M.A. Clinical Psychology Advising Guide
48 Semester Hours
(NOTE: 60 credit hours required for PA Professional Counselors Licensure)
**Students may only register for a total of 9 credits of PSY510, PSY600, and PSY610. Students may only register for one of these courses (i.e., PSY510, PSY600, PSY610) per semester.
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 | Summer Year 1 or Fall Year 2 |
| PSY527 - Cognitive and Behavior Therapy | Year 2 - Fall or Spring |
| PSY540 - Multicultural Psychology (for Clinical Students) | Spring - 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) | Fall - Year 2 |
| PSY616 - Internship (4 credits: each credit hour equals 60 supervised clock hours) | Spring - 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
- PSY510** - Graduate Research in 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 within Groups
- 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