DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

This program is designed to prepare individuals for the practice of psychology and provides academic, scientific, and practitioner training for work involving individuals, families and organizations. Humanistic values such as diversity, inclusiveness, education for personal as well as professional development, the centrality of relationships and importance of responsible use of power and authority are emphasized. To be eligible to sit for the Psychology Licensing Exam, coursework must be completed at a school operating with either full or conditional approval from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. This program provides the coursework content required by the Board of Psychology.

PREREQUISITES:

A Master of Arts in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Marriage, Family & Child Counseling or its equivalent.

REQUIREMENTS:

The Doctor of Psychology degree requires the completion of 100 quarter units at the doctoral level. 500 supervised internship hours while in practicums must be fulfilled in addition to 60 hours of personal counseling with licensed professionals during the student's first year of study or within three years prior to enrollment. Successful passage of the Doctoral Comprehensive Examination is required. A Psy.D Dissertation-Project is required in addition to completion of the Dissertation Writing Series.