Students in the Doctoral program must complete 108 credits before graduation. This coursework includes classes related to discipline-specific knowledge, profession-wide competencies and forensic psychology as well as thesis, dissertation, practicum, and internship credits. Please see the SHSU Graduate Catalog for descriptions of the courses listed below.
For students who enroll with previous graduate coursework, we are willing to waive a limited number of classes. Our policy related to this is available in our Program Handbook.
*Emphasis areas differ in coursework
Required Courses
| PSYC |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| 5330 |
Psychopathology |
3 |
| 5333 |
Theory and Research in Psychotherapy I |
3 |
| 5360 |
Advanced Physiological Psychology |
3 |
| 5387 |
Advanced Statistics |
3 |
| 5388 |
Introduction to Experimental Design |
3 |
| 5392 |
History and Systems of Psychology* |
3 |
| 5394 |
Psychometrics |
3 |
| 5395 |
Assessment of Intelligence and Achievement |
3 |
| 5396 |
Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology |
3 |
| 7330 |
Clinical Psychology Proseminar |
3 |
| 7336 |
Mental Health Law |
3 |
| 7339 |
Developmental Psychopathology |
3 |
| 7360 |
Multicultural Psychology |
3 |
| 7362 |
Ethics in Clinical Practice |
3 |
| 7370 |
Empirically Supported Treatments |
3 |
| 7377 |
Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior |
3 |
| 7378 |
Social and Developmental Bases of Behavior |
3 |
| 7387 |
Multivariate Statistics in Psychology |
3 |
| 8360 |
Forensic Assessment I |
3 |
| 8361 |
Forensic Assessment II |
3 |
*With approval of the faculty, this requirement may be waived for students who have completed a comparable history and systems course at the undergraduate level with a grade of B or higher.
Elective Courses (6 Credits)
| PSYC |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| 5361 |
Neuropsychopharmacology |
3 |
| 5398 |
Advanced Child Assessment |
3 |
| 7333 |
Law and Social Psychology |
3 |
| 7374 |
Human Neuropsychology |
3 |
| 7388 |
Latent Variable Modeling |
3 |
| 7392 |
Special Topics – Group Therapy |
3 |
Research Requirements
| PSYC |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| 6098 |
Thesis I |
3 |
| 6099 |
Thesis II |
3 |
| 8096 |
Dissertation I |
3 |
| 8097 |
Dissertation II |
3 |
| 8098 |
Dissertation III |
3 |
| 8099 |
Dissertation IV |
3 |
Practicum (21 Credits)
| PSYC |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| 8381 |
Introduction to Doctoral Practicum |
3 |
| 8382 |
Doctoral Clinical Practicum I |
9 |
| 8383 |
Doctoral Clinical Practicum II |
9 |
Internship (3 Credits)
| PSYC |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| 8110 |
Internship I |
1 |
| 8111 |
Internship II |
1 |
| 8112 |
Internship III |
1 |
