Psy.D. Graduation

Successfully complete a total of 104 required credit hours (101 core credits, and at least 3 elective credits) which include:

• 15 Credit hours of required foundation courses in scientific psychology as listed below (each course is 3 credit hours unless otherwise specified):

  • Human development

  • Cognition and Affection

  • Biological bases of behavior
  • Advanced social psychology

  • History and Systems

• 6 credit hours of professional ethics (PSY 6100, PSY 7901)
• 6 credit hours of psychopathology (PSY 6450, PSY 6630)
• 3 credit hours of individual and cultural diversity (PSY 6620)
• 15 credit hours of psychotherapy theory and practice (PSY 6300, 6310, 6320,
  7350, 6810 Rural Mental Health and Substance Use)
• 3 credit hours of group theory and interventions (PSY 7250)
• 11 credit hours of assessment theory and practice (PSY 6250-4CH, PSY 6255-4CH, PSY 6630-3CH)

• 9 credit hours of research and statistics (PSY 6700, 6705, 7010)

• 3 credit hours of supervision and consultation (PSY 7900)

• 5 credit hours of Doctoral Research Project (PSY 7905)
• 25 credit hours of clinical practicum experience (PSY 6510 (1 CH), 6520 (24 CH))

Successful completion of the Clinical Competency Qualifying Examination, which includes a written submission and an oral defense.

• Completion and oral defense of a Doctoral Research Project

• Successful completion of a one-year clinical internship

• Completion of all degree requirements within a 7-year time frame with all coursework and practicum completed by the end of the fifth year, and before starting the predoctoral internship

• A completed Application for Graduation submitted to the Graduate Studies Office