First Year
Fall Semester
18:820:509 Analytic Foundations (3)
18:820:507 Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Foundations (3)
18:820:565 Adult Psychopathology (3)
18:820:531 Clinical Interviewing and Assessment (3)
18:821:653 Supervision and Professional Development (1)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Spring Semester
18:820:640 Elective and/or Elements of Psychodynamic Therapy (1.5)
18:820:508 Systems Theory and Analysis (3)
18:820:633 Cognitive Assessment (3)
18:820:563 Child Psychopathology (3)
18:821:653 Supervision and Professional Development (1)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic* (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Summer Semester
18:820:505 Cognitive and Affective Psychology (3)
18:820:622 Biological Bases of Human Behavior (3)
18:821:558 Learning Disabilities/Adult (2)
Assessment Team Didactics: specialized instruction run by the GSAPP clinic
*First-Year Clinic: Accounts for cases seen for foundation courses and any other assessment, therapy cases seen.
**Practica: Any year you do a practicum (including internal practica, such as DBT, YAD-C, PACT, etc.), you will register for fall and spring credits; this will cover summer.
Second Year
Fall Semester
18:820:581 Statistical Methods (3)
18:820:506 Social and Developmental Foundations of Human Behavior (3)
Elective - Effective Intervention 1 (3)
Diversity course or elective Effective Intervention 3 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic* (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Spring Semester
18:820:585 Advanced Statistics and Research Design (3)
18:820:613 Ethics and Professional Development (3)
Elective - Effective Intervention 2 (3)
Diversity course or Elective - Effective Intervention 3 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Summer Semester
TAKE WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS (usually in July)
Online Diversity course often available
*Second-Year Clinic: Plan half-day commitment that will include a combination of assessment and therapy. Second-year students will get priority for assessment (est.>2).
** Practica: Any year you do a practicum (including internal practica, like DBT, YAD-C, PACT, etc.), you will register the practicum with practicum coordinator through GSAPP web, including summer-only practica.
Third Year
Fall Semester
18:820:550 History and Systems (3)
Required Elective 1 (3)
Required Elective 2 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic* (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Spring Semester
18:821:655 Training, Supervision, and Consultation (3)
18:820:702 Dissertation Part 1 (3)
Required elective 3 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic* (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Clinical Orals (request committee four-to-six months in advance of orals). Students must pass orals (and any remediation) by June 1 in the year they plan to apply for internship in the fall.
Please take note: Students are required to register for six 3-credit courses over the fall and spring semesters of their third year. The allotment of courses can be either as four 3-credit courses in one semester and two 3-credit courses in the other semester (i.e., 4 and 2, or 2 and 4), or the allotment can be divided into three 3-credit courses in each semester (i.e., 3 and 3). Exceptions are rare and must be requested through department chair.
*Third-Year Clinic: Third-year students are required to see therapy/assessment cases. For any years after third year, register for 0.5 credits in any semester you are seeing cases/assessments.
**Practica: Any year you do a practicum (including internal practica, like DBT, YAD-C, PACT, etc.), you will register for fall and spring credits; this will cover summer. You will ALSO register the practicum through GSAPP web, including summer-only practica.
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
18:820:701 Dissertation Part 2 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic (Optional) (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (internal or external) (0.5)
Spring Semester
18:820:702 Dissertation Part 3 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic* (Optional) (0.5)
18:820:695 Practicum** (0.5)
Apply for Internship (fall of either fourth or fifth year)
(Note: Must have completed all developmental milestones and benchmark competences, including:
-Passed written comprehensive exams (generals and clinical) and completed any remediation (see Student Handbook for deadlines)
-Passed oral comprehensive exams by June 1
-Applied for IRB approval for dissertation by Oct 15
-Dissertation proposal reviewed and formally approved by October 15 and applied for IRB approval
Dissertation (9 total credits, 3 of which may be from optional dissertation preparation and research course: 18:820:700)
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
18:821:657 Internship in Clinical Psychology (3)
Spring Semester
18:821:658 Internship in Clinical Psychology (3)
A total of 93 credits and 1,080 hours of supervised practica, with an array of experiences, is required. An approved internship of 1,750 hours is also required.
*Fourth-Year Clinic (Optional): For any years after third year, register for 0.5 credits in any semester you are seeing cases/assessments.
**Practica: Any year you do a practicum (including internal practicua, like DBT, YAD-C, PACT, etc.), you will register for fall and spring credits; this will cover the summer. You will ALSO register the practicum through GSAPP web, including summer-only practica.
