This page shows what courses a student must take to earn
their Doctorate in Psychology.
To see a breakdown of when each course will be taken, visit the Psy.D. Course Progression page.
Psy.D.
Required Courses |
| |
Course Number |
Course Description |
Credit Hours |
| Professional Psychology (3 hours) |
| PSY 600 |
Clinical Psychology |
3 |
| History and Systems of Psychology (3
hours) |
| PSY 723 |
History and Systems of Psychology |
3 |
| Individual Differences (6
hours) |
| PSY 626 |
Personality Theory |
3 |
| PSY 638 |
Psychopathology |
3 |
| Cognitive/Affective Bases of Behavior
(3 hours) |
| PSY 716 |
Affect, Cognition, and Motivation |
3 |
| Biological Bases of Behavior (3 hours) |
| PSY 715 |
Biological Bases of Behavior |
3 |
| Human Development (3 hours) |
| PSY 640 |
Life Span Psychology |
3 |
| Social Bases of Behavior (3 hours) |
| PSY 717 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
| Research, Statistics, and Design (6 hours) |
| PSY 714 |
Statistics |
3 |
| PSY 617 |
Research Design |
3 |
| Methods of Assessment (11 hours) |
| PSY 725 |
Intelligence Testing and Psychometrics (Lab) |
4 |
| PSY 726 |
Personality Assessment (Lab) |
3 |
| PSY 728 |
Advanced Assessment |
2 |
| PSY 732 |
Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning |
2 |
| Clinical Practice (32 Hours) |
| PSY 614 |
Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 621 |
Clinical Interviewing |
2 |
| PSY 627 |
Psychotherapies I |
3 |
| PSY 628 |
Psychotherapies II |
2 |
| PSY 647 |
Family Therapy |
3 |
| PSY 662 |
Community Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 733-738 |
Clinical Practica |
12 |
| PSY 739 |
Advanced Practica |
1 |
| PSY 763 |
Supervision and Consultation |
3 |
| Ethics, Standards and Diversity (6 hours) |
| PSY 661 |
Ethics, Professional Issues, and Legal Issues in
Psychotherapy |
3 |
| PSY 670 |
Multicultural Psychology |
3 |
| Integration Sequence (15 hours) |
| PSY 712 |
Hermeneutics |
2 |
| PSY 776 |
Psychology of Religion |
3 |
| PSY 777 |
Survey of Christianity |
3 |
| PSY 778 |
Spiritual Direction |
3 |
| PSY 779 |
Applied Clinical Integration |
3 |
| PSY 780 |
Integration Capstone |
1 |
| Psy.D. Doctoral Project (11 hours) |
| PSY 700 |
Dissertation Methodology |
1 |
| PSY 701-703 |
Dissertation |
9 |
| PSY 718 |
Dissertation Proposal |
1 |
| Internship (3 hours minimum) |
| PSY 801-803 |
Clinical Internship |
3 |
| Electives (15
Hours) |
15 |
| |
Minimum Total Required Course Credit
Hours |
123 |
