Ph.D. Course Sequence
Please see this page for the following program handbooks and manuals:
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Student Handbook
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Clinical Training Handbook
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology Dissertation Manual
Courses, clinical training and milestones by year
| FALL requirements | SPRING requirements | SUMMER requirements |
Year 1 | ||
| 714. Professional Development & Ethics I | 736. Cognitive Behavioral Theory & Therapy | 701. Foundations of Integration |
| 743. Assessment I | 744. Assessment II | 747. Research & Statistics II |
| 753. Psychopathology | 746. Research & Statistics I | 773. Lifespan Development |
| 716. Basic Clinical Interviewing Skills | 766. Research Lab II | 722. History & Systems of Psychology (Online) |
| 766. Research Lab I | BITH 565. Christian Theology | |
| 706. Spirituality I | ||
Year 2 | ||
| 795/796. Practicum/Practicum Seminar | 795/796. Practicum/Practicum Seminar | 774. Advanced Social Psych |
| 717. Class, Gender, Race, Religion and Sexual Identity | 754. Biological Bases of Behavior | 755. Cognition & Emotion |
| 737. Psychoanalytic Psychology | 738. Family Systems Theory & Therapy | 991. Comprehensive Exam |
| 749. Research & Statistics III | 766. Research Lab III | |
| 766. Research Lab III | BITH 561. Theological Anthropology | |
| 707. Spirituality II | ||
Year 3 | ||
| 795/796. Practicum/Practicum Seminar | 795/796. Practicum/Practicum Seminar | 898. Clinical Dissertation |
| 739. Community Psychology | 782. Clinical Supervision & Consultation | |
| Elective | Elective | 993. Clinical Dissertation Proposal Defense |
| 898. Clinical Dissertation | 898. Clinical Dissertation | |
| 766. Research Lab V | 766. Research Lab VI | |
| 708. Spirituality III | ||
Year 4 | ||
| 881/882. Advanced Practicum/Seminar I | 883/884. Advanced Practicum/Seminar II | PSYC 999. Dissertation Continuation - PT (every semester and summer until defended dissertation manuscript is received by Wheaton College Library) |
| 898. Clinical Dissertation | 898. Clinical Dissertation | |
| Elective | Elective | |
| BITH 566. Foundations of Biblical Interpretation OR BITH 576. History of Christianity to 1900 | 782. Clinical Supervision & Consultation | |
| 766. Research lab VII | 766. Research Lab VIII | |
| 709. Spirituality IV | BITH 622. Theological & Religious Issues in Psychotherapy | |
| 992. Professional Qualifying Exam | ||
| Apply for pre-doc internship | ||
Year 5 | ||
896. Pre-doc Internship | 896. Pre-doc Internship | 896. Pre-doc Internship |
| PSYC 999 .Dissertation Continuation - PT | PSYC 999. Dissertation Continuation - PT | PSYC 999. Dissertation Continuation - PT |
| Defend Dissertation | ||
| Areas in blue represent program milestones | ||
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