proposal by his Doctoral Committee. An Advancement to Candidacy form is available from the office of admissions and records. (5) PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW All Ph.D. students must successfully complete a professional interview that evaluates the student's readiness for internship. This interview can be taken any time after three of the compre hensive examinations have been passed and must be completed six months prior to internship . The interview committee may require the student to complete additional course work , practi cum , or other professional growth experiences prior to beginning the internship. See the Professional Interview Guidelines for further detail . ( 6) INTERNSHIP All students are required to complete 1500 hours of clinical internship prior to graduation. The internship may consist of two years of experience on a half-time basis. All internships are to be approved in advance by the Professional Training Committee . For further details refer to the Internship Guidelines . (7) COMPLETION OF TRAINING THERAPY All students must receive certification of completion of training therapy from the director of clinical training. A minimum of 50 hours of group therapy plus 50 hours of individual therapy is required. See Training Therapy Guidelines for further details. (8) DISSERTATION A dissertation evidencing high attainment in original scholarship must be submitted by all doctoral candidates . The dissertation topic and proposal must be approved by the candidate ' s advisory committee prior to the beginning of the student ' s internship. Three weeks prior to expected graduation the candidate must submit to the registrar the original and three copies of his disserta tion signed by his dissertation committee. Detailed information is found in the Student Dissertation Guidelines.
(9) FINAL ORAL EXAMINATION The final examination is an Oral Defense of the dissertation, before the doctoral committee and other invited professionals.
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(4) ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY Official candidacy for the doctorate signifies an advanced stage in
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