This competence must be shown both by completion of courses in the psychology and theology core curriculums and by successful completion of the comprehensive examinations, usually taken during the second year of residency. Students who are qualified by virtue of previous work may petition to demonstrate proficiency in specific areas by examination rather than by taking the core courses in that area. No unit credit is given in these instances, however, and the student must still success fully complete the comprehensive examinations. All students must pass a set of comprehensive examinations cover ing six of the following areas: Measurement, Learning, Statistics and Research Design, Personality, Social, Developmental, and Systematic Theology. All students are required to complete the examinations in Statistics and Research Design and in Systematic Theology. They may then choose four of the five remaining areas. These examinations are given in April and October each year and serve as the major means of evaluating the student's suitability to continue studies toward the Ph.D. If a student does not successfully complete all sections of the examination he may repeat them at the next scheduled administration. (3) Research Tool All candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree must demon strate competence in a research tool. This tool must be a potential aid to the student in his research activities. Approved research tools in clude foreign languages, Statistics and Research Design, and Com puter Programming. Proficiency in foreign languages will be determined by means of the Educational Testing Service Graduate Foreign Lan guage Examination. (4) Qualifying Examinations In addition to the comprehensive written examination in the funda mentals of psychology and theology, all students must also pass an intensive examination in the area of counseling psychology. This exami nation covers advanced academic study and practicum experiences and is designed to evaluate the students readiness to pursue a full-time professional internship and to complete the remaining doctoral require ments. (5) Admission to Candidacy Official candidacy for the doctorate signifies an advanced stage in the student's progress and is accompanied by a redefinition of full-time enrollment which enables the student to place greater emphasis on his practicum experience, internship, and dissertation and a lesser emphasis on formal course work. In order to be admitted to candidacy the student must have:
(a) Been granted full admission status (b) Completed most of his course work (c) Passed the comprehensive examinations (d) Achieved proficiency in a research tool (e) Passed the qualifying examination
(6) Internship All students are required to complete one year of full-time intern ship in an approved setting. This internship may consist of two years of experience on a half-time basis. 22
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