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A WASC accredited
graduate school

The Clinical Psychology
Program is APA approved


Suggested Curriculum Sequence
Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology
[136 Semester Units Minimum Required for Graduation]
  Course   Total/Cumulative
Year 1: PSY 700: Critical Thinking Proseminar 2
PSY 708: Psychopathology 4
PSY 709: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice 4
PSY 710: Psychological Assessment 4
PSY 716: Basic Stats (by exam) 0
PSY 717: Intermediate Stats 4
--- Begin Psychological Assessment Labs (PALs) Variable
--- Begin research practica/HOT Labs 0
Total completed units 18/18
  Course   Total/Cumulative
Year 2: PSY 701: Research Design & Methodology 4
PSY 704: Theories of Personality 4
PSY 711: Psychotherapy Process and Research 4
PSY 712: Multicultural Psychology 4
--- Complete at least half of the requred Psychological Assessment Labs (PALs) 3.5
PSY 695 Complete a minimum of 500 hours of clinical practicum 6
--- Continue research practica/HOT Labs 0
Total completed units 25.5/43.5
  Course   Total/Cumulative
Year 3: --- 8 units chosen from PSy 702, 703, 705, 706, and 707 8
PSY 695: Additional 500+ hours of clinical practicum 6
--- Complete remaining PALs requirements 3.5
PSY 680/688 Complete research practicum/HOT Labs 5
--- Begin dissertation concept paper 0
Total completed units 22.5/66
  Course   Total/Cumulative
Year 4: PSY 746-751 Four (4) units in Intervention Approaches area (PSY 746-751) 4
--- 12 units from PSY 702, 703, 705, 706, and 707 not yet completed 12
PSY 800 Comprehensive Examination 9 EQ*
--- Begin full-time clinical internship application preparation 0
PSY 638 Approved Concept Paper, IRB Approval, and Approved Dissertation Proposal 27 EQ*
Total completed units (MA degree requirements completed as well) 16/82
  Course   Total/Cumulative
Year 5: PSY 699: Complete Residency requirement, if not earlier 0
PSY 745

Consultation and Supervision

2
--- Ten (10) units of electives from PSY 715, PSY 718-770 10
--- Begin dissertation data collection 0
--- Begin full time clinical internship 6 or more
Total completed units 18/100
  Course   Total/Cumulative
Year 6: PSY 696 Complete Clinical Internship 1-18
PSY 633 Oral Review of Dissertation 9 EQ*
PSY 639 Dissertation Completion 18
Four Final Dissertation Copies for Binding 0
Total completed units 36/136

*EQ represents equivalency points which are used to determine satisfactory progress but do not count toward the 136 unit requirement. Equivalency points will be explained further during the NSO-SB discussion of satisfactory progress or you can find out more by reading: http://www.fielding.edu/policies/academic/psysap.htm.

Last Updated: 12/7/07




 

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