Typical PsyD Program Schedule for Each Year
First Year
Fall Semester (15 weeks)
Monday
- Psychopathology and Behavioral Disorders (3 credits)
- Professional Seminar I: Roles and Ethical Issues (3 credits)
- Methods of Psychological Assessment I (3 credits)
Tuesday
- Psychotherapeutic Intervention I: Individual and Family (3 credits)
- Tests and Measurements in Psychology (3 credits)
- Fundamental Clinical Skills I (1 credit)
Spring Semester (15 weeks)
Monday
- Personality Theory and Assessment (3 credits)
- Professional Seminar II: Roles and Ethical Issues (3 credits)
- Methods of Psychological Assessment II (3 credits)
Tuesday
- Psychotherapeutic Intervention II: Individual and Family (3 credits)
- Human Diversity and the Clinical Enterprise (3 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–1 credits)
- Fundamental Clinical Skills II (1 credit)
First-Year Total 30–32 credits
Second Year
Mondays Only
Summer Term (6 weeks)
- Psychotherapeutic Intervention III: Group (2 credits)
- Social Psychology and Social Responsibility (2 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–1 credit)
Fall Semester (15 weeks)
- Research Methods and Statistics I (3 credits)
- Professional Seminar III: Case Conceptualization (3 credits)
- Cognitive Aspects of Behavior (3 credits)
- Clinical Practicum (3 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–2 credits)
Spring Semester (15 weeks)
- Research Methods and Statistics II (3 credits)
- Professional Seminar IV: Case Conceptualization (3 credits)
- Psychological Development (3 credits)
- Clinical Practicum (3 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–2 credits)
Second-Year Total 30–32 credits
Third Year
Mondays Only
Summer Term (6 weeks)
- Biological Foundations of Clinical Psychology (2 credits)
- Psychology in the Community (2 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–1 credit)
Fall Semester (15 weeks)
- Case Conference I (3 credits)
- Doctoral Research Seminar I (1 credit)
- Supervision (2 credits)
- Elective Advanced Seminar (3 credits)
- Clinical Practicum (3 credits)
- Weekend Courses
- Consultation: Theory and Practice I (1 credit)
Spring Semester (15 weeks)
- Case Conference II (3 credits)
- Doctoral Research Seminar II (1 credit)
- Public Policy, Advocacy, and Health Service Delivery (2 credits)
- Elective Advanced Seminar (3 credits)
- Clinical Practicum (3 credits)
- Weekend Courses
- Consultation: Theory and Practice II (1 credit)
Third-Year Total 30–32 credits
Fourth Year
Mondays Only
Summer Term (6 weeks)
- Psychotherapeutic Intervention IV: Special Topics in Intervention (2 credits)
- Social and Historical Context of Psychology (2 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–1 credit)
Fall Semester (15 weeks)
- Doctoral Research Seminar III (2 credits)
- Management (1 credit)
- Two Elective Advanced Seminars (3 credits each)
- Elective Practicum (1–3 credits)
- or
- Internship (0 credits)
- or
- SIS Doctoral Research (1–3 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–2 credits)
Spring Semester (15 weeks)
- Doctoral Research Seminar IV (2 credits)
- Organizational Issues (1 credit)
- Two Elective Advanced Seminars (3 credits each)
- Elective Practicum (1–3 credits)
- or
Internship (0 credits)
- or
SIS Doctoral Research (0–3 credits)
- Weekend Courses (0–2 credits)
Fourth-Year Total 24–32 credits
Fifth Year (Doctoral Internship)
A minimum of 30 credits, on average, required each year (or 24 credits plus half-time internship in the fourth year). Additional tuition may be charged beyond 32 credits maximum per year.
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