Department of Psychology
Clinical/Community Mental Health Program
Curriculum Schedule
The curriculum in the Clinical/Community Mental Health Program consists of 5 semesters of academic and practical training on campus and a 9 to 12 month, full time internship at an approved mental health agency. The curriculum is designed to be completed in three calendar years from the time of first entrance to graduate study. For those students whose situations make full time attendance difficult, the program can be spread out to lessen the demands on the student's time during any given semester.
Each student, however, must complete 65 to 69 semester hours (depending upon the length of the internship contract) to fulfill the program requirements and earn the degree of Master of Science. The following listing shows all the required courses in the sequence that would be taken by someone entering in an even numbered year. Because some courses are offered only once every two years the sequence is slightly different for students entering in odd numbered years. The required courses are, of course, the same.
C/CMH Curriculum Effective Fall 2008
Even Year Admissions
Even Year One
FALL: Year 1
- PSY 500 — Research Methods (3)
- PSY 570 — Systems of Psychotherapy (3)
- PSY 582 — Clinical Assessment I (2)
- PSY 577 — Prepracticum (1)
SPRING: YEAR 1
- PSY 501 — Statistics (4)
- PSY 571 — Group Processes (3)
- PSY 574 — Professional Issues (3)
- PSY 583 — Clinical Assessment II (3)
- PSY 587 — Practicum (2)
Even Year Two
FALL: YEAR 2
- PSY 572 — Clinical Classification (3)
- CN 541 — Career Development (3)
- Developmental Elective (3)
- CN 541 — Marriage, Family & Relationship Counseling (3)
- PSY 588 — Practicum (2)
SPRING: YEAR 2
- PSY 452G — Adv. Social Psychology (3)
- Acquired Bases of Behavior Elective (3)
- PSY 589 — Practicum (2)
- CE 551 — Counseling for Addictions (3)
- PSY 573 — Crisis Intervention (3)
SUMMER: Year 2
- PSY 600 — Seminar-Psychopharmacology (2)
- PSY 575 — Diversity Issues (1)
- PSY 602 — Professional Experience (2)
- PSY 605 — Comprehensive Examination (0)
Even Year 3
YEAR 3
- PSY 604 — Internship (4 sh, minimum of 8, repeatable to 12)
Odd Year Admissions
Odd Year One
FALL: Year 1
- PSY 500 — Research Methods (3)
- PSY 570 — Systems of Psychotherapy (3)
- PSY 572 — Clinical Classification (3)
- PSY 582 — Clinical Assessment I (2)
- PSY 577 — Prepracticum (1)
SPRING: YEAR 1
- PSY 501 — Statistics (4)
- PSY 571 — Group Processes (3)
- PSY 573 — Crisis Intervention (3)
- PSY 583 — Clinical Assessment II (3)
- PSY 587 — Practicum (2)
Odd Year Two
FALL: YEAR 2
- CN 540 — Marriage, Family & Relationship Counseling (3)
- CN 541 — Career Development (3)
- Developmental Elective (3)
- PSY 588 — Practicum (2)
SPRING: YEAR 2
- PSY 452G — Adv. Social Psychology (3)
- Acquired Bases of Behavior Elective (3)
- PSY 589 — Practicum (2)
- CE 551 — Counseling for Addictions (3)
- PSY 574 — Professional Issues (3)
SUMMER: Year 2
- PSY 600 — Seminar-Psychopharmacology (2)
- PSY 575 — Diversity Issues (1)
- PSY 602 — Professional Experience (2)
- PSY 605 — Comprehensive Examination (0)
Odd Year Three
YEAR 3
- PSY 604 — Internship (4 sh, minimum of 8, repeatable to 12)
Department of Psychology
Waggoner Hall • 1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: 309/298-1593 • E-mail: Psychology@wiu.edu