Academic Year 1: Foundational Year (Getting Your Feet Grounded) • Fall o Clinical Proseminar (908) o Assessment I (955) Taught by Chiou o Statistics/Methods I (931) o Master's Equivalence Research Project (MERP) (2 credits) • Spring o Statistics/Methods II (932) o Psych 970: Evidence-Based Assessment and Conceptualization of Psychopathology — Taught by McChargue o Equity & Understanding Oppression (914/922) o Master's Equivalence Research Project (MERP) (3 credits)
Academic Year 2: Beginning of Clinical Exposure and Increased Research Activities • Fall o Clinical Intervention I (981) Taught by McChargue o Psychotherapy (983) Taught by Sarah Evans o Ethics in Clinical Psychology and Research Ethics (922) Taught by Rose Esseks o Continue MERP (2 credits) • Spring o Clinical Intervention II (982) Taught by McChargue o Statistics: Structural Equation Modeling (948) Taught by Brock o Elective (APA Content Area: Child Psychopathology 986) Taught by Nelson o Practicum
Academic Year 3: Start of Practicum and Dissertation Proposal Year • Fall o Assessment II (956) Taught by Scalora o Practicum (6 credits) o Supervision & Consultation (EDPS 997E) o Dissertation Proposal Development • Spring o Practicum o Comprehensive Portfolio Preparation o Beginning Dissertation Research
Academic Year 4 or Academic Year Prior to Applying for Internship: Advanced Practicum and Internship Preparation • Fall o Advanced Practicum (6 credits) o Dissertation Research o Internship Applications • Spring o Comprehensive Portfolio Submission o Continue Dissertation Research o Preparing for Approval to Apply for Internship
Academic Year Going on Internship: Full-Time Internship and Dissertation Completion • Fall o Begin APA-Accredited Internship o Dissertation Research (as needed) • Spring o Dissertation Completion and Defense o Continuing Internship
Years Between 4 and Applying for Internship Academic Year: Full-Time Internship and Dissertation Completion • Fall o Begin APA-Accredited Internship o Dissertation Research (as needed) • Spring 2028 o Dissertation Completion and Defense o Continuing Internship
Note: When you are course complete, you need to take 9 Credit Hours during the semester and up to 6 Credit Hours in Summer (most take 4) to be considered full-time.