Curriculum

The curriculum is designed as a full-time, four-year program and includes four summers of full-time work. During the academic year, students are involved in classes, seminars, research apprenticeships, and clinical work simultaneously. Clinical assignments begin during the first summer and continue throughout the remaining three years. Research apprenticeships are scheduled for the third and fourth years, two days per week. In the third and fourth year of the program, the students are concurrently enrolled in an affiliated half-time APA-accredited doctoral internship program. Clinical experiences are obtained in a wide variety of settings, both on and off campus.

Even though the curriculum is largely set, opportunities for elective courses exist at UT Southwestern in addition to the rich variety of educational offerings in the program’s didactic series and also throughout the Medical Center (e.g., Grand Rounds in Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurological Surgery). The broad-based program is designed to train well-balanced clinical psychologists. Medical/health psychology, neuropsychology, pediatric psychology, along with adult psychology are the major areas of clinical and research interest in which students can gain expertise.

This program and the affiliated internship are accredited by the American Psychological Association. The APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation can be contacted on the APA website, by mail at the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, or call 202-336-5979, TDD/TTY, 202-336-6123, fax 202-336-5978.

Degree Plan (.pdf)