Psychology Graduate Program (MA, PhD)
PhD Program Requirements (Clinical Psychology)
To be awarded the Psychology PhD (Clinical Psychology) degree, students must complete the following requirements.
The Psychology PhD is offered on a full-time basis only, and is a four-year program (the Internship takes place during the fourth year). Required courses are typically offered every year; elective courses offered vary from year to year.
PhD Degree Requirements (Clinical Psychology)
| PS 9301 | Ethical Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology - normally completed during the Winter term of PhD Year 1 |
| PS 9303 | Practicum in Clinical Psychology II |
| PS 9304 | Practicum in Clinical Psychology III |
| PS 8303 | Systems of Psychotherapy - normally completed during the Fall term of PhD Year 1 |
| Milestone: | Comprehensive Requirement - normally completed by the end of PhD Year 1 |
| Milestone: | Dissertation |
| Milestone: | Internship in Clinical Psychology - normally completed during the PhD Year 4 |
| Electives: | Four Psychology Electives * - if a History of Psychology credit was not completed at the MA or senior undergraduate level, PS9101 History of Psychology must be one of the electives |
* Clinical psychology students are required to take graduate or undergraduate courses covering the five core areas.
The Canadian Psychological Association defines five core areas that must be covered by the curriculum of all CPA accredited programs. Core areas include:
- Biological Bases of Behaviour
- Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behaviour
- Social Bases of Behaviour
- Individual Behaviour
- Historical and Scientific Foundations of General Psychology
To meet the first four core areas, students are required to have taken two senior undergraduate classes or one graduate class in each area (by the end of the PhD in clinical psychology).
Students must have taken one class at the undergraduate or graduate level fulfilling the historical and scientific foundations core area by the end of the PhD in clinical psychology (e.g.: PS9101 History of Psychology).
Complete the CPA Core Areas Course Review Form 
and submit to the Director of Clinical Training for approval, then submit to the Graduate Program Administrator in JOR941. The original form is kept on file as each core area is being fulfilled for the duration of the program.
For official program requirement listings, please see the official Graduate Studies Calendar.
The School of Graduate Studies minimum residency requirement for the MA and PhD programs in psychology is six academic terms (for each program); note that each academic year is three terms. Continuous enrollment throughout the residency period is required.
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