Clinical Psychology

A two-year program designed to prepare students to be competitive candidates for psychology doctoral programs and to enhance students’ research skills by offering them a wide range of research experience from assisting faculty researchers to completing their own independent research projects. The program consists of a rigorous combination of classroom and research experiences.

Degree requirements

• Analysis of Variance
• Science of Psychopathology
• Foundations in Psychological Assessment
• Psychotherapy
• Physiological Psychology
• Research Methods in Psychology
• Applied Methods in Advanced Psychological Research
• Professional Development Colloquium
• Diversity Issues in Clinical Psychology

3 credits from

• Introduction to Nonparametric Statistics
• Categorical Data Analysis
• Applied Regression Analysis
• Multivariate Statistics and Data Mining
• Factor Analysis
• Structural Equation Modeling
• Theory of Measurement

Concentrations/Electives

Minimum of 12 additional credits in electives, certificate, and/or concentration. Concentrations and certificates are optional. If concentration and/or certificates are selected, the credits will count toward the electives. Additional electives approved by the graduate program director. A concentration requires a minimum of 18 credits.

The university research and writing requirement is met by PSYS 680 and EDPS 642. PSYS 690 is required every semester, for 2 years. All graduate courses in psychological science include exposure to culturally-diverse content.

Students may complete this concentration and/or one certificate listed below. If certificate is selected, the credits will count toward the concentration requirements.

• Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Certificate in Autism
• Certificate in Neuropsychology
• Certificate in Human Development and Learning
• Developmental Psychology
• Applied/Research Internship
• Pre-Practicum Interviewing Skills
• Appraisal Methods in Counseling
• Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation
• Career Theories and Realities
• Introduction to Behavioral Medicine
• Practicum in Counseling
• Couples and Sex Therapy
• Theories and Techniques of Family Therapy
• Principles and Practices of Counseling the Older Adult
• Social Justice in Counseling Psychology
• Counseling Exceptional Children

• Certificate in Institutional Research
• Certificate in Neuropsychology
• Applied/Research Internship
• Diversity Issues in Psychological Research
• Career Theories and Realities
• Tests and Measurements
• Individual Testing (Wechsler Scales)
• Introduction to Neuropsychology
• Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Diagnosis and Interventions for Learning and Related Disorders
• Theory of Measurement
• Developmental Psychopathology
• Practicum in Neuropsychological Assessment
• College and Career Readiness
• Theory and Practice in Early Childhood Special Education
• Assessment Strategies in Early Childhood Special Education
• Introduction to Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Interventions and Treatments for Persons with Autism
• Introduction: Mild Interventions
• Educational Assessment: Mild Interventions

• Certificate in Diversity Studies
• Psychology of Women
• Applied/Research Internship
• Diversity Issues in Psychological Research
• Culture and Medicine
• Intercultural Communication
• Psychology of Human Development
• Adult Development and Aging
• Women and Aging
• Social Inequalityv
• Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States
• Analysis of Social Inequality and Social Trends
• Sociology of World Religions
• Social Gerontology
• Social Change
• Qualitative Research Methods