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Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

WesternMichiganUniversity

PROGRAM OF STUDY: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

(Effective Fall 2005)

Student / Social Security Number
Date of Admission / Doctoral Committee Chair

Program Prerequisites

The following content areas are considered prerequisites for doctoral study in Counseling Psychology. It is anticipated that many students will have completed these courses or their equivalents in previous graduate study. If the content area has been covered by previous graduate study or other experiences, indicate that by writing how the area was covered in the first column below. If the content area has not been covered, indicate in the second column the course the student plans to take and the semester in which it will be taken.

If prerequisite not met, indicate:
Prerequisite Content Area / If prerequisite met, indicate how (e.g. Master’s course, integrated in several Master’s courses, etc.) / Course # / Planned Semester/Year / Grade
Group Dynamics and Procedures
Tests and Measurements
Counseling Techniques
Career Development
Theories of Counseling
Counseling Practicum
Field Practicum (600 hours)

Program of Study

If classes are being transferred from another institution please indicate that by writing in the name and number of the class, the credit hours, and the name of the institution.

I. Basic Scientific Core (30 hours) /

Planned Semester/Year

/ Hours / Grade
A. Research Tools
Tool #1 – Research Methods (6 hours)
CECP 725 – Counseling Psychology Doctoral Research
Seminar (3)
EMR 648 – Qualitative Research Methods (3)
Tool #2 – Statistics (6 hours)
PSY 634 – Advanced Statistics (3) / (Year 1, Fall)
PSY 635 – Correlation and Regression Analysis (3) / (Year 1, Spring)

PROGRAM OF STUDY IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Student / Social Security Number
I. Basic Scientific Core (Continued) / Planned Semester/Year / Hours / Grade
B. Biological Bases of Behavior (3 hours)
PSY 612 – Advanced Physiological Psychology (3) or
elective in comparative psy., neuropsy., sensations, or
psychopharmacology
C. Cognitive – affective Bases of Behavior (3 hours)
CECP 686 – Learning & Cognition (3) or elective in
learning, memory, perception, thinking, motivation, or
emotion
D. Social Bases of Behavior (3 hours)
SOC 651 – Social Psychological Theory (3)
E. Individual Behavior and Human Development (6 hours)
CECP 621 – Psychopathology: Classification & Treatment (3)
CECP 674 – Psychological Development Theory (3)
F. History and Systems of Psychology (3 hours)
PSY 595 – History of Psychology (3)
II. Specialization in Counseling Psychology (42 hours)
A. Counseling Psychology (24 hours)
CECP 607 – Multicultural Counseling (3)
CECP 688 – Advanced Multicultural Counseling Psychology (3)
Elective concerning women, race/ethnicity, or lesbian
and gay issues (3)
CECP 622 – Psychoeducational Consultation (3)
CECP 675 – Counseling Theories and Practices (Advanced) (3)
CECP 680 – Counseling Psychology Professional Issues and
Ethics Seminar (3) / (Year 1, Fall)
CECP 691 – Supervision in Counseling & Psychotherapy (3)
CECP 694 – Vocational Development Theory (Advanced) (3)
B. Human Assessment (6 hours)
CECP 650 – Intellectual Assessment (3)
CECP 651 – Personality Assessment (3)

PROGRAM OF STUDY IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Student / Social Security Number
II. Specialization in Counseling Psychology (Continued) /

Planned Semester/Year

/ Hours / Grade
C. Supervised Doctoral Practica (12 hours)
CECP 693a – Doctoral Practicum in Individual Counseling
and Psychotherapy (4)
CECP 693b – Doctoral Practicum In Group Counseling (4)
Elect one:
CECP 693c – Doctoral Practicum In Marital & Family
Therapy (4) or
CECP 693d – Doctoral Practicum In Career
Counseling (4) or
CECP 693e – Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Supervision (4)

III. Recommended Electives (3 hours) (listed by number, title, credit hours, and grade)

A minimum of 3 hours of electives recommended by the doctoral committee.

Elective course /

Planned Semester/Year

/ Hours / Grade
Total elective hours

IV. Applicancy Status (Year 1)

(3.00 GPA, approved Doctoral Committee, approved program of study)

Planned semester: Date approved:

V. Doctoral Dissertation Hours (12 hours)

CECP 730 – Dissertation

Planned semesters of dissertation hours:

/

Date completed:

VI. Comprehensive Examinations / Planned semester / Date passed

A. Knowledge of Counseling Psychology

B. Professional Work Sample

VII. Dissertation Proposal Planned semester: Date approved:

Title:

PROGRAM OF STUDY IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Student / Social Security Number

VIII. Candidacy Status

(3.00 GPA, all courses and comprehensive examinations completed, dissertation proposal approved)

Planned semester: Date approved:

IX. Pre-Doctoral Internship(4 hours) (year 4-6) / Planned Beginning Semester / Planned Ending Semester
CECP 732: Doctoral Clinical Internship

X. Oral Dissertation Examination Planned semester: Date passed:

Signatures:

Student:

Committee Chairperson:

Committee Members (optional):

Chair, Counseling Psychology Training Committee:

Date:

Distribution: The GraduateCollege, Doctoral Committee Chairperson, Chair Counseling Psychology Training Committee, Student File.

Rev. 10/04