Typical Adult and Gerontology Track Schedule

The curriculum plan shown below is based on a four-year program prior to internship. However, most students elect to complete the program over a five year period before going on internship. This permits additional electives, research experience, and greater progress on the dissertation prior to the internship. The program strongly strongly encourages completion of the dissertation prior to internship.

Please note that, although we do not offer a terminal Masters program in clinical psychology, all students will earn a Masters degree in advance of earning a Ph.D. To earn a Masters degree, students must complete at least 30-credit hours of coursework and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. (Masters requirements described are in effect for students entering in Fall 2018 and later).

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Psychopathology Psychological Assessment I Assessment Practicum I Clinical Interviewing Research Design & Quantitative Analysis I Research Clerkship	Measurement of Behavior OR Ethics & Professional Issues Psychological Assessment II Assessment Practicum II Research Design & Quantitative Analysis II Core Course(s) Research Clerkship	Master’s Research
Year 2	Core Course(s) Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Seminar & Practicum Mini-Course Field Placement Master’s Research	Core Course(s) Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Seminar & Practicum II Ethics & Professional Issues OR Measurement of Behavior Master’s Research Mini-Course Field Placement	Master’s Research / Specialty Exam Preparation
Year 3	Psychodynamic Seminar & Practicum I Core Course(s) OR Elective(s) Specialty Exams Field Placement Mini Course	Psychodynamic Seminar & Practicum II Core Course(s) OR Elective(s) Specialty Exams Field Placement Mini Course	Specialty Exams; preparation for Doctoral Research
Year 4	Doctoral Research Core OR Elective Course Field Placement Mini-Course	Doctoral Research Core OR Elective Course Field Placement Mini-Course

 

Typical Child and Family Track Schedule

The curriculum plan shown below is based on a four-year program prior to internship. However, most students elect to complete the program over a five year period before going on internship. This permits additional electives, research experience, and greater progress on the dissertation prior to the internship. The program strongly strongly encourages completion of the dissertation prior to internship.  

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Year 1	Psychopathology Psychological Assessment I Assessment Practicum I Clinical Interviewing Research Design & Quantitative Analysis I Research Clerkship	Measurement of Behavior OR Ethics & Professional Issues Psychological Assessment II Assessment Practicum II Research Design & Quantitative Analysis II Core Course(s) Research Clerkship	Master’s Research
Year 2	Core Course(s) Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Seminar & Practicum Mini-Course Field Placement Master’s Research	Developmental Psychopathology Core Course(s) Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Seminar & Practicum II Ethics & Professional Issues OR Measurement of Behavior Master’s Research Mini-Course Field Placement	Master’s Research / Specialty Exam Preparation
Year 3	Child & Family Intervention Case Seminar I Psychodynamic Seminar & Practicum I Core Course(s) OR Elective(s) Specialty Exams Field Placement Mini Course	Child & Family Intervention Case Seminar II Psychodynamic Seminar & Practicum II Core Course(s) OR Elective(s) Specialty Exams Field Placement Mini Course	Specialty Exams; preparation for Doctoral Research
Year 4	Doctoral Research Core OR Elective Course Field Placement Mini-Course	Doctoral Research Core OR Elective Course Field Placement Mini-Course