The Psy.D. program is a full-time program. Students take four/five courses per semester and devote 10 - 16 hours per week to clinical training. Classes begin the first week of September and end by the middle of May. There are no required courses during the summer; however, elective courses are offered during the summer. Students are also expected to fulfill other program requirements such as comprehensive examinations and dissertation preparation during the summer.
Students complete four years of coursework on the Baltimore campus. First and second year students complete their clinical placements at the Loyola Clinical Centers. Third and fourth year students complete their clinical placement hours at various are field placement sites
For all students entering first year of curriculum Fall 2012 and beyond (126 Credits) and second year of curriculum Fall 2012 and beyond (93 credits)
All requirements for the Psy.D. program, including the dissertation and internship, must be completed within seven years of enrollment in the program. This necessitates that students apply for internship no later than the fall of their sixth academic year.
FIRST YEAR
Fall Term (17-20 credits)
PY 601 Cognitive Assessment
PY 615 Advanced Psychopathology
PY 620 Theories of Counseling & Psychotherapy
PY 706, 707 and 708 Introduction to Clinical Experiences ( 2 - 3 credits each)
PY 810 Psychological Measurement
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC (1 credit)
Spring Term (19-20 credits)
PY 602 Personality Assessment
PY 621 Principles & Practices of Psychotherapy
PY 706, 707 and 708 Introduction to Clinical Experiences ( 2 -3 credits each)
PY 819 Historical & Philosophical Bases of Psychology *
PY 832 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
PY 890 Dissertation Preparation (0 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC (1 credit)
* Incoming second year students will need to take PY 819 in the spring of their 3rd or 4th year.
SECOND YEAR
Fall Term (14 credits)
PY 800 Professional, Legal & Ethical Issues
PY 801 Principles of Objective Personality & Suicide Assessment
PY 870 Diversity Seminar
PY 891 Introduction to Dissertation I (0 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 920 Clinical Placement I (2 credits; ~10 hrs/wk)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC (1 credits)
Spring Term (17 credits)
PY 802 Principles & Methods of Assessment
PY 814 Biological Bases of Behavior
PY 815 Psychopathology Seminar
PY 833 Research Methods & Data Analysis in Clinical Psychology
PY 891 Introduction to Dissertation I (0 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 920 Clinical Placement I (2 credits; ~10 hrs/wk)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC ( 1 credit)
* Incoming second year students will need to take PY 819 in the spring of their 3rd or 4th year.
THIRD YEAR
Fall Term (14 credits)
PY 818 Psychopharmacology
PY 820 Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Behavior
PY 886 Advanced Topics in Professional Psychology #1
PY 892 Introduction to Dissertation II (0 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 921 Clinical Placement II (3 credits; ~16 hrs/wk)
Spring Term (17 (20*) credits)
(PY 833 Research Methods II)
PY 813 Seminar on Social and Cultural Bases of Psychology
PY 842 Supervision Theory and Practice
PY 845 Models of Psychotherapy #1
PY 845 Models of Psychotherapy #2
PY 892 Introduction to Dissertation II (0 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 921 Clinical Placement II (3 credits; ~16 hrs/wk)
* Incoming second year students will need to take PY 819 in the spring of their 3rd or 4th year.
FOURTH YEAR
Fall Term (14 credits)
PY 816 Life Span Development
PY 886 Advanced Topics in Professional Psychology #2
PY 902 Clinical Dissertation I (3 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 922 Clinical Placement III (3 credits; ~16 hrs/wk)
Spring Term (14 (17*) credits)
PY 845 Models of Psychotherapy #3
PY 886 Advanced Topics in Professional Psychology #3
PY 903 Clinical Dissertation II (3 credits; P/F)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 922 Clinical Placement III (3 credits; ~16 hrs/wk)
* Incoming second year students will need to take PY 819 in the spring of their 3rd or 4th year
FIFTH YEAR
Fall Term
PY 950 Clinical Internship I (0 credits; P/F)
Spring Term
PY 951 Clinical Internship II (0 credits; P/F)
(Revised 2-23-12)
*Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979
Email: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation