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)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
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)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
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
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)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
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)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
Summer Semester
TAKE WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS (usually in July)
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)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
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)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
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 must be requested through department chair.
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
18:820:701 Dissertation Part 2 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic (Optional) (0.5)
18:820:689 Practicum** (internal or external) (3)
Spring Semester
18:820:702 Dissertation Part 3 (3)
18:821:543 General GSAPP Clinic* (Optional) (0.5)
18:820:689 Practicum** (3)
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 of Policies and Procedures for deadlines)
- Passed oral comprehensive exams by June 1
- Applied for IRB approval for dissertation by Oct 15
- 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.
