Course Requirements
Doctoral students in the clinical program are required to complete all of the courses listed below. Please note these are special requirements in the clinical doctoral program and are in addition to the minimum foundation courses required of all students.
Required Basic Courses
[Note: Other classes may be approved by the clinical area to substitute for no more than two of the following courses required of clinical students: 611, 601, 603, 620, 665]
- PSYC 604 Advanced Psychological Statistics
- PSYC 606 Experimental Design
- PSYC 528 History of Psychology
- PSYC 601 Fundamentals of Learning or
PSYC 611 Cognitive Psychology I
- PSYC 603 Biopsychology
- PSYC 620 Experimental Social Psychology
- PSYC 665 Behavioral Development
Required Clinical Courses
- PSYC 640 Theory and Assessment of Intellectual Functioning
- PSYC 641 Psychopathology
- PSYC 642 Personality Assessment or
PSYC 646 Psychological Assessment of Children
- PSYC 643 Theories of Psychotherapy or
PSYC 647 Psychological Intervention with Children and Their Families
- PSYC 644 Cognitive-Behavioral Theory and Techniques
- PSYC 648 Consultative Interventions in School and Community
- PSYC 654 Practicum in Psychotherapy
- PSYC 654 Supervision Practicum
- PSYC 655 Internship in Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 671D Clinical Research Methods
- PSYC 680C Seminar in Psychology: Professional Ethics and Multiculturalism
Typical course sequence
Although there is some variability in the courses offered from year-to-year, the sequence below represents the expected course sequence for the first two years.
Semester 1
- Advanced Psychological Statistics
- Theory and Assessment of Intellectual Functioning
- Psychopathology
- Psychological Research
- Independent Research (Readings)
Semester 2
- Experimental Design
- Second assessment class (Personality Assessment or Psychological Assessment of Children) or
Seminar on Professional Ethics and Multiculturalism
- Clinical Research Methods
- Practicum in Psychotherapy
- Psychological Research
Semester 3
- Foundation Course
- Foundation Course
- Theories of Psychotherapy or Psychological Interventions with Children and Their Families
- Practicum in Psychotherapy
- Master's Thesis
- Psychological Research
Semester 4
- Cognitive Behavioral Theory and Techniques
- Second assessment class (Personality Assessment or Psychological Assessment of Children) or
Seminar on Professional Ethics and Multiculturalism
- Practicum in Psychotherapy
- Master's Thesis
- Psychological Research
Years 3-5
- Remaining foundation requirements and Tool requirements
- Completion of Master's Thesis
- Practica in Psychotherapy and Supervision
- Psychological Research
- Seminars in Clinical Psychology and Consultation Course
- Electives
- Internship in Clinical Psychology
- Ph.D. Dissertation
All graduate students must register for a minimum of 12 semester hours each fall and spring semester unless permission for a reduced load is granted by the Department Chair or the Director of Graduate Studies.
