A full-time student will finish the program in two or three years by following the schedule below:
Fall semester (10.5 hours)
- PY501 Experimental Foundations I
- PY510 Intermediate Statistics
- PY580 Counseling and Interviewing Skills
- PY660 Theories of Psychotherapy
Spring semester (9 hours)
- PY511 Graduate Research Design
- PY540 Advanced Psychopathology
- PY560 Ethics, Diversity, and Professional Practice
Fall semester (10.5 hours)
- PY531 Psychological Assessment: Personality & Behavior
- PY550 Introduction to Psychotherapy Techniques
- PY590 Psychotherapy Practicum I
- PY695 Process Group Therapy Training Experience
Spring semester (12 hours)
- PY530 Psychological Assessment: Intelligence & Achievement
- PY551 Individual Adult Psychotherapy
- PY581 Assessment Practicum II
- PY591 Psychotherapy Practicum II
- PY695 Group Therapy Practicum
Fall semester (9 hours)
- PY601 Internship
- PY650 Child, Family, and Marital Therapy
- PY695 Thesis OR Empirically Supported Case Study
Spring semester (9 hours)
- PY601 Internship
- PY620 Seminar in Psychology
- PY695 Thesis OR Empirically Supported Case Study
Because the graduate psychology program involves preparing people to work with the public, the Psychology Department assumes the responsibility for reasonably ensuring that individuals who complete the program are not only academically competent but are aware of and capable of functioning within the established ethical standards of the profession. To graduate with an M.A. in Psychology, the student must adhere to the ethical principles of the psychology profession. Their ethical standards are presented in the following documents:
Ethical Standards of Psychologists Published by the American Psychological Association
