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PhD Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Courses
Units
CLIN PSY 402 Psychological Assessment I 1
CLIN PSY 403 Psychological Assessment II 1
CLIN PSY 404 Psychological Assessment III 1
CLIN PSY 411 History of Systems of Psychology 1
CLIN PSY 412 Cognitive Psychology 1
CLIN PSY 413 Advanced Social Psychology 1
CLIN PSY 414 Diversity in Psychological Science and Practice 1
CLIN PSY 416 Psychopathology 1
CLIN PSY 420 Theories of Personality 1
CLIN PSY 426 Research Methods I 1
CLIN PSY 427 Research Methods II 1
CLIN PSY 428 Research Methods III 1
CLIN PSY 429 Advanced Research Methodology 1
CLIN PSY 441 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 1
CLIN PSY 444 Cognitive-Behavior Therapies1 1
CLIN PSY 472 Brain and Behavior: Introduction to Neuropsychology 1
Electives (including CLIN PSY 498 Special Topics in Clinical Psychology, CLIN PSY 499 Independent Study, and CLIN PSY 590 Research) 14
Total required units:
30

Other PhD Degree Requirements
  • Examinations: defense of comprehensive paper or grant proposal serving as examination for admission to candidacy
  • Research/Projects: yearlong research project in second year
  • PhD Dissertation: original research following third year of coursework
  • Final Evaluations: oral defense of dissertation