Coursework, Clinical PhD, San Francisco

The PhD program requires a minimum of 120 academic units and 30 internship units. A minimum of 60 academic units are required pre-candidacy (first/second years) and a minimum of 60 academic units and 30 internship units are required post-candidacy (third/fourth/fifth years). Core requirements are listed for each year below. In addition, taking courses listed under "other requirements" and completing electives are necessary for a student to meet the minimum overall units for graduation.

First Year

• PSY 6009, 6010 PhD Psychometrics, Statistics and Research Design (3, 3 units)
• PSY 6015, 6016 PhD Research Seminar I (3, 3 units)
• PSY 6121, 6122 Intercultural Awareness Development (1.5, 1.5 units)
• PSY 6501 Intellectual Assessment (2 units)
• PSY 6518 Principles of Psychotherapy (3 units)
• PSY 6523 Advanced Psychopathology (3 units)
• PSY 6528 Observation and Interviewing (3 units)
• PSY 6109 Human Development (3 units)

Second Year

• PSY 7013, 7014 PhD Research Seminar II (3, 3 units)
• PSY 7504 Theory and Technique of Clinical Practice (two 3-unit courses with different theoretical orientations such as cognitive-behavioral, family systems, or psychodynamic)
• PSY 7505, 7506 Clinical and Ethical Issues (2, 2 units)
• PSY 7515, 7516 Psychodiagnostic Assessment (3, 3 units)
• PSY 7525, 7526 PhD Practicum I (2, 2 units)
• PSY 6112 Social Bases of Behavior (3 units)

Third Year

• PSY 8005, 8006 PhD Research Seminar III (3, 3 units)
• PSY 8531, 8532 Advanced Clinical Seminar (3, 3 units)
• PSY 8535, 8536 PhD Practicum II (3, 3 units)
• PSY 8007 Advanced Research Methodology (3 units)
• PSY 7502 Sociocultural Diversity (3 units)
• PSY 7112 History and Systems of Psychology (3 units)

Fourth Year

• PSY 9927, 9928 PhD Research Seminar IV (3, 3 units)
• PSY 9925, 9926 Doctoral Dissertation (7, 7 units)

Fifth Year

• PSY 9519, 9520 PhD Internship (Full-time) (30 units for the year) or
• PSY 9525, 9526 APA-Accredited Internship (30 units for the year)
  

Fifth year students take a one-year full-time internship or begin two years of half-time internship rotations.

Other Requirements

• PSY 6101 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior (2 units)
• PSY 6105 Biological Aspects of Behavior and Psychopharmacology (3 units)
• PSY 6514 Writing Workshop (2 units) or passage of Diagnostic Writing Exam (required for advancement to candidacy)
• PSY 8561, 8565, 8566 Consultation (1 unit, to be taken in third or fourth year)
• PSY 8564 Supervision (1 unit, to be taken in third or fourth year)
  
• 8 units of electives (PSY 6514 --Writing Workshop cannot be counted toward elective credits but taking a third section of PSY 7504 -- Theory & Technique of Clinical Practice can be counted toward 3 elective credits)
  
• Preliminary Examinations, taken at end of first and second years (must be passed before advancement to candidacy)
  
• First Research Project (must be completed before advancement to candidacy)
• Clinical Proficiency Progress Review (CPPR) taken during the third year (must be passed before graduation)

Doctoral dissertation

Other Recommendation

Personal psychotherapy (individual, group, couple, family, or a combination) on a weekly basis at some point in graduate training.