Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Psychology specialization
The Clinical Psychology PsyD specialization provides learners with comprehensive clinical training, including psychopathology, psychological testing, and psychotherapy. Because this specialization is designed to prepare learners for state licensure eligibility as a clinical psychologist, it is a rigorous program that requires online course work, residency, and field training experiences. People who choose this specialization typically pursue careers as independent clinical psychologists, but may also pursue consulting, research, program administration, or higher education faculty positions.
Clinical Training Requirements: 1,000 practicum hours and 2,000 pre-doctoral internship hours.
Licensure information: Begin to research and understand your state's licensure requirements right away, find answers to common questions, explore how Capella programs fit with your state's standards and requirements, and get links to important state resources. Visit the licensure website for mental health professionals.
Residency requirements: Clinical Psychology year-in-residence
- Learn about the residential colloquia experience.
- In addition to your online courses, you will attend a year-in-residence, which begins in June and lasts through the following June. You begin the first June by completing one 2-week extended seminar. Over the course of the next year, you will participate in 8 additional weekends-in-residence. The year-in-residence ends with another 2-week extended seminar the following June.
What is the cost to attend?
The price for each extended seminar (including your first weekend-in-residence) is $3,265. The price per weekend-in-residence is $275. This does not include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.
- Learn more about residency requirements.
- Get more detailed information and learn how the residency experiences will enrich your learning at Capella University. Speak with an enrollment counselor at 1.888.227.3552.
Core Courses (each course 5 quarter credits unless noted)
- PSY8001 - Orientation to Professional Psychology
- PSY7110 - History and Systems of Psychology
- PSY7210 - Lifespan Development
- PSY7320 - Advanced Biological Psychology**
- PSY7421 - Cognitive/Affective Psychology
- PSY7520 - Social Psychology
- PSY7540 - Multicultural Perspectives in Human Behavior
- PSY7624 - Advanced Inferential Statistics for Professional Psychology**
- PSY7657 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods for Professional Psychology**
Specialization Courses (each course 5 quarter credits unless noted)
- PSY8220 - Advanced Psychopathology**
- PSY8230 - Psychological Testing**
- PSY8240 - Advanced Psychological Testing*
- PSY8310 - Theories of Psychotherapy
- PSY8315 - Research in Psychotherapy and Empirically Supported Treatments
- PSY8330 - Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice
- PSY8371 - Strategies of Clinical Supervision and Consultation
In addition, choose a minimum of two doctoral practicum series courses:
- PSY8951 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8952 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8953 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8954 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8955 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8956 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8957 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8958 - Doctoral Practicum Series*
- PSY8401 - Internship I*
- PSY8402 - Internship II*
- PSY8403 - Internship III*
- PSY8404 - Internship IV*
- PSY9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination*
- PSY9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
- PSY9921 - Dissertation Research 1*
- PSY9922 - Dissertation Research 2*
- PSY9923 - Dissertation Research 3*
- PSY9924 - Dissertation Research 4*
Two Elective Courses
- Choose any graduate courses, excluding introductory and special topics courses, lectures, seminars, practica, internships, and any Capella-designated first course.
Courses without a PSY designation may be worth fewer than five quarter credits. Learners must carefully plan their elective courses to ensure that total credit requirements for the degree are met. Special topics courses in the Harold Abel School of Social and Behaviorial Sciences can be used as an option to complete the total required credits needed for graduation.
Check state licensure requirements. The license to practice as a professional psychologist is regulated independently in each state or province. Learners who intend to seek licensure or certification should check the program requirements in the state or province in which they hope to practice. This program is not accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
New York and North Carolina residents are currently not eligible to enroll in this specialization.
** This course has a prerequisite that is not listed as a required course, which may increase the total number of courses needed to complete this specialization. See course descriptions for additional course prerequisites.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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