The Clinical Psychology program emphasizes study of the scientific bases of behavior, including biological, social, and individual causes and their correlates. The broad training model is oriented to empirically supported treatment and the development of assessment and intervention skills. In addition to course work, you will complete 100 hours of clinical practicum, 600 hours of supervised internship experience, and a master’s research paper.
The program is 60 credits, which meets the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor in Pennsylvania.
The degree can be pursued full-time or part-time and can be completed in two years of full-time, year-round study. As a Penn State Behrend student, you’ll have priority access to educational and research experiences with the college’s Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research and Evaluation (CORE), the Virtual and Augmented Reality (VAR) lab, the James R. Meehl Innovation Commons, and the Women's Health Innovation and Science Translation Lab (WHIST).
The program’s training in empiricism, scientific bases of behavior, and research methodology is consistent with the standards of the Council of Applied Master’s Programs in Psychology (CAMPP), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Association for Psychological Science (APS).