Program Sequence

To graduate with a doctorate, you must complete 195 credits, which include:

• 26 units of research and dissertation
• Two one-year, part-time practicum placements
• A full-time, one-year internship

You will earn a master of science degree in psychological science en route to your doctorate.

Year one: 48 credits

Autumn (13 credits)

• History and Systems (5)
• Ethics and Laws (5)
• Clinical Foundations I (2)
• Research/Dissertation (1)

Winter (13 credits)

• Psychopathology (5)
• Developmental Psychology (5)
• Clinical Foundations II (2)
• Research/Dissertation (1)

Spring (11 credits)

• Biopsychology and Psychophysiology (5)
• Personality Theory & Research (5)
• Research/Dissertation (1)

Summer (11 credits)

• Statistical Methods (5)
• Cognition and Learning (5)
• Research/Dissertation (1)

Year two: 52 credits

Autumn (12 credits)

• Research Methods and Statistics I (5)
• Psychological Interventions I: Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (5)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Winter (14 credits)

• Research Methods and Statistics II (5)
• Psychological Interventions II (5)
• Pre-Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Spring (12 credits)

• Research Methods and Statistics III (5)
• Psychological Assessment: Intelligence and Achievement (5)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Summer (14 credits)

• Social Psychology (5)
• Psychological Assessment: Personality and Psychopathology (5)
• Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Year three: 52 credits

Autumn (15 credits)

• Psychological Interventions III: Family and Child Therapies (5)
• Psychometrics/Theory of Test Construction (5)
• Clinical Supervision and Consultation Group (1)
• Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Winter (13 credits)

• Group Psychotherapy and Community Processes (4)
• Psychological Interventions IV: Addictive Behaviors and Co-Occurring Disorders (4)
• Clinical Supervision and Consultation Group (1)
• Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Spring (15 credits)

• Diversity and Cultural Competence in Clinical Psychology (5)
• Human Sexuality (5)
• Clinical Supervision and Consultation Group (1)
• Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Summer (9 credits)

• Psychopharmacology (5)
• Advanced Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Year four: 27 credits

Autumn (9 credits)

• Cognate* (4)
• Clinical Supervision and Consultation Group (1)
• Advanced Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Winter (9 credits)

• Cognate* (4)
• Clinical Supervision and Consultation Group (1)
• Advanced Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Spring (9 credits)

• Cognate* (4)
• Clinical Supervision and Consultation Group (1)
• Advanced Practicum (2)
• Research/Dissertation (2)

Year five: 16 credits

Summer Sessions, and Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters (4 credits each)

• Internship

View the Clinical Psychology course descriptions.

*Cognate courses

In addition to clinical psychology core courses, you will choose cognate courses for more intensive study in a particular area of the discipline.

Clinical health/assessment psychology

• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
• Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and Mindfulness Therapies

Clinical child/family psychology

• Child Psychopathology and Interventions
• Marital and Conjoint Interventions: Theory and Technique
• Adolescent Psychopathology and Interventions