Recommended Course Sequence

The table below offers a recommended course sequence for students who proceed through the program on a full-time basis, taking 12 credits per semester for most of the first three years. If done using this schedule, the entire Program, including the dissertation and the one-year predoctoral internship, can be completed within five years (four years of coursework and the dissertation followed by one year of internship). This requires a high course load while also completing practicum, preparing for the master's comprehensive and doctoral qualifying exams, completing the Collaborative Research Project, and writing the dissertation proposal. Note also that the doctoral qualifying exam and dissertation proposal need to be completed before applying for the internship. We find that students vary greatly with regard to staying on this schedule, but certainly students with significant family or other responsibilities may find it impossible. There obviously are also advantages to taking a slower pace and ensuring that the dissertation is completed before the internship.

Though course schedules are not entirely controllable for upcoming years, the department makes every effort to offer nearly all of the required courses on an annual basis in the semesters that are indicated so that students and faculty can plan their schedules well in advance. A small number of courses are being offered every other year, however (currently COPS 285/Consultation, 335/Psychopharmacology, 336/Neuropsychology, and 398/Advanced Assessment).

 

Petitions for Exceptions to Program Requirements

The Department is not flexible with regard to many of the Program requirements which are described in this Handbook , but exceptions to some requirements are granted if a compelling rationale is provided. Students should begin the process of submitting a petition by consulting with their academic advisors. Students can then initiate a petition for an exception to Program requirements by submitting a written request to the Department Chair. Most of these petitions will be decided by a vote of the department faculty at their next regularly scheduled meeting, though the Graduate School will decide issues related to their requirements.

 

Fall, Year I	Spring, Year I	Summer, Year I
COPS 316 Introduction to Counseling Psych	COUN 217* Individual Counseling	COPS 283* Ethical and Legal Issues
COUN 216* Introduction to Counseling	COUN 230* Psychopathology	COUN 235 *** Substance Abuse
EDPS 266* Life-Span Human Development	COUN 222* Theories of Coun./ Psychotherapy
EDPS 321** Intermediate Research and Stats	EDPS 322 Measurement and Evaluation

Fall, Year II	Spring, Year II	Summer, Year II
COUN 269 Counseling Practicum	COUN 269 Counseling Practicum	PSYC 201, History & Theoretical Foundations of Psychology
COUN 218 Group Counseling	COPS 321 Personality Assessment	COUN 219 Career Development
COPS 320 Cognitive Assessment	COPS 268 Multicultural Counseling	Comprehensive exam for the master's degree
EDPS 323 (COMM 203) Advanced Statistics and Research	EDPS 362/Psyc 223 Motivation/Cognition	Collaborative Research Project

Fall, Year III	Spring, Year III	Summer, Year III
COPS 369 Counseling Psych. Practicum	COPS 369 Counseling Psych. Practicum	COPS 285**** Consultation
PSYC 211 Social Psychology	COPS 336/PSYC 235**** Neuropsychology/ Physiological	Elective
COPS 398 Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology	COPS 393 (0 credit) Internship Preparation Seminar	Doctoral Qualifying Exams

****These courses are currently scheduled to be offered every other year.

Fall, Year IV	Spring, Year IV	Summer, Year IV
COPS 369 Counseling Psych. Practicum	COPS 369 Counseling Psych. Practicum
COPS 370 (2 credits) Supervision	COPS 370 (1 credit) Supervision
COEP 393 (0 credit) Internship Preparation Seminar	COEP 333 (1 credit) Seminar in Counseling Psych.
COEP 399 Dissertation Proposal Defense	COEP 399 Dissertation Defense