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The LSU Department of Psychology's Clinical Psychology
Training Program (CPTP) is an APA‡ accredited
program that subscribes to the “scientist-practitioner”
or “Boulder” model of clinical training.
Specifically, it is believed that the optimal clinical
psychologist is both an accomplished clinician and
a research scientist. He or she is able to
assess clinical procedures in a scientific fashion,
evaluate the clinical literature from a scientist's
perspective, call upon relevant empirical findings
and principles in the creation and/or application
of clinical procedures, and, ultimately, integrate
basic and applied (clinical) psychology into a suitable
and sound personal frame of reference.
Graduates of our clinical psychology program have
accepted various positions, including university professorships,
teaching or practicing in medical schools, private
practice, or practice in psychiatric or mental retardation
hospitals and clinics.
‡The Committee on Accreditation of the American
Psychological Association can be reached by phone
at (202) 336-5979 and on the web at http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/.
Its address is 750 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C.
20002.
Program Structure
The CPTP consists of three major training elements:
course work, research, and clinical experience.
Course Work
During the first four semesters in the CPTP, a student
must pass the Qualifying Core Courses with a grade
of “A” or “B” as described
in "Expectations of an Enrolled Student".
Each Clinical Core Course is offered on a regular
basis to CPTP students, and must be passed with a
grade of “A” or “B.” A student
may complete a clinical core course requirement, without
taking the course, by taking the comprehensive final
examination for that course and passing it with a
grade of “A.” A student may have two attempts
to complete a given clinical core requirement.
Course Work for the Doctoral
Degree**
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Qualifying Core Courses |
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Must
pass by the end of the 2nd Year |
Credit
Hours |
| PSYC |
4008 |
History
of Modern Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7030 |
Cognitive
Basis of Behavior |
3 |
| PSYC |
7034 |
Biological
Basis of Behavior |
3 |
| PSYC |
7040 |
Social
Basis of Behavior |
3 |
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Must Take 1 of the 2 |
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| PSYC |
7020 |
Measurement
of Behavior † |
3 |
| PSYC |
7117 |
Methodology
and Research Design |
3 |
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Must take 1 of the 2 |
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| PSYC |
4111 |
Intermediate
Statistics+ |
3 |
| PSYC |
7111 |
Advanced
Statistics |
3 |
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Clinical Core Courses |
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| PSYC |
7020 |
Measurement
of Behavior † |
3 |
| PSYC |
7125 |
Psychological
Assessment I |
3 |
| PSYC |
7925 |
Psycholog
ical Assessment II |
3 |
| PSYC |
7171 |
Developme
ntal Disorders and Psychopathology of Children |
3 |
| PSYC |
7982 |
Advanced
Psychopathology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7927 |
Psychotherapy
and Behavior Change |
3 |
| PSYC |
7999 |
Professio
nal Considerations in Psychology |
3 |
| PSYC |
7929 |
Cultural
Diversity Issues in Counseling and Therapy |
3 |
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Must take 1 of the 2 |
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| PSYC |
7972 |
Child
Behavior Therapy |
3 |
| PSYC |
7185 |
Behavior
Therapy |
3 |
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Other Required Coursework |
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| PSYC |
7688 |
Practicum
in Clinical Psychology |
6* |
| PSYC |
7689 |
Practicumin
Clinical Psychology |
6* |
| PSYC |
8000 |
Thesis
Research |
6* |
| PSYC |
9000 |
Dissertation
Research |
12* |
| PSYC |
7997 |
Clinical
Psychology Internship |
15 |
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Optional |
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| PSYC |
7990 |
Teaching
of Psychology |
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| PSYC |
7690 |
Teaching
of Psychology Practicum |
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+ Please note: All clinical students must take and
pass PSYC 4111, Intermediate Statistics or
PSYC 7111, Advanced Statistics. The student
must take PSYC 4111 unless granted permission by the
instructor of PSYC 4111 to take PSYC 7111. This decision
will be based on a determination that a course equivalent
to PSYC 4111 has been taken.
* Additional hours may be taken, but number listed
is the maximum allowed applied to degree.
** This list is intended as an example of courses
for the degree and is subject to change. All students
will be informed of their requirements upon entry
to the program.
† PSYC 7020 doubles as a Qualifying Core Course
and a Clinical Core Course
Research
Two research projects are required:
a master's thesis and a doctoral dissertation. The
master's thesis must be completed during the 5th semester.
Please see"Expectations of an Enrolled Student"
for additional information on these projects.
Clinical Experience
Clinical Practicum
Clinical practica sites include the following:
• LSU Department of Psychology, Psychological
Services Center
• Baton Rouge Health Center & Substance
Abuse Clinic
• Earl K. Long Hospital, LSU Medical School
Unit
• Psychology Consultation Service and Internal
Medicine; Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• Pinecrest Developmental Center and Hammond
Developmental Center
• The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC
The active practicum teams follow several rules:
• Four years of clinical practicum are required,
with a year defined as a two-semester contiguous block
of clinical practicum with the same supervisor. Summer-fall
and spring-summer blocks, as well as fall-spring blocks
are included. At least one practicum year shall include
a summer.
• Each of the eight semesters requires enrollment
for at least three hours of PSYC 7688-7689, Practicum
in Clinical Psychology. Assessment practicum hours
(see below) shall count toward the first year's practicum
requirement. One credit hour equals five contact hours.
• Students must complete one year of practicum
with a Clinical Psychology faculty member who is not
the student’s major professor.
Assessment Practicum
A practicum experience linked to the assessment course
sequence (Psychological Assessment I and II) is required
of students taking these courses. It is essentially
a laboratory for the assessment courses.
Internship
All clinical students are required to take a one-year
full-time clinical psychology internship at an APA-accredited
clinical psychology internship facility. Rare
exceptions are made, with approval of the clinical
faculty. Under hardship conditions, a student may
be permitted to take an unapproved internship that
meets APA standards. The student must notify the graduate
secretary when they are going on internship. Each
student must complete the General Examination and
the minor(if applicable) before applying to internship.
Also, each student must have approval of the clinical
faculty and must have a support letter from the clinical
director to each internship to which he or she applies.
Placement of LSU Clinical Students
for Internships
2003-2004
• Gulf Coast VA Healthcare System, Biloxi,
Mississippi (Primary Care, Mobile)
• John Hopkins University School of Medicine
• LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
• Mailman Child Developmental Center, University
of Miami Medical Center
• Munroe-Meyer Institute, Nebraska Consortium
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Southern LA Internship Consortium, LSU Student
Mental Health Center
• University of Mississippi Medical Center
2004-2005
• Brown University, Clinical Psychology Training
Consortium, Providence, RI
• Mailman Child Developmental Center, University
of Miami Medical Center, Miami, FL
• Pinecrest Developmental Center/ Central State
Hospital, Pineville, LA
• University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Jackson, MS
2005-2006
• William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, University
of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Consortium Clinical Psychology Program, Charleston,
SC
• Kennedy Krieger Institute at John Hopkins
University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
• Gulf Coast VA Healthcare System, Biloxi, MS
2006-2007
• The Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology,
Boston, MA
• University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Jackson, MS
• South Arkansas Regional Health Center, El
Dorado, AR
• Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto
Health Care Center, Palo Alto, CA
• Kennedy Krieger Institute, John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD
• Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Consortium Internship Program, Charleston, SC
• California Department of Mental Health, Metropolitan
State Hospital, Norwalk, CA
• Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
New Orleans, LA
• Brown University, Clinical Psychology Training
Consortium, Providence RI
• Houston Independent School District, Houston,
TX
2007-2008
• Kennedy Krieger Institute, John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD
• University of Mississippi Medical Center,
Jackson, MS
• University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center,
Albuquerque, NM
• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Student Progress through the
CPTP
Evaluation of Students’ Course Work
• The LSU Graduate School requires that all
students maintain a 3.0 GPA (“A” = 4.0)
to remain enrolled. Thus, all courses are graded on
a 4-point scale.
• The master's thesis and doctoral dissertation
are evaluated by faculty committees in the context
of the written document and oral thesis and dissertation
defenses.
• Performance in a practicum setting is evaluated
by a CPTP student's practicum supervisor. A detailed
questionnaire is provided for this purpose and feedback
to the student is required. Faculty performance as
a practicum supervisor is also evaluated by CPTP students.
These evaluations are presented to the faculty in
summary form by the director of clinical training.
• A general review of each student's progress
in those capabilities necessary for the practice of
Clinical Psychology is conducted by the Clinical Training
Committee (CTC) at the end of the spring semester
each year. Feedback is provided to each student by
his or her advisor orally through out the year and
at the end of the Spring semester via written feedback.
(See “Evaluation of Student Progress Toward
Departmental Goals” below.
• Each student must pass the clinical internship,
as indicated by letter or form from the internship
program that he or she attended.
• After graduation, each student submits to
the Department of Psychology information regarding
the place and nature of his or her post-graduate employment.
This information is used by the CPTP to evaluate the
degree of success in meeting its training objectives.
Evaluation of Student Progress toward Departmental
Goals
Each student will be evaluated every academic year.
Both the student and the major professor will sign
the evaluation form after discussing the evaluation.
The evaluation will show the student’s progress
as well as inform students of what their goals should
be for the coming year.
Clinical Performance and Outcome
Data
| Applicant Data |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
2005-2006 |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
| Number of Applicants |
124 |
130 |
154 |
140 |
92 |
131 |
| Number Accepted
for Admission |
12 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
| Actual Size of
Incoming Class |
11 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
| Number of Students
Receiving Financial Aid |
10 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
| Of those Accepted |
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| GRE: Verbal |
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| Average/Percentile |
562 |
562 |
513 |
571 |
552 |
560 |
| Median
Score/Percentile |
560 |
540 |
500 |
570 |
550 |
530 |
| GRE: Quantitative
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| Average/Percentile |
650 |
630 |
676 |
663 |
672 |
635 |
| Median
Score/Percentile |
640 |
610 |
680 |
660 |
670 |
650 |
| GRE: Analytical
–Old Scoring |
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| Average/Percentile |
625 |
688 |
675 |
715 |
615 |
770 |
| Median
Score/Percentile |
640 |
690 |
675 |
715 |
615 |
770 |
| GRE: Analytical-New
scoring |
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| Average/Percentile |
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4.7 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.75 |
| Median
Score/Percentile |
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4.5 |
5 |
5 |
4.5 |
4.75 |
| Average Undergraduate
GPA |
3.48 |
3.67 |
3.43 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.76 |
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| Internship
Data |
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| Number of Students
Applying for Internship This Year |
11 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
9 |
| Number Accepted
on APPIC Match Day |
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11 |
7 |
| Number Accepted
After APPIC Match Day |
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3 |
1 |
| Number Accepted
to Accredited Sites |
11 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
| Number Accepted
to Funded Positions |
11 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
8 |
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| Graduate
Outcomes |
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| Students entering
with Bachelors Degree: |
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| Number
of Students Completing the Program This Year |
9 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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| Mean
Number of Years to Completion for these Students |
6.61 |
6.43 |
6.17 |
5.8 |
6.16 |
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| Median
Number of Years to Completion for these students |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6 |
6 |
6.5 |
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| Students entering
with Masters Degree: |
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| Number
of Students Completing the Program This Year |
2 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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