About the Program

The program, which adheres strongly to a scientist-practitioner model, prepares students to engage in both scientific research and clinical practice, through a consistent, dual emphasis on research and clinical training. The program requires a minimum of five years of full-time study, consisting of required and elective academic coursework; a minimum of two years of part-time practica in the second and third years of graduate training; an empirical master’s thesis; a qualifying examination; an empirical doctoral dissertation; teaching experience; and completion of a one-year, full-time, American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited internship.