Requirements for the PCOM PsyD program, offered at our Philadelphia, Pennsylvania campus, include didactic clinical psychology courses, practicum experiences, electives, dissertation preparation and an internship. Students are required to attend the program on a full-time basis.
Please note, due to the impact of the pandemic, or in the event that dangerous weather prevents students and faculty from coming to campus, electronically-mediated synchronous classes may be conducted. However, this is not the norm for coursework, supervision or clinical practice.
The information listed below is from the . Terms, sequences, courses and credit hours are subject to change at any time without notice.
Students are required to attend the program on a full-time basis. The听learning in the first two years of the Clinical PsyD program听is through didactic courses that cover the scientific and clinical foundations of the discipline, with inclusion of experiential components, and labs for skills training, and interprofessional education. Use of standardized patient actors provides a means for gaining formative feedback on the integration of knowledge and clinical skills.
Completion of the essay portion of the comprehensive examination makes students eligible to begin the dissertation process. Students who have successfully completed the first two years of coursework with a B- or better,听have a 3.0 GPA or better听and who are in good academic standing may progress to practicum. Fieldwork and seminar experiences in the third and fourth years enable the student to integrate knowledge of theory and research with practicum experience. During this time, students are also mentored through the dissertation process. Successful completion of the first three years of coursework and the comprehensive examinations (STEPPS and essay portions) confers doctoral candidate status on the PsyD student, who may then proceed to internship. Upon completion of the comprehensive examinations and admission to doctoral candidacy, students are awarded a master of science in clinical psychology.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Hours | |
| Fall | ||
| 颁笔厂驰听624 | Research I: Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| 颁笔厂驰听603 | Behavioral Medicine | 3 |
| 颁笔厂驰听622 | Ethics in Psychology | 3 |
| 颁笔厂驰听616 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| 颁笔厂驰听695础 | Professional Development Seminar I | 1.5 |
| 听 | Hours | 13.5 |
| Term 2 | ||
| Spring | ||
| CPSY听625 | Research II: Univariate and Multivariate + Lab | 4 |
| CPSY听601 | Learning Theories | 3 |
| CPSY听607 | Cognitive & Affective Bases of Behavior | 3 |
| CPSY听623 | Human Diversity: Multiculturalism and Individual Differences | 3 |
| CPSY听695B | Professional Development Seminar II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Hours | 14.5 |
| Term 3 | ||
| 听 | Hours | 0 |
| Second Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| CPSY听620 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| CPSY听605 | History and Systems | 3 |
| CPSY听629 | Physiological Basis of Behavior | 3 |
| CPSY听698A | STEPPS Comprehensive Exam A | 0 |
| 听 | Hours | 9 |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CPSY听626 | Assessment I: Assessing Cognitive Ability | 3 |
| CPSY听617 | Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies I | 3 |
| CPSY听608 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| CPSY听688A | Integrative Health Care I | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 10 |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| CPSY听627 | Assessment II: Objective Personality + Lab | 3 |
| CPSY听618 | Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies II | 3 |
| CPSY听688B | Integrative Health Care II | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 7 |
| Third Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| CPSY听628 | Assessment III: Advanced Topics + Lab | 3 |
| CPSY听619 | Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies III | 3 |
| CPSY听652 | Practicum I | 1.5 |
| CPSY听698B | STEPPS Comprehensive Exam B | 0 |
| CPSY听681 | Essay Comprehensive Exam Students must register for .5 credits during the term they take the essay comprehensive exam; does not count toward minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. | 0 |
| 听 | Hours | 7.5 |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CPSY听661 | Administration, Consultation and Supervision: Behavioral Health Care | 3 |
| CPSY听653 | Practicum II | 1.5 |
| CPSY听674 | Research III: Dissertation Development Seminar | 2 |
| CPSY听788A | Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar I | 1.5 |
| 听 | Hours | 8 |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| CPSY听654 | Practicum III | 1.5 |
| CPSY听674A | Research IV: Method Development and Strategic Planning | 2 |
| CPSY听788B | Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar II | 1.5 |
| Elective 7 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives. | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 7 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| CPSY听655 | Practicum IV | 1.5 |
| CPSY听698C | STEPPS Comprehensive Exam C | 0 |
| Following CPSY听674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY听675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. | ||
| 听 | Hours | 1.5 |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CPSY听710 | Practicum V | 1.5 |
| Elective 7 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives. | 3 | |
| Following CPSY听674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY听675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. | ||
| 听 | Hours | 4.5 |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| CPSY听711 | Practicum VI | 1.5 |
| Following CPSY听674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY听675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. | ||
| Elective 7 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives. | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 3.5 |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| CPSY听667 | Internship Students who begin internship placements within 2 weeks or less of the end of the summer term starting year 5 will not register for internship this term. Instead, register for internship starting in fall of year 5 and register for 1 credit/term from fall through summer. A total of 3 credits of internship must be completed over the terms which align with students' internship placements. | .5 |
| Following CPSY听674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY听675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. The credit fee is waived when concurrently enrolled in CPSY听667: Internship. | ||
| 听 | Hours | 0.5 |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CPSY听667 | Internship | 1 |
| Following CPSY听674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY听675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. The credit fee is waived when concurrently enrolled in CPSY听667: Internship. | ||
| 听 | Hours | 1 |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| CPSY听667 | Internship | 1 |
| Following CPSY听674A: Research IV, all students must register for CPSY听675: Dissertation Advisement at 1 credit/term until successfully defending their dissertation. Dissertation Advisement credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. The credit fee is waived when concurrently enrolled in CPSY听667: Internship. | ||
| 听 | Hours | 1 |
| Sixth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| CPSY听667 | Internship Students who begin internship placements within 2 weeks or less of the end of the summer term starting year 5 will not register for internship that term. Instead, register for internship starting in fall of year 5 and register for 1 credit/term from fall through summer. A total of 3 credits of internship must be completed over the terms which align with students' internship placements. | .5 |
| Students who have successfully defended their dissertations will register for CPSY听795: Dissertation Editing until all edits are made to the satisfaction of their dissertation chairs/committees and the final documents are submitted for binding. The fee will be waived for the first term and any term in which students are concurrently enrolled in CPSY听667: Internship; for any subsequent terms, students will be charged for one credit/term until the final documents are submitted for binding. Dissertation Editing credits do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion. | ||
| 听 | Hours | 0.5 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 89 |
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