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Choosing Your Program
PsyD | DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
PsyD Credits Required to complete: 66 Accepted in transfer: 9
CalSouthern’s Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree program is the university’s most popular, attracting students from around the nation and around the world. Unlike the PhD that is primarily focused on research and scholarly publication, the PsyD is an applied degree that is clinically focused. It emphasizes the practical knowledge and skills required to be an effective therapist or counselor, with a curriculum that is as comprehensive as it is practical. CalSouthern’s PsyD also meets the educational requirements for licensure in the state of California as a clinical psychologist, and numerous CalSouthern graduates have been successful in obtaining licensure via the PsyD program. The curriculum is continuously updated and combines a comprehensive selection of foundational courses with a wide selection of elective subjects that emphasizes the service orientation of a professional clinical degree. Integrated with the curriculum is the Taylor Study Method, an innovative and time-proven learning system that helps students better synthesize and retain the material, as well as provides valuable, early-stage preparation for licensing examinations. Practicum courses give students supervised clinical experience. In addition, while in the practicum courses, students will be able to share these experiences—and gain from those shared by fellow students’— in web conferences facilitated by CalSouthern’s director of clinical training. Students can also interact with and ask questions of renowned scholars, authors and practitioners by attending—virtually or in person—CalSouthern’s acclaimed Master Lecture Series. The PsyD program culminates in the doctoral project. It’s a true capstone to a student’s academic journey, providing the opportunity to study—in great depth—the topic within psychology about which the student is most passionate. It is one of the most challenging and personally rewarding academic pursuits a student can undertake.
California Board of Psychology The Board of Psychology of the State of California accepts California Southern University’s Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree as meeting the educational requirements for licensure as a psychologist in California. Persons interested in licensure are advised to contact the Board of Psychology in Sacramento, California to determine what other requirements may exist for licensure. If you are interested in pursuing licensure in any other state, please contact the local licensing board/s for the current requirements in each state. California Southern University is regionally accredited.