Program Overview

Psychology PhD Program - Clinical Track

The Psychology PhD Program - Clinical Track is a comprehensive program designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of clinical psychology. The program requires a minimum of 90 credits for post-baccalaureate students and 60 credits for post-master's students, with a duration of 5 years.

Required Courses

The program consists of several required courses, including:

• Core Courses: A minimum of 12 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC7021: Social and Personality Psychology across the Lifespan (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7031: Biological Bases of Behavior across the lifespan (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7033: History and Philosophy of Psychology (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7035: Cognition across the Lifespan (B- min) - 3 credits
• Statistics Courses: A minimum of 6 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC7014: Graduate Statistics I (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7015: Graduate Statistics II (B- min) - 3 credits
• Advanced Statistics/Methodology Courses: A minimum of 3 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC7063: Program Assessment and Policy Analysis (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7064: Program Assessment and Policy Analysis II (B- min) - 3 credits
  • EDST8057: Advanced Application of Qualitative Methods (B- min) - 3 credits
  • EDST8086: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research (B- min) - 3 credits
  • EDST8087: Multilevel Models for Educational Research (B- min) - 3 credits
  • NPHD9015: Advanced Multivariate Analysis II (B- min) - 3 credits
• Grant Proposal Writing: A minimum of 3 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC7051: Grant Proposal Writing (B- min) - 3 credits
• Dissertation Credits: A minimum of 7 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC9090: Ph.D. Dissertation Research (B- min) - 7-12 credits

Clinical Core Requirements

The program also consists of several clinical core requirements, including:

• Clinical Core Requirements: A minimum of 24 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC7050: Methods, Measurement, and Design (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC8002: Ethics I (B- min) - 1 credit
  • PSYC8003: Ethics II (B- min) - 2 credits
  • PSYC8010: Introduction to Psychotherapy (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC8012: Psychopathology (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC8014: Assessment: Cognition (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC8015: Assessment: Psychopathology (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC8018: Interventions (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC8020: Multicultural Theories and Practices in Clinical Psychology (B- min) - 3 credits
• Case Conference: A minimum of 4 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC9059: Health Psychology Case Conference (B- min) - 1 credit
  • PSYC9069: Neuropsychology Case Conference (B- min) - 1 credit
• Emphasis Area Advanced Specialty Courses: A minimum of 6 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC8095: Graduate independent study (B- min) - 1-4 credits
  • PSYC9015: Special Topics in Cognition, Action, and Perception (B- min) - 2-3 credits
  • PSYC9015C: Humans, Machines, Robots and their Interactions (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC9020: Theories of Perception (B- min) - 2 credits
  • PSYC9030: Control and Coordination of Action (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC9045: Learning Systems (B- min) - 2 credits
  • PSYC9050: Health Psychology I (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC9060: Neuropsychology I (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC9061: Neuropsychology II (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC9072: Special Topics in Clinical Child Psychology (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC9080: Graduate Independent Study in Psychology (B- min) - 1-6 credits

Clinical Practicum, Research Hours, and Electives

The program also includes clinical practicum, research hours, and electives, such as:

• Clinical Practicum: A minimum of 3 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC8090: Clinical Psychology Internal Practicum (B- min) - 1-3 credits
  • PSYC8091: Clinical Psychology External Practicum (B- min) - 1-3 credits
  • PSYC8092: Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship (B- min) - 1-6 credits
• Research Hours: A minimum of 3 credit hours is required, with courses such as:
  • PSYC7090: Non-Thesis Research (B- min) - 1-12 credits
  • PSYC7095: Research on the Master's Thesis (B- min) - 1-9 credits
• Electives: The program offers various electives, including:
  • PSYC6004: Industrial/Organizational Psychology (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7005: Community Psychology (B- min) - 3 credits
  • PSYC7006: Community-Engaged Research Graduate Practicum (B- min) - 3-12 credits