For a complete description of requirements and other facts about the clinical track in a PDF, click here. A total of 47 semester credit hours are required for graduation.  Students are required to enroll on a full-time basis (12 graduate hours per semester). Any exceptions would have to be approved by the clinical faculty. Because most required courses will not be offered nights or weekends, and because practicum, internship, or thesis research generally require time blocks be available during the. day, students are not able to complete all the degree requirements on a part-time or evening basis. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25, show satisfactory progress toward completion of degree requirements, and correct any unsatisfactory performance. If deficiencies are not removed during the succeeding semester, the student may be terminated from the program.

Core Course Requirements (21 credit hours)

• PSY 645 Statistics and Research Design (3 credit hours)
• PSY 650 Advanced Survey of Psychology (3 credit hours)
• PSY 652 Research Methods (3 credit hours)
• PSY 661 Ethics and Professional Issues (3 credit hours)
• PSY 680 Social Psychology (3 credit hours)
• PSY 696 Practicum (6 credit hours)

Clinical Track Requirements

Required Courses (18 credit hours)

• PSY 620 Individual Intelligence Testing (3 credit hours)
• PSY 660 Clinical Communication Skills (3 credit hours)
• PSY 665 Techniques of Individual Psychotherapy (3 credit hours)
• PSY 666 Psychopathology (3 credit hours)
• PSY 670 Group Psychotherapy (3 credit hours)
• PSY 698 or 699 Internship or Thesis (3 credit hours)

Electives (at least 8 credit hours)

• PSY 508 Behavior Modification and Change (3 credit hours)
• PSY 601 Seminar (3 credit hours)
• PSY 640 Psychological Assessment (3 credit hours)
• PSY 642 Practicum in Psychological Assessment (3 credit hours)
• PSY 667 Behavior Disorders of Childhood
• GAC 652 Career Development (3 credit hours)

Comprehensive Examination

A written comprehensive examination must be passed by the candidate before a degree will be granted. This exam is typically taken at the beginning of the student's fourth semester. Students must have completed PSY 620 Individual Intelligence Testing, PSY 640 Psychological Assessment, PSY 645 Statistics and Research Design, PSY 650 Advanced Survey of Psychology, PSY 652 Research Methods, PSY 660 Clinical Communication Skills, PSY 661 Ethical and Professional Issues, PSY 666 Psychopathology, PSY 665 Techniques of Individual Psychotherapy, and PSY 670 Group Psychotherapy.

Culminating Experiences

Culminating experiences are crucial to the M.S. Psychology program because these experiences are typically a major consideration in employment and opportunities for doctoral study. Students must complete three hours of PSY 698 (Internship) or PSY 699 (Thesis) before earning their degree.

Internships will be congruent with program goals and will be conducted in sites appropriate to the . career goals of each student. For each credit hour, students must serve 45 hours at the internship agency. Evaluation of student performance will come from two sources: supervisors and caseworkers at the agency, and university faculty including the Clinical Graduate Program Coordinator and the director of the internship. Besides providing extensive, supervised fieldwork, the internship will allow students to integrate theoretical and research knowledge with specific aspects of the applied experience. In addition, the student will complete a seminar paper in lieu of a thesis.

The primary purpose of the thesis is to allow the student to establish and demonstrate research competency. A thesis will consist of an original contribution to the field. A thesis may include, but is not limited to, original research or theory.  For a PDF copy of the Thesis Guidelines for the Department of Psychology, [Click Here].