The program consists of four or five years of full-time study, including a research dissertation and a full-year pre-doctoral internship. Applicants admitted to the program enter with a bachelor's or master's degree.
Post BA Curriculum
Course #
Course Title
Credits
CAP 5125
Introduction to Statistics
3
CAP 6200
Counseling Theory
3
CAP 6287
Group Counseling
3
CAP 6399
Clinical Skills
3
CAP 6203
Understanding Culture and Diversity
3
CAP 6286
Family Counseling and Intervention
3
CAP 6220
Development Across the Lifespan
3
CAP 6242
Psychopathology
3
CAP 6202
Research, Data Analysis, Evaluation
3
All post-BA students entering the Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology program must take each of the courses listed above.
Required Courses in Counseling Psychology
Course#
Course Title
Credits
CAP 6200
Introduction to Counseling
3
CAP 6235
Vocational, Educational, and Career Development
3
CAP 6287
Group Counseling
3
CAP 6399
Clinical Skills
3
CAP 6203
Understanding Culture and Diversity
3
CAP 6286
Family Counseling and Intervention
3
CAP 6220
Development Across the Lifespan
3
CAP 6242
Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
3
CAP 5125
Introduction to Statistics in Mental Health and Education
3
If you have taken the above courses as part of your Master program,
you do not need to repeat them.
Professional Core (total 6 credit hours)
CAP 7701
Doctoral Seminar in Counseling Psychology
3
CAP 7732
Legal and Ethical Issues in Community and Educational Settings
3
Basic Core (total 15 credit hours)
CAP 6390
History and Systems of Psychology
3
CAP 6394
Advanced Multicultural Psychology
3
CAP 7750
Biological Bases of Behavior
3
CAP 7755
Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
3
CAP 7756
Social Psychology in an Organizational and Ecological Context
3
Clinical Core (total 29 credit hours)
CAP 6350
Cognitive Assessment
3
CAP 6352
Personality Assessment
3
CAP 7720
Advanced Clinical Interventions
3
CAP 7741
Advanced Fieldwork I
2
CAP 7742
Advanced Fieldwork II
2
CAP 7743
Advanced Fieldwork III
2
CAP 7744
Advanced Fieldwork IV
2
CAP 7753
Doctoral Seminar: Leadership, Consultation, and Supervision
3
CAP 7758
Doctoral Seminar in Contemporary Theories of Psychotherapy
3
CAP 7760
Doctoral Seminar in Vocational Psychology and Career Counseling
2
CAP 7798
Doctoral Internship I
1
CAP 7799
Doctoral Internship II
1
TBA
Doctoral Internship III
1
Research Core (total 9 credit hours)
CAP 7711
Advanced Psychometric Principles
3
CAP 7712
Intermediate Statistical And Data Analysis Techniques
3
CAP 7716
Advanced Research and Data Analysis
3
CAP 9996
Dissertation Continuation
0
Electives (total 3 credit hours; one of the below two courses are required)
CAP 7723
Rorschach
3
CAP 7751
Clinical Neuropsychology
3
Total Courses Post BA/BS: 42 - 44;
Total Credits Post BA/BS: 107 - 111
Total Courses Post MA: 26 - 28;
Total Credits Post MA: 62 - 66
* These are new courses that have not yet been assigned a number
