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Academics » M.S. in Clinical Psychology » “MS-plus” Practica

M.S. PLUS OPTION

Students enrolled in the M.S. in Clinical Psychology degree program who are not going on for doctoral studies and who desire to potentially enhance their career options as master’s level clinicians are encouraged to consider applying for the “Plus” Option in the M.S. in Clinical Psychology degree program.*  Students enrolling in this option gain additional education and training in an integrated Catholic approach to psychology, as well as obtain supervised clinical experience via a nine-month long 600-hour clinical externship/practicum.  Students enrolled in the M.S. in Clinical Psychology degree program may apply to enter the “Plus” Option in their third semester of studies.  Admission to the “Plus” Option is not automatic and is based on performance on clinical probes and past academic progress within the program.  Students making application must be in good academic standing and must have successfully completed the requirements of any existing clinical skills remediation plans prior to application. 

Students enrolling in the M.S. in Clinical Psychology “Plus” Option must complete sixty (60) credit hours of courses which includes all forty-eight (48) credit hours of courses included in the curriculum for the Master of Science in Clinical degree program, as well as 12 additional hours of coursework and a nine (9) month long 600-hour supervised externship/practicum.  Please note that the “Plus Option” is not a separate degree program but an option existing with the M.S. in Clinical Psychology degree program.  Therefore students enrolled in the “Plus” Option must also maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and complete the M.S. Comprehensive Examination.

Those students admitted to the option must complete the additional coursework and the clinical externship/practicum prior to being awarded the M.S. degree.  Students completing the additional requirements of the “Plus” Option will have this status, as well as the additional coursework and the completion of the externship/practicum documented on their official transcript.

A typical schedule for the third year of studies for students enrolled in the M.S. in Clinical Psychology “Plus” Option is as follows

ACADEMIC YEAR 3  (M.S. “Plus” Option students only)

PSY 601 (M.S.-Plus) Integrative Case Consultation I
PSY 691 (M.S.-Plus) Clincal Practicum/Externship I
PSY 602 (M.S.-Plus) Integrative Case Consultation II
PSY 692 (M.S.-Plus) Clincal Practicum/Externship II

*Those students considering entering the profession with a master’s degree are encouraged to research these limitations and should inform themselves about the licensing laws and regulations of any state in which they intend to practice.