Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology

Graduate Psychology Programs

Degree Completion Requirement
Four years full-time on campus, including an externship, plus one year full-time internship for clinical psychology. A second year research project and a doctoral-level dissertation are required. A written comprehensive exam or an oral comprehensive exam is not required. Six years is the average time to completion of the program.

Course Descriptions (PDF 34KB)

Doctoral Curriculum by Semester (PDF 13KB)

Foundational Courses
Course#	Course Title		Credits
PSI 737	Social Bases of Behavior		3
PSI 821	Human Development		3
PSI 824	Biological Bases of Behavior		3
PSI 832	Cognition & Affect		3
PSI 835	History and Systems of Psychology		3
PSI 838	Individual & Cultural Differences & Identity		3

Research Sequence
Course#	Course Title		Credits
PSI 642	Psychological Research I		3
PSI 643	Psychological Research II		3
PSI 644	Graduate Psychological Statistics		3
PSI 645	Advanced Quantitative Analyses		3
PSI 647	Research Methods in Clinical Psychology		3
PSI 645	Design and Analysis of Experiments		3
PSI 649	Qualitative Methods in Clinical Psychology		3
PSI 742	Psychological Research III		3
PSI 743	Psychological Research IV		3
PSI 746	Applied Research in Clinical Psychology		3
PSI 817	Doctoral Thesis Supervision I		3
PSI 818	Doctoral Thesis Supervision II		3
PSI 819	Doctoral Thesis Supervision III		3
PSI 736	Ongoing Dissertation Supervision		3

Diagnostic Sequence
Course#	Course Title		Credits
PSI 625	Diagnostic Testing I		3
PSI 626	Diagnostic Testing II		3
PSI 712	Clinical Practice I: Diagnostics		3
PSI 713	Clinical Practice II: Diagnostics		3
PSI 825	Clinical Neuropsychology		3

Clinical Sequence
Course#	Course Title		Credits
PSI 620	Theory & Practice I: Freudian Legacy		3
PSI 621	Adult Psychopathology I: Clinical Conditions		3
PSI 623	Child Psychopathology		3
PSI 632	Intake & Interviewing Seminar I: Initial Evaluation		1.5
PSI 633	Intake & Interviewing Seminar II: Professional Conduct		1.5
PSI 700	Psychotherapy Case Conference I		1.5
PSI 701	Psychotherapy Case Conference II		1.5
PSI 800	Psychotherapy Case Conference III		1.5
PSI 801	Psychotherapy Case Conference IV		1.5
PSI 722	Theory & Practice II: Relational Tradition		3
PSI 724	Comparative Analysis of Intervention		3
PSI 739	Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: Plurality & Integration		3
PSI 803	Concentration Case Conference I		1.5
PSI 804	Concentration Case Conference II		1.5
PSI 820	Adult Psychopathology II: Personality Disorders		1.5
PSI 831	Group, Family & Couples		3

Electives
Course#	Course Title		Credits
PSI 820	Case Formulation & Treatment Planning		3
PSI 820	Child Psychotherapy		3
PSI 820	Family & Couples Advanced Studies		3
PSI 820	Unconscious Processes		3
PSI 820	Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy		3
PSI 820	Bearing Witness to Trauma		3
PSI 820	Crisis & Trauma Intervention		3
PSI 820	Psychotherapy Integration		3
PSI 820	Psychotic Processes		3
PSI 820	Culture, Language & Diversity		3
PSI 820	Addiction Spectrum		3