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Department of Psychology

 

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
TYPICAL SEQUENCE OF STUDY

  Fall Spring Summer
First Year Clinical Topics Seminar
Cognitive Assessment
Psychopathology
Research Methods
Introduction to Neuroscience
Research Colloquium
MA Thesis proposal due
Clinical Topics Seminar
Personality Assessment I
Clinical Diagnosis
Psychotherapy Theories
Intro to Psychological Statistics
Research Colloquium
Identification of Child Abuse
Elective (optional)
Elective (optional)
Work on MA Thesis
Second Year Clinical Topics Seminar
Externship I
Personality Assessment II
Regression Analysis
Elective
Research Colloquium
Clinical Topics Seminar
Externship II
Ethics in Psychology
Elective
Research Practicum (Complete MA Thesis)
Research Colloquium
Elective (optional)
Elective (optional)
Third Year Clinical Topics Seminar
Externship III
Personality Theories
Elective
Elective
Research Colloquium
Clinical Topics Seminar
Externship IV
Multicultural Seminar
Elective
Elective
Teaching of Psychology (optional)
Doctoral Comprehensive Examination (January)
Research Colloquium
Elective (optional)
Elective (optional)
Work on Dissertation Proposal
Fourth Year Dissertation Proposal
Internship Application *
Dissertation Data Collection
Internship Interviews
Begin Internship
Fifth Year

Internship
Dissertation Progress Report
Internship
Dissertation Oral Defense
Complete Internship
Graduation !!

 

* Note: Some students delay internship until their sixth year, using the fifth year to complete the dissertation before applying for internship.

Students are expected to take four 3-credit courses in addition to Clinical Topics Seminar each of six 6 semesters for a total of 75 credits. Research Practicum (3 credits), Dissertation (6 credits), and APA Internship (2 credits) brings the total to 86 credits. Additional elective courses can be taken over the summer or transferred from a prior institution, and may reduce the number of courses per semester.

 
 
     
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