Psy.D. Course Sequence

The following program handbooks and manuals are available for download:

Psy.D. Student Handbook
Psy.D. Clinical Training Handbook
Clinical Dissertation Manual (Psy.D.)

Courses, clinical training and milestones by year

FALL requirements	SPRING requirements	SUMMER requirements
Year 1
714. Professional Development & Ethics I	701. Foundations of Integration	721. History & Systems of Psych
743. Assessment I	716. Basic Clinical Interviewing Skills	745. Assessment III
753. Psychopathology	737. Psychoanalytic Psychology	773. Lifespan Development
736. Cognitive Behavioral Psych	744. Assessment II	BITH 565. Christian Theology
761. Research Lab I	762. Research Lab II
731. 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
738. Family Theory & Therapy	747. Clinical Research & Stats II	991. Comprehensive Exam
746. Clinical Research & Stats I	764. Research Lab III
763. Research Lab III	BITH 561. Theological Anthropology
732. Spirituality II
Year 3
795/796. Practicum/Practicum Seminar	795/796. Practicum/Practicum Seminar	898. Clinical Dissertation
739. Community Psychology	Elective
898. Clinical Dissertation	898. Clinical Dissertation
Elective
733. Spirituality III	993. Clinical Dissertation Proposal Defense
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
734. 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