Degree Requirements (Psy.D.)

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The following courses are required for this degree. Students should take courses following the curriculum sequence described below in order to satisfy prerequisites for advanced courses, be approved to take qualifying examinations, and prepare for practicum placements. Not following the recommended course sequence may result in longer time to completion of the degree. Students admitted in the Spring term are required to follow a modification of the course sequence and, as a consequence, will take longer to complete their degree requirements.

*	200	Professional Development Seminar I	1 cr.
*	201	Professional Development Seminar II	1 cr.
*	202	Community Service Practicum I	1 cr.
*	203	Community Service Practicum II	1 cr.
	350	Community Psychology & Mental Health	3 cr.
*	402	Introduction to Adlerian Psychology & Psychopathology	3 cr.
	431	Child Guidance & Parenting	1 cr.
	432	Child Guidance & Parenting Group Supervision	1 cr.
	438	Introduction to Addictive Disorders	3 cr.
*	472	Basic Intervention & Assessment Skills	3 cr.
	497	Research Methods	3 cr.
*	505	Professional Development, Issues & Ethics	3 cr.
	514	Life Style Assessment & Diagnosis	3 cr.
	523	Adlerian Approaches to Individual & Family Therapy	3 cr.
	601	Psy.D. Practicum Seminar I	1 cr.
	602	Psy.D. Practicum Seminar II	1 cr.
	603	Psy.D. Practicum Seminar III	1 cr.
	604	Psy.D. Practicum Seminar IV	1 cr.
	605	Psy.D. Practicum Seminar V	1 cr.
	606	Psy.D. Practicum Seminar VI	1 cr.
	611	Psy.D. Practicum I	1 cr.
	612	Psy.D. Practicum II	1 cr.
	613	Psy.D. Practicum III	1 cr.
	614	Psy.D. Practicum IV	1 cr.
	615	Psy.D. Practicum V	1 cr.
	616	Psy.D. Practicum VI	1 cr.
*	623	Life Span Development	3 cr.
*	624	Integrative Assessment	3 cr.
*	627	Assessment I: Cognitive & Intellectual Assessment	3 cr.
*	628	Assessment II: Personality Assessment	3 cr.
	632	Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior	3 cr.
	634	History & Systems	3 cr.
	636	Biological Bases of Behavior	3c r.
	637	Statistics	3 cr.
*	641	Social Psychology & Individual Differences	3 cr.
*	648	Biopsychosocial Bases of Health & Dysfunction I	3 cr.
*	649	Biopsychosocial Bases of Health & Dysfunction II	3 cr.
	671	Structural & Sociocultural Bases of Health & Dysfunction	3 cr.
	676	Global & Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Health & Dysfunction	3 cr.
	690	Supervision & Consultation	3 cr.
	691	Public Policy, Advocacy & Social Change	3 cr.
	692	Psychologists in Management & Administration	3 cr.
	696	Doctoral Dissertation Preparation Seminar	0 cr.
	697	Doctoral Dissertation Proposal	0 cr.
		(Note previously was 1 cr.)
	740	Doctoral Internship-Full Time	0 cr.
	741	Doctoral Internship-Full Time	0 cr.
	742	Doctoral Internship-Full Time	0 cr.
		OR
	743	Doctoral Internship-Half Time	0 cr.
	744	Doctoral Internship-Half Time	0 cr.
	745	Doctoral Internship-Half Time	0 cr.
	746	Doctoral Internship-Half Time	0 cr.
	747	Doctoral Internship-Half Time	0 cr.
	748	Doctoral Internship-Half Time	0 cr.
	901	Doctoral Dissertation I	0 cr.
	902	Doctoral Dissertation II	0 cr.
	903	Doctoral Dissertation III	0 cr.
	905	Community Service Capstone Paper	0 cr.
	990	Doctoral Clinical Qualifying Examination-Assessment Competency	0 cr.
	991	Doctoral Clinical Qualifying Examination-Intervention Competency	0 cr.
	998	Doctoral Oral Defense	0 cr.
		Intervention Methods (9 cr.)
		Three 3 credit courses to be chosen from two menus
		Advanced Assessment or Advanced Intervention Elective
		Advanced Diversity Elective (3 cr.)
		General Electives (9 cr.)

* = Required before beginning practicum

Total Credit Hours: 114

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Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)