Combined School and Clinical Psychology, Psy.D.
Program Description
Kean University’s Psy.D. Program in Combined School and Clinical Psychology prepares general practice, primary care, and health service psychologists who are competent to function in a variety of professional and academic settings and roles. This goal is achieved by intentionally combining and integrating education and training across the two practice areas of school psychology and clinical psychology, providing students with a wide breadth and depth of training in both psychological practice areas. By deeply integrating these two practice areas throughout the curriculum, the combined training program model prepares students to function as clinical or school psychologists in a wide variety of professional and academic positions, thus increasing career flexibility and marketability.
Prerequisites
Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Tests and Measurements, Statistics, and Experimental Psychology
Degree Requirements
- 121 credits
- Completion of Doctoral Practica I and II
- Successful completion of Foundations Competency Exam, Assessment Competency Exam, and Intervention Competency Exam.
- Doctoral dissertation
- Minimum 1,750 hours approved school-clinical psychology internship
Fall First Year 15
Spring First Year 15
| PSYD 7220 | PERSONALITY, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND LEARNING | 3 |
| PSYD 7202 | COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT II WITH PRACTICUM | 4 |
| PSYD 7421 | ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYD 7111 | PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IB: INTRODUCTION TO COMBINED SCHOOL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1 |
| PSYD 7331 | RESEARCH DESIGN | 4 |
Summer First Year 14
Fall Second Year 13
Spring Second Year 11
| PSYD 7109 | BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| PSYD 7451 | EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS | 3 |
| EDD 7502 | ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
| PSYD 7114 | PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IIB: INTRODUCTION TO COMBINED SCHOOL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1 |
| PSYD 7702 | SCHOOL CLINICAL PRACTICUM IB | 1 |
Summer Second Year 8
Fall Third Year 11
Spring Third Year 10.5-11.5
| PSYD 7010 | SCHOOL-FAMILY-COMMUNITY CONSULTATION COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION | 3 |
| PSYD 7180 | HISTORY AND SYSTEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYD 7117 | PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IIIB: GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE IN THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF SCHOOL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 1 |
| PSYD 7705 | SCHOOL CLINICAL PRACTICUM IIB | 1 |
| PSYD 8010 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION II: PROJECT DEV | 1 |
| PSYD 8001 | DISSERTATION SUPERVISION I | 1.5 |
| PSYD 7901 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SCHOOL & CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY II | 1 |
Summer Third Year 6-7
Fall Fourth Year 8-10.5
Spring Fourth Year 6-9
| PSYD 7140 | SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| PSYD 7480 | PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYD 7120 | PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IVB: TECHNOLOGY AND EMERGING ISSUES IN THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF SCHOOL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSYD 7708 | SCHOOL CLINICAL PRACTICUM IIIB | 1 |
| PSYD 8020 | DOCTORAL DISSERTATION III:PROJECT COMPLETION | 1 |
PSYD 7120, PSYD 7708: optional
PSYD 8020: Required to be repeated only if dissertation not complete; retaken each semester until dissertation is completed
Fall Fifth Year 1
Spring Fifth Year 1
Summer Fifth Year 1
Total Credit Hours: 121