{"id":61,"date":"2012-02-24T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T01:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:22:08","slug":"classes-sample-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/clinical\/student-handbook\/academics\/classes-sample-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Classes \/ Sample Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"

In general, every effort is made to schedule classes at times that do not conflict with other student responsibilities. Whenever possible, courses required of students in the first two years and taught at SDSU are scheduled to meet on Tuesday and\/or Thursday. There is one exception during the second year, when all students complete their practicum experience in the SDSU Psychology Clinic. During that year, practicum supervision is done simultaneously for all supervisors and is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays; Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. are reserved for required didactics and clinic case conferences.<\/p>\n

Students also take two courses with the medical students, Mind, Brain, and Behavior I (MBB I, CLIN 227A) taken in the second\u00a0year, and Mind, Brain, and Behavior II (MBB II, and CLIN 227B) taken in the third\u00a0year. Both courses are taught Monday through Friday from 8 to noon for five consecutive weeks. MBB I (which focuses on normal development, physiology, and behavior) is typically taught in February-March, while MBB II (which focuses on abnormal development, physiology, and behavior) typically begins the first Wednesday after New Year\u2019s. Second\u00a0year students taking MBB I may require an adjustment to supervision and\/didactics for these five weeks. For third\u00a0year students, this may require an adjustment to their practicum\u00a0schedule for the five weeks of MBB II.\u00a0Effective 2019, Behavioral Medicine (BMed) and Experimental Psychopathology (EP) students will now have the option to take an alternative to MBB I (PSY 860: Seminar in Physiological Foundations of Behavior) that is more specifically designed to meet the needs of BMed\/EP students followed by the Psychiatry portion of MBB II (CLIN 228: Mind, Brain, and Behavior II \u2013 Psychiatry Emphasis). All students still have the option to take both MBB I & II.<\/p>\n

The following provides an overall perspective on the curriculum for each of the five years in residence. Please remember that SDSU is on the semester system and UC San Diego on the quarter system. That means you must remember to register for courses 5 times each year. Although we will endeavor to remind you prior to the end of each registration period, it is ultimately your responsibility to remember to register. Fees that are assessed for failure to register on time, regardless of whether we reminded you or not, will all be paid by the student.<\/p>\n

For students interested in pursuing the M.P.H. degree, please contact the SDSU Program Coordinator for more information about a sample curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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First Year<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
SDSU<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
UC San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
FALL<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PSY 770A Experimental Design (3 units)
\nPSY 850 Clinical Interventions II (3 units)
\nPSY 856 Assessment II (4 units)<\/td>\n		FALL<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
WINTER<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
CLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nPSY 770B Experimental Design (3 units)
\nPSY 849 Clinical Interventions I (4 units)
\nPSY 855 Assessment I (4 units)<\/td>\n		SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year 1 Program Milestones<\/em><\/span>
\nBegin second year project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n
Second Year<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
SDSU<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
UC San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
FALL<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PSY 801 History & Ethics (3 units)
\nPSY 820 Cultural Psychology (3 units)
\nPSY 875 Multivariate Statistics (3 units)
\nPSY 896 Clinical Practicum\u00b6<\/sup> (7 units)<\/td>\n		FALL<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
WINTER<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
CLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 227A Mind, Brain, and Behavior I (6 units) (required for NP students) OR<\/strong> PSY 860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nPSY 840 Seminar in Social Development (3 units)\u00a0 OR<\/strong>
\nPSY 843 (BMed students) (3 units)
\nPSY 860 Seminar in Physiological Foundations of Behavior (3 units)\u00a0OR<\/strong> CLIN 227A
\nPSY 896 Clinical Practicum<\/span>\u00b6<\/sup> (7 units)
\nPSY 887 Seminar in Cognition, Affect, and Cognitive-Affective Interactions – can be taken in 2nd year if space available<\/span><\/td>\n		SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year 2 Program Milestones<\/em><\/span>
\nComplete second year project
\nObtain M.S. in Clinical Psychology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n
Third Year<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
SDSU<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
UC San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
FALL<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PSY 897 Doctoral Research (EP\/BMed: 3 units, NP: 6 units)
\nPSY 852 (EP students) (3 units) OR<\/strong>
\nPSY 842 (BMed students) (3 units)<\/td>\n		FALL<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units)
\nCLIN 294A Neuropsychology Proseminar (NP students) (3 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
WINTER<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
CLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units)
\nCLIN 227B Mind, Brain, and Behavior II (6 units) (required for NP students)\u00a0OR<\/strong> CLIN 228 Mind, Brain, and Behavior II – Psychiatry Emphasis (3 units)
\nCLIN 294B Neuropsychology Proseminar (NP students) (3 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nPSY 887 Seminar in Cognition, Affect, and Cognitive-Affective Interactions*
\nPSY 833 (EP students) (3 units) OR<\/strong>
\nPSY 840 Seminar in Social Development (BMed students) (3 units) OR<\/strong>
\nPSY 897 Doctoral Research (NP students) (3 units)<\/span><\/td>\n		SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units)
\nCLIN 294C Neuropsychology Proseminar (NP students) (3 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year 3 Program Milestones<\/em><\/span>
\nComplete clinical comprehensive exam<\/span>
\nComplete major area of study comprehensive exam
\nPropose dissertation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n
Fourth & Fifth Year<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
SDSU<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
UC San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
FALL<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
PSY 897 Doctoral Research (6 units)<\/td>\nFALL<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
WINTER<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
CLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nPSY 897 Doctoral Research (3-6 units)
\nPSY 899 Dissertation (3 units) – Semester before internship only^<\/td>\n		SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6 units)
\nCLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year 4 Program Milestones<\/em><\/span>
\nAdvance to candidacy
\nComplete dissertation
\nApply for internship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
\n
Internship Year<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
SDSU<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
UC San Diego<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
FALL<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Partner Campus Form (no units)\u2020<\/sup><\/td>\nFALL<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296 Independent Study (6\u00a0units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
WINTER<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
CLIN 296 Independent Study (6\u00a0units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nPartner Campus Form (no units)\u2020<\/sup><\/td>\nSPRING<\/strong><\/td>\nCLIN 296\u00a0Independent Study (6 units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Internship Year Program Milestones<\/em><\/span>
\nComplete internship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

NOTES:<\/strong>
\nStudents who will be teaching must register for and take PSY 895, Practicum in the Teaching of Psychology. Contact the SDSU Co-Director and Program Coordinator for the suppressed schedule number and to check on the number of units. This is a tuition issue, and is unrelated to the number of supervised hours or the work required.<\/p>\n

\u00b6<\/sup>All second year students\u2019 practicum will be at the SDSU Psychology Clinic. Students should register for 3 units under EACH supervisor and 1 unit under the SDSU Psychology Clinic Director.<\/p>\n

\u00a7<\/sup>All second year students\u2019 practicum will be at SDSU. After the second year, students must register for CLIN 297 Advanced Clinical Practicum (4 units) at UC San Diego in Fall, Winter, and Spring under the UC San Diego Director or Co-Director until the internship year. This is a malpractice coverage issue for the program and the universities.<\/p>\n

*Cognitive Psychology is required for advancement to candidacy. If planning to go on internship in Year 5, Cognitive Psychology course must be taken by Spring of Year 3.<\/p>\n

^Students must be registered for PSY 899 at least one semester at SDSU prior to graduation. Typically, this is done during the Spring semester prior to internship in consultation with the SDSU JDP Program Coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u2020<\/sup>All students on internship are listed on the Partner Campus Form at SDSU and are only registered for units at UC San Diego while on internship.<\/p>\n

Updated 6\/20\/2025<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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