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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Psychology, Specialization in Clinical Psychology, PhD


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The Department of Psychology offers a combined master’s and doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The doctoral program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1971. The program follows a scientist-practitioner model of training. Students are only admitted for the Ph.D. but students can earn a master’s enroute to the doctorate.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the doctoral degree, students in the Psychology program are expected to be able to:

  • Achieve competencies in graduate level statistical methods.
  • Achieve competencies in graduate level psychological research methods.
  • Achieve competencies that reflect the breadth of psychology.
  • Achieve competencies in program specific/core knowledge areas.
  • Acquire direct experience in teaching.
  • Acquire direct experience in mentored research.
  • Design, implement, evaluate, and summarize the results of at least two independently conceived research projects.
  • Develop professional relationships and roles outside of the classroom.
  • Acquire skills in dissemination of research findings to the scientific community.

Admission Requirements

Deadline for Fall is December 1*

*All programs admit once per year for Fall semester. Since application reviews may begin immediately after the deadline, we recommend submitting your application and providing all required documents before the deadline.

Documents required:

  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Professional Resume
  • Statement of Purpose

Application Requirements

Admissions Categories and Grade Point Average Requirements

International Application Information

Degree Requirements

Curriculum Requirements


Electives (30 credits)


Culminating Experience (16 credits)


Minimum Total Credits (90 credits)


Additional Requirements


  • Minimum 3.0 graduate cumulative grade point average
  • Maximum of 10 credits of 5000-level coursework may be counted toward degree requirements
  • Preliminary Examination or Project
  • Minimum of  16 credits of dissertation research (maximum of 30 credits of dissertation research are applicable to degree requirements)
  • Dissertation Defense and Publication of Manuscript on OhioLINK
  • All requirements must be completed within eight years from the end of the earliest course used to fulfill degree requirements.

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