PsyD Curriculum
| Year | Fall Semester | Winter Semester | Spring Semester |
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| 1 | PSY 801, Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Clinical Psychology PSY 605, Ethical and Professional Issues in Psychological Practice PSY 631, Theory and Practice of Psychometrics PSY 659, Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Diagnosis and Complex Case Conceptualization | PSY 806, Individual and Cultural Diversity in Clinical Practice PSY 830, Foundations of Psychological Assessment and Testing PSY 633, Group Counselling PSY 669, Adult Psychopathology, Diagnosis and Complex Case Conceptualization | PSY 810, Research Design and Thesis/Proposal Development* PSY 634, Advanced Intellectual Assessment |
12 required credits | 12 required credits | 6 required credits |
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| 2 | PSY 838, Clinical Practicum I PSY 611, Quantitative Data Analysis PSY 635, Advanced Intellectual Assessment Practicum Elective? | PSY 839, Clinical Practicum II PSY 621, Qualitative Research Methods & Critical Analysis PSY 636, Advanced Personality Assessment Elective? | PSY 825, Program Evaluation and Mixed Methods Research* PSY 637, Advanced Personality Assessment Practicum PSY 897, Doctoral Candidacy Examination |
11 required credits | 10 required credits | 7 required credits |
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Students take Candidacy Examinations here and start dissertation work fall Year 3 |
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| 3 | PSY 841, Clinical Field Placement I PSY 879, Addictions and Mental Health PSY 898, Dissertation Research* Elective? | PSY 842, Clinical Field Placement II PSY 875, History and Systems of Psychology PSY 876, Psychopharmacology Elective? | PSY 677, Advanced Human Neuropsychology PSY 898, Dissertation Research* |
10 required credits | 10 required credits | 6 required credits |
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| 4 | PSY 840, Collaborative / Therapeutic Assessment PSY 870, Clinical Supervision PSY 898, Dissertation Research* Elective? | PSY 652, Advanced Forensic Assessment PSY 870, Clinical Supervision PSY 898, Dissertation Research* Elective? | PSY 898, Dissertation Research* |
9 required credits | 9 required credits | 3 required credits |
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| Students apply for pre-doctoral internship/clinical residency (Fall, Year 4) | |||
| 5 | PSY 880, Pre-Doctoral Internship/Clinical Residency* PSY 898, Dissertation Research* | PSY 880, Pre-Doctoral Internship/Clinical Residency* PSY 898, Dissertation Research* | PSY 880, Pre-Doctoral Internship/Clinical Residency* PSY 899, Dissertation Defense* |
123-credit, 5-year PsyD program. Students entering with master’s degrees, RPsych’s, and/or PsyA diplomas *may* complete the program in 4 years.
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*Full-Time Course, as per CUE’s designation/Calendar nomenclature.