COURSEWORK
Students who enter the program directly from the bachelor's degree or after partial completion of the requirements for a master's degree may elect to complete the M.Ed. degree as well as the Ph.D. degree. Students desiring to complete an M.Ed. degree in addition to the Ph.D. would be expected to complete the full complement of coursework for that degree program in addition to the credits required for the Ph.D. degree.

Completion of the Program typically averages approximately 5 years with a masters degree and 6 years without a masters degree.

Areas of required coursework conform to APA accreditation standards as well as American Association of State Boards of Psychology, and revised regulations for licensure as a psychologist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The curriculum begins from the baccalaureate level, and presumes the completion of 30 credits of specific required master's coursework.

The required Masters and Doctoral Level Courses are listed below:

Required MASTERS Level Coursework
Educ 403 Research or Research Methods & Design (3)
Educ 408 Introduction to Statistics (3)
CPsy 427Standardized Tests, Measurement, and Appraisal (3)
CPsy 439 Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (3)
CPsy 440 Introduction to Family Counseling (3)
CPsy 442 Counseling and Therapeutic Approaches & Lab (3)
CPsy 430 Professional Seminar (3)
CPsy 451 Helping Skills (3)
CPsy 455 Advanced Counseling Techniques (3)
Psyc 471 Diversity and Multicultural Perspectives (3)
 (see program manual - click here to view)

Total Credits = 30

Required DOCTORAL Level Coursework
The Doctoral coursework is divided into 11 parts. Each of the 11 parts are listed below along with its individual credit requirements. When all parts have been fulfilled, a student will have completed a total of 74 credits.

1.    General Psychology Core...................................18 credits needed
2.    Professional Issues..............................................3 credits needed
3.    Counseling Psychology Core............................... 9 credits needed
4.    Assessment Core.................................................6 credits needed
5.    Advanced Applications in Counseling................. 7 credits needed
6.    Advanced Seminar.............................................. 9 credits needed
7.    Apprenticeship.................................................... 5 credits needed
8.    Research Methods.............................................. 6 credits needed
9.    Practicum............................................................13 credits needed
10.  Internship............................................................. 2 credits needed
11.  Qualifying Project................................................. 1 credit needed
11.  Dissertation......................................................... 4 credits needed
       (see program manual - click here to view)

Listed below are the courses available to fulfill the requirements for each of these 11 parts.

General Psychology Core (18 credits needed)
This Core is subdivided into 5 parts. These parts are listed below along with their course options.

1. Biological Bases of Behavior (3)
   (e.g., physiological psychology, comparative psychology,           neuropsychology, sensation, psychopharmacology)
   
   • BioS 404  Behavioral Neuroscience (3)
     OR
     
   • Educ 491  Advanced Seminar: Clinical Psychopharmacology (3)
2. Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior (3) 
   (e.g., learning, memory, perception, cognition, thinking, motivation,           emotion)
   
   • Psyc 403 Cognitive Psychology (3)
     
3. Social Bases of Behavior (3)
   (e.g., social psychology; cultural, ethnic and group processes;           sex roles; organizational systems and theory)
   
   • Educ 473  Social Basis of Human Behavior (3)
     OR
     
   • Psyc 406 Social Cognition (3)
4. Individual Behavior  (3)
   (e.g., personality theory, human development, individual           differences, abnormal psychology)
   
   • Educ 473  Social Basis of Human Behavior (3)
5. History and Systems of Psychology  (3) 
   ( e.g. comparative psychology, neuropsychology, sensation,           psychopharmacology)
   
   • CPsy 466  History and Systems of Psychology (3)

Professional Issues (3 credits)

• CPsy 430 Professional Orientation (3) (if not taken in masters)
  OR
  
• CPsy 466 Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy: Topical Seminar (3)

Counseling Psychology Core (9 credits)

• CPsy 466 Foundations of Counseling Psychology (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 436 Career Development (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 473 Advanced Research Methods in Applied Psychology (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 481 Advanced Multicultural Counseling (3)

Assessment Core (6 credits)

• CPsy 461 Assessment of Adult Intellectual Functioning (3)
  OR
  
• SchP 422 Assessment of Intelligence (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 462 Asessment of Personality (3)
  
  
• CPsy 466 Current Issues In Counseling and Therapy:
  Projective Techniques (3) (optional)

Advanced Applications in Counseling (7 credits)

• CPsy 476 Supervision of Counseling (4)
  OR
  
• EdL 400   Introduction to Organizational Leadership: Theory and Practice (3)
  

Advanced Seminar (9 credits)

• CPsy 466 Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy:
  Topical Seminar (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 466 Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy:
  Topical Seminar (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 466 Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy:
  Topical Seminar (3)
  

Apprenticeship (5 credits)

• CPsy 470 Independent Study: College Teaching (Intro Psych)
  Apprenticeship (1)
  AND
  
• CPsy 470 Independent Study: Research Apprenticeship (1)
  AND
  
• CPsy 470 Independent Study: Supervision Apprenticeship (1)

Research Methods (6 credits)

• Educ 410 Univariate Statistical Models (3)
  AND
  
• Educ 411 Multivariate Statistical Models (3)
  

Practicum (13 credits)

• CPsy 487 Advanced Practicum I (4)
  AND
  
• CPsy 488 Advanced Practicum II (4)
  AND
  
• CPsy 489 Advanced Practicum III (1)
  AND
  
• CPsy 491 Advanced Practicum IV (1)
  AND
  
• CPsy 480 Practicum Equivalent (3)
  AND
  
• CPsy 492 Advanced Field Placement (3)

Internship (2 credits)

• CPsy 498 Counseling Psychology Doctoral Internship;
  2 semesters full time OR 4 semesters half time (1)

Qualifying Project(1)

• Educ 486 Doctoral Qualifying Research Project (1)

Dissertation (At least 4)

• CPsy 499 Dissertation (1-3)
  [NOTE: Credit requirement explained in dissertation section]
  
  Click here > to view more information about dissertation credit requirement in the Doctoral Program Manual
  

Minimum Total Credits for the Doctoral Degree Program = 113