CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Clinical Psychology Courses
PCOM PsyD Program Course Sequence

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.

The information listed below is from the current course catalog. Terms, sequences, courses and credit hours are subject to change at any time without notice.

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Clinical Psychology Courses

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Term 1		Hours
CPSY 102	Doctoral Writing Skills Seminar ^{No course credit is given. A $500 fee is assessed.}	0
CPSY 601	Learning Theories	3
CPSY 603	Behavioral Medicine	3
CPSY 622	Ethics in Psychology	3
CPSY 695E	Professional Development Seminar	1
	Hours	10
Term 2
CPSY 103	Doctoral Writing Skills Seminar ^{No course credit is given. A $500 fee is assessed. Following the first term, and at the discretion of the Program Director, students may have the option to waive this seminar for the remaining terms.}	0
CPSY 608	Social Psychology	3
CPSY 616	Lifespan Development	3
CPSY 624	Research I: Research Design and Methodology	3
CPSY 695E	Professional Development Seminar	1
	Hours	10
Term 3
CPSY 104	Doctoral Writing Skills Seminar ^{No course credit is given. A $500 fee is assessed. Following the first term, and at the discretion of the Program Director, students may have the option to waive this seminar for the remaining terms.}	0
CPSY 620	Psychopathology (+ SCID Lab)	3
CPSY 623	Human Diversity: Multiculturalism and Individual Differences	3
CPSY 625	Research II: Univariate and Multivariate + Lab (+ Lab)	4
CPSY 695E	Professional Development Seminar	1
	Hours	11
Second Year
Term 1
CPSY 605	History and Systems	3
CPSY 607	Cognitive Affective Bases of Behavioral Intervention	3
CPSY 698A	STEPPS Comprehensive Exam A	0
	Hours	6
Term 2
CPSY 626	Assessment I: Assessing Cognitive Ability (+ Lab)	3
CPSY 629	Physiological Basis Behavior	3
CPSY 630	Cognitive Therapy (+ Therapy Skills Lab)	3
CPSY 688	Integrative Health Care	0.5
	Hours	9.5
Term 3
CPSY 627	Assessment II: Objective Personality + Lab (+ Lab)	3
CPSY 662	Behavior Therapy (+ Therapy Skills Lab)	3
CPSY 688	Integrative Health Care	0.5
	Hours	6.5
Term 4
CPSY 628	Assessment III: Projective Assessment (+ Lab)	3
CPSY 681	Essay Comprehensive Exam ^{No course credit is given. A $500 fee is assessed.}	0
CPSY 682	Objective Comprehensive Exam ^{No course credit is given. A $500 fee is assessed.}	0
CPSY 688	Integrative Health Care	0.5
	Hours	3.5
Third Year
Term 1
CPSY 652	Practicum I	1.5
CPSY 698B	STEPPS Comprehensive Exam B	0
	Hours	1.5
Term 2
CPSY 653	Practicum II	1.5
CPSY 674	Research III: Dissertation Development Seminar	1.5
CPSY 788	Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar	1
	Hours	4
Term 3
CPSY 654	Practicum III	1.5
CPSY 674A	Research IV: Method Development and Strategic Planning	1.5
CPSY 788	Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar	1
	Hours	4
Term 4
CPSY 655	Practicum IV	1.5
CPSY 661	Administration, Consultation and Supervision: Behavioral Health	3
CPSY 674B	Research V: Manuscript Development and Defense Planning	1.5
CPSY 788	Integrative Behavioral Health Seminar	1
	Hours	7
Fourth Year
Term 1
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
CPSY 710	Practicum V	1.5
CPSY 698C	STEPPS Comprehensive Exam C	0
	Hours	2.5
Term 2
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
CPSY 711	Practicum VI	1.5
Elective ^{6 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives.}		2
	Hours	4.5
Term 3
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
CPSY 712	Practicum VII	1.5
Elective ^{6 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives.}		2
	Hours	4.5
Term 4
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
CPSY 713	Practicum VIII	1.5
Elective ^{6 credits of electives to be completed after 2nd year courses are completed. Students choose from various 1, 2, or 3 credit electives.}		2
	Hours	4.5
Fifth Year
Term 1
CPSY 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 4 credits of internship must be completed over the terms which align with students' internship placements.}	.5
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
	Hours	1.5
Term 2
CPSY 667	Internship ^{Students who register concurrently in a given term for one credit each of Internship and Dissertation Advisement will have the fee waived for one of these credits.}	1
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
	Hours	2
Term 3
CPSY 667	Internship ^{Students who register concurrently in a given term for one credit each of Internship and Dissertation Advisement will have the fee waived for one of these credits.}	1
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
	Hours	2
Term 4
CPSY 667	Internship ^{Students who register concurrently in a given term for one credit each of Internship and Dissertation Advisement will have the fee waived for one of these credits.}	1
CPSY 675	Dissertation Advisement ^{Dissertation credits (beyond the 9 credits for Research III-V) do not count toward the minimum of 89 credits required for degree completion.}	1
	Hours	2
Sixth Year
Term 1
CPSY 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 4 credits of internship must be completed over the terms which align with students' internship placements.}	.5
CPSY 795	Dissertation Editing ^{Doctoral students must register for 1 credit/term of CPSY 675: Dissertation Advisement each term until thesis is successfully defended. Students who have successfully defended their dissertations will register for CPSY 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; 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.}	1
	Hours	1.5
	Total Hours	98

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Clinical Psychology Courses PCOM PsyD Program Course Sequence

Clinical Psychology Courses

Clinical Psychology Courses
PCOM PsyD Program Course Sequence