Clinical Doctoral Training Program: Recommended Course Sequence

First Year, Fall

Credit

First Year, Spring

Credit

Psychopathology

3

Personality: Theory & Disorder

3

Inferential Statistics for Psychology

3

Advanced Descriptive Statistics for Psychology

3

Introduction to Clinical Science:  Research Design and Ethical Guidelines

3

Introduction to Clinical Practice:

Core Skills & Ethical Guidelines

3

Assessment of Intellectual and Cognitive Abilities

3

Advanced Personality Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis

3

Observational Practicum (no credit)

0

Master’s Thesis

1

 

 

Observational Practicum (no credit)

0

Total # of credit hours

12

 

13

Possible summer enrollment:  Practicum, Seminar, Thesis

Second Year, Fall

Credit

Second Year, Spring

Credit

Theories of Learning

3

Advanced Developmental Psychology or Advanced Social Psychology

3

Psychotherapy

3

Behavior Therapy

3

Advanced Seminar (TBA)

 

3

Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology

3

Clinical Practicum

3

Clinical Practicum

3

Master’s Thesis

2

Master’s Thesis

3

Total # of credit hours

14

 

15

Possible summer enrollment:  Practicum, Seminar, Thesis

Third Year, Fall

Credit

Third Year, Spring

Credit

Clinical Research Seminar (TBA)

3

Advanced Developmental Psychology or Advanced Social Psychology

3

Advanced Physiological Psychology

3

Advanced Seminar (TBA)

3

Independent Research

[or History & Systems]

(3)

Independent Research

[or History & Systems]

(3)

Clinical Practicum

3

Clinical Practicum

3

Total # of credit hours

9 (12)

 

9 (12)

Possible summer enrollment:  Practicum, Seminar, Dissertation

Fourth Year, Fall

Credit

Fourth Year, Spring

Credit

607 Clinical Practicum

3

607 Clinical Practicum

3

Advanced Seminar (TBA)

3

700 Doctoral Dissertation

9

700 Doctoral Dissertation

6

 

 

Total # of credit hours

12

 

12