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Students admitted to Psychology complete the master's degree in either Clinical-Counseling Psychology or Psychology, which includes one of the following sequences: Cognitive and Experimental Psychology, Industrial/Organizational-Social Psychology, or Quantitative Psychology. Students may petition the department, during their first semester, to complete requirements for two sequences simultaneously.

Cognitive and Experimental Psychology Sequence

Requirements for this 38-hour sequence include:

• 34 hours:Ìý/Ìý(3 hours),Ìý,ÌýÌý(must be repeated for four semesters, required for first and second year students),Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,,Ìý,Ìý, and a minumim of 6 hours of elective graduate courses
• 4-6 hours:Ìý

Developmental Psychology Sequence

Requirements for this 36-hour sequence include:

• 16 hours: , , (must be repeated for four semesters, required for first and second year students),Ìý,Ìý,Ìý
• 16 hours: elective courses based on the student's focus (applied or pre-doctoral)
• 4-6 hours:Ìý
• Students may complete professional practice () for credit

Industrial/Organizational-Social Psychology Sequence

Requirements for this 41-hour sequence include:

• 19 hours: , ,Ìý Ìý´Ç°ùÌý,ÌýÌý(must be repeated for four semesters, required for first and second year students),Ìý,Ìý
• 9 hours:Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý, orÌý
• 9 hours: elective courses approved by the Industrial/Organizational-Social Psychology coordinator based on the student's focus (Industrial/Organizational Psychology or Social Psychology)
• 4-6 hours:Ìý
• Students may also complete Professional Practice () for credit

Quantitative Psychology Sequence

Requirements for this 32-hour sequence include:

• 22 hours:ÌýÌý(must be repeated for four semesters, required for first and second year students),Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý
• 6 hours: PSY elective courses at the 400 level excludingÌý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,
• 4-6 hours:Ìý
• Students may also complete Professional Practice () for credit.

This 60-hour program is designed to prepare students to provide counseling services in settings such as mental health centers, family service agencies, employee assistance programs, community colleges, substance abuse treatment facilities, and other mental health positions. Students who complete this program meet curricular requirements to sit for both the Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor Examinations.

Requirements for this program includeÌý completing a minimum total of 60 hours:

• 36 hours: ,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý,Ìý, andÌý
• 3 hours: , , , , or
• 7 hours:Ìý (12-month practica)
• A minimum of 14 hours are required from the following two groups:
  • Ìý (4-6 hours); Ìýor Ìý(3 hours) and 1 content elective course (3 hours) approved by the Clinical-Counseling Psychology coordinator; content elective course may not beÌý
  • 8-10 hours: elective courses approved by the Clinical-Counseling Psychology coordinator

This program is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists and the Illinois State Board of Education. Graduates of the specialist program are eligible to sit for the state and national licensure/certifcation examinations for school psychologists.

Specialist in School Psychology

Requirements for this 62-hour Program include:

• 58-60 hours: (or equivalent, if not taken as an undergraduate), , , , PSY 434, , (6 hours), (6 hours), , , , , , , (4 hours), , (2-4 hours)
• 4-6 hours: (4 hours) or (4-6 hours)

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202) 336-5979. This program is also approved by the National Association of School Psychologists, and the Illinois State Board of Education. Graduates of the doctoral program, with the required post-doctoral experience, are eligible for the state licensing examination for clinical psychologists, and the state and national licensing/certification examinations for school psychologists.

The student must also meet the other university requirements for Ph.D. programs listed elsewhere in this catalog.

Requirements for this 105-hour program include:

• 81 hours: , , , , , , , , (6 hours), (6 hours), , , , , , , , , Ìý(4 hours), Ìý(1 hour) , , (6 hours), (1 hour), (3 hours)
• 15+ hours:
• 9 hours: PSY elective courses (3 hours), research elective courses (3 hours), 3-6 hours: PSY 499 (4-6 hours) or PSY 502 (3 hours)
• The School Psychology Doctoral Program’s residency policy requires trainees to enroll for at least nine graduate credits for both the fall and spring semesters for the first four years of graduate study.
• Students entering with a Specialist Degree in School Psychology can have up to 60 graduate hours waived depending on specific courses completed.

Residency Requirement

Approved 4/23/92; updated 9/19/02

Full-time residency consists of at least two terms. A term is one semester or a summer session of at least eight weeks.

Full time residency is at least nine semester hours of coursework during a semester or six semester hours during a summer session.

Each student will file a Declaration of Residency for approval of the department prior to entering into residency. The department will verify the completion of residency and file the declaration with the Registrar's Office. Any exceptions to the above requirements must have the approval of the department.

Purposes of a Doctoral Residency

To orient and prepare graduate students to meet academic expectations and engage in activities that are associated with involvement in a scholarly environment within a community of scholars as they pursue their doctoral degree.

To engage and stimulate the intellectual, personal, and social development of graduate students in the process of inquiry.

This certificate is an option for students whose interest in women and gender issues leads them toward particular courses and thesis topics in their department or school and to seek further work in interdisciplinary feminist theory and methods. For additional information, see the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies section of this catalog.

This certificate is a multidisciplinary program designed to offer a limited number of academically and professionally oriented graduate experiences in aging. The graduate certificate is located within the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in cooperation with the Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Sciences, Psychology, and the School of Social Work. For additional information, see the Department of Sociology and Anthropology section of this catalog.