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Psy.D. Curriculum
The Psy. D program consists of a total of 120 semester hours (SH), which includes 104 SH of academic course work and clinical practicum, 10 SH of pre-doctoral clinical internship, and 6 SH of doctoral dissertation.
The first three years of the program consist of academic course work in psychological theory, clinical assessment, theory and techniques, statistics and research, and development of the dissertation proposal. The required clinical practicum is completed during the second and third years of the program, and consists of at least 1,500 clock hours of clinical and community experiences at two different practicum sites. Some students also take an elective practicum in their fourth year to either round out their experiences, or to develop additional expertise in a specific content area.
The fourth year of the program consists of the remaining elective course work, courses in supervision and consultation skills, and completion of the doctoral dissertation. Students are expected to carry out and defend their dissertation prior to enrollment in the fifth year pre-doctoral internship. The internship, completed in the last year of the program, consists of at least 1,500 clock hours of supervised experience in clinical and community psychology at an approved internship site. Students have the option of completing either a one-year full-time, or a two-year half-time internship.