Department website: https://www.pcom.edu/academics/programs-and-degrees/clinical-psychology/

Students are required to attend the program on a full-time basis. The learning in the first two years of the Clinical PsyD program is through didactic courses that cover the scientific and clinical foundations of the discipline, with inclusion of experiential components, and labs for skills training, and interprofessional education. Use of standardized patient actors provides a means for gaining formative feedback on the integration of knowledge and clinical skills.

Completion of the essay portion of the comprehensive examination makes students eligible to begin the dissertation process. Students who have successfully completed the first two years of coursework with a B- or better, have a 3.0 GPA or better and who are in good academic standing may progress to practicum. Fieldwork and seminar experiences in the third and fourth years enable the student to integrate knowledge of theory and research with practicum experience. During this time, students are also mentored through the dissertation process. Successful completion of the first three years of coursework and the comprehensive examinations (STEPPS and essay portions) confers doctoral candidate status on the PsyD student, who may then proceed to internship. Upon completion of the comprehensive examinations and admission to doctoral candidacy, students are awarded a master of science in clinical psychology.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Term 1		Hours
Fall
CPSY 102	Doctoral Writing Skills Seminar	0
CPSY 601	Learning Theories	3
CPSY 603	Behavioral Medicine	3
CPSY 622	Ethics in Psychology	3
CPSY 695A	Professional Development Seminar I	1
	Hours	10
Term 2
Winter
CPSY 103	Doctoral Writing Skills Seminar	0
CPSY 608	Social Psychology	3
CPSY 616	Lifespan Development	3
CPSY 624	Research I: Research Design and Methodology	3
CPSY 695B	Professional Development Seminar II	1
	Hours	10
Term 3
Spring
CPSY 104	Doctoral Writing Skills Seminar	0
CPSY 620	Psychopathology	3
CPSY 623	Human Diversity: Multiculturalism and Individual Differences	3
CPSY 625	Research II: Univariate and Multivariate + Lab	4
CPSY 695C	Professional Development Seminar III	1
	Hours	11
Second Year
Term 1
Summer
CPSY 605	History and Systems	3
CPSY 607	Cognitive & Affective Bases of Behavior	3
CPSY 626	Assessment I: Assessing Cognitive Ability	3
CPSY 698A	STEPPS Comprehensive Exam A	0
	Hours	9
Term 2
Fall
CPSY 627	Assessment II: Objective Personality + Lab	3
CPSY 629	Physiological Basis of Behavior	3
CPSY 662	Behavior Therapy	3
CPSY 688A	Integrative Health Care I	1
	Hours	10
Term 3
Spring
CPSY 628	Assessment III: Advanced Topics + Lab	3
CPSY 630	Cognitive Therapy	3
CPSY 688B	Integrative Health Care II	1
CPSY 681	Essay Comprehensive Exam	0
	Hours	7
Third Year
Term 1
Summer
CPSY 652	Practicum I	2
CPSY 698B	STEPPS Comprehensive Exam B	0
	Hours	2
Term 2
Fall
CPSY 653	Practicum II	2
CPSY 661	Administration, Consultation and Supervision: Behavioral Health Care	3
CPSY 674	Research III: Dissertation Development Seminar	2
CPSY 788A	Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar I	1.5
	Hours	8.5
Term 3
Spring
CPSY 654	Practicum III	2
CPSY 674A	Research IV: Method Development and Strategic Planning	2
CPSY 788B	Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar II	1.5
Elective 7 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives.		2
	Hours	7.5
Fourth Year
Term 1
Summer
CPSY 655	Practicum IV	2
CPSY 698C	STEPPS Comprehensive Exam C	0
Following CPSY 674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.
	Hours	2
Term 2
Fall
CPSY 710	Practicum V	2
Following CPSY 674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.
Elective 7 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives.		2
	Hours	4
Term 3
Spring
CPSY 711	Practicum VI	2
Following CPSY 674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.
Elective 7 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives.		3
	Hours	5
Fifth Year
Term 1
Summer
CPSY 667	Internship Students who begin internship placements within 2 weeks or less of the end of the summer term starting year 5 will not register for internship this term. Instead, register for internship starting in fall of year 5 and register for 1 credit/term from fall through summer. A total of 3 credits of internship must be completed over the terms which align with students' internship placements.	.5
Following CPSY 674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. The credit fee is waived when concurrently enrolled in CPSY 667: Internship.
	Hours	0.5
Term 2
Fall
CPSY 667	Internship	1
Following CPSY 674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. The credit fee is waived when concurrently enrolled in CPSY 667: Internship.
	Hours	1
Term 3
Spring
CPSY 667	Internship	1
Following CPSY 674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. The credit fee is waived when concurrently enrolled in CPSY 667: Internship.
	Hours	1
Sixth Year
Term 1
Summer
CPSY 667	Internship Students who begin internship placements within 2 weeks or less of the end of the summer term starting year 5 will not register for internship that term. Instead, register for internship starting in fall of year 5 and register for 1 credit/term from fall through summer. A total of 3 credits of internship must be completed over the terms which align with students' internship placements.	.5
Students who have successfully defended their dissertations will register for CPSY 795: Dissertation Editing until all edits are made to the satisfaction of their dissertation chairs/committees and the final documents are submitted for binding. The fee will be waived for the first term and any term in which students are concurrently enrolled in CPSY 667: Internship; for any subsequent terms, students will be charged for one credit/term until the final documents are submitted for binding. Dissertation Editing credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.
	Hours	0.5
	Total Hours	89