Psychology Department

M.A. Clinical Psychology Advising Guide

48 Semester Hours
(NOTE: 60 credit hours required for PA
Professional Counselors Licensure)

REQUIRED COURSES IN PSYCHOLOGY
36 Credit Hours Required

COURSE NUMBER AND NAME

WHEN NORMALLY TAKEN

PSY501 - Introductory Statistics/Research

Fall - Year 1

PSY502 - Advanced Statistics/Research

Spring - Year 1

PSY517 - Adult Psychopathology

Fall - Year 1

PSY524 - Psychometrics

Fall - Year 2 or Summer

PSY527 - Cognitive and Behavior Therapy

Year 2

PSY540 - Multicultural Psychology

Fall - Year 1

PSY544 - Intelligence Testing

Year 2

PSY549 - Personality Assessment

Year 2

PSY559 - Psychotherapy

Spring - Year 1

PSY595 - Ethics and Professional Skills in Clinical Practice

Spring - Year 1 or Fall - Year 2

PSY615 - Practicum* (2 credits: 100 hours)

Year 2

PSY616 - Internship (4 credits: each credit hour equals 60 supervised clock hours)

Year 2

Note: A total of 600 internship hours + 100 practicum hours are
required before applying for licensure exam.

*To be eligible for Practicum, you must have completed 595, or be enrolled in 595 concurrently.


ELECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY
12 Semester Hours Required

PSY506 - Learning and Cognition (required for students who did not take this course at the undergrad level)

PSY509 - Advanced Social Psychology

PSY512 - Psychology of Personality (required for students who did not take this course at the undergrad level)

PSY513 - Group Interventions

PSY519 - Child/Adolescent Psychopathology

PSY521 - Issues in Autism: Diagnosis & Treatment

PSY530 - Human Sexual Behavior

PSY543 - Group Processes

PSY547 - Interpersonal Relationships

PSY565 - Psychology of Women

PSY568 - Psychopharmacology

PSY581 - Eating Disorders

PSY590 - Topical Seminar

PSY600 - Research Report (required for thesis)

PSY610 - Thesis (required for thesis)

PSY616 - Internship (up to 3 credits/180 clock hours)

OTHER ELECTIVES NOT IN PSYCHOLOGY
These courses are recommended for students seeking the professional counseling licensure

EDC521 - Human Development

EDC556 - Career Development