PsyD in Clinical Psychology Courses

5-Year Plan: Academic Year 2024-2025

Year 1

Fall Spring Summer
571: Intro to Intervent (3 credit hrs) Emphasis Area 1 (3 credit hrs) 508: Bio Basis of Behav (3 credit hrs)
658: Psychopathology (3 credit hrs) 608: Applied Developmental (3 credit hrs) 656: Intro to Therapy Prac (3 credit hrs)
651: Cog Assess (3 credit hrs) 652: Assess of Pers (3 credit hrs) 655: Intro to Assess Prac (3 credit hrs)
590: Prof. Devel Sem. (0 credit hrs) 590: Prof. Devel Sem. (0 credit hrs) 653: CBT Systems Psychotx
575: Found of Psy Assess (3 credit hrs) 555: Ethics (3 credit hrs)

Year 2

Fall Spring Summer
610: Applied Statistics (3 credit hrs) 609: Res Meth & Design (3 credit hrs) 657: Group Psychotherapy (3 credit hrs)
621: Multicultural (3 credit hrs) 509: Soc Basis of Behav. (3 credit hrs) 681: Practicum A (2 credit hr)
Emphasis Area 2 (3 credit hrs) Emphasis Area 3 (3 credit hrs) 501: Cog/Affective Basis (3 credit hrs)
680: Practicum A (2 credit hrs) 681: Practicum A (2 credit hr) 890: Dissertation Seminar** (2 credit hrs)

Year 3

Fall Spring Summer
Emphasis Area 4 (3 credit hrs) 719: Child and Adolescent Tx (3 credit hrs) 860: Internship Seminar (0 credit hrs)
718: Child Psychopathology (3 credit hrs) Elective option or Trauma (3 credit hrs) 781: Clinical Prac B (1 credit hr)
765: Relational Systems of Psychotherapy (3 credit hrs) 781: Clinical Prac B (1 credit hr) 721: Trauma [or elective] (3 credit hrs)
781: Clinical Prac B (3 credit hrs) 821: Clin Applic Multicult (3 credit hrs) 894: Dissertation (2 credit hrs)
894: Dissertation (1 credit hr)

Year 4

Fall Spring Summer
894: Dissertation (1 credit hr) 870: Interprofessional Seminar (2 credit hrs) 506: History & Systems – OL (3 credit hrs)
810: Addictions [or elective] (3 credit hrs) Addiction or elective option 881: Clinical Prac C (1 credit hr)
611: Program Eval and Consultation (3 credit hrs) 881: Clinical Prac C (1 credit hr)
881: Clinical Prac C (3 credit hrs) 894: Dissertation (2 credit hrs)
861: Pre-internship Seminar (0 credit hrs) Internship Interviews
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Year 5

Fall Spring Summer
892: Internship (1 credit hr) 892: Internship (1 credit hr) 892: Internship (1 credit hr)

**Students who choose to propose early can take 890 in the summer of their second year, independent study. In this case, 894 must be taken every semester through the spring of the fourth (4th) year for these credits in this order: year three (3) fall: 1, year three (3) spring: 1, year three (3) summer: 1, year four (4) fall: 2, year four (4) spring: 2.

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