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2000-2001

• Internship committee changed to the Internship and Training Committee with increased responsibility for practica and traineeship placements.
• History and Systems requirement modified so that the alternative test was eliminated. All students are now required to complete the course.
• A brief description of potential costs associated with the internship was added.
• Changes in the section regarding the 260 hour limit to include current policy. 2001-2002
• Changes to the time limit section to match the graduate catalog.
• Child clinical internship requirement wording changed (Ā½ year child rotation on internship required)

2002-2003

• Extra detail regarding the comps process
• Deletion of references to stipend increase when MS degree awarded
• Addition of required prospectus at the end of the first year
• Changes and updates in the Health Track requirements
• Addition of clinical program requirements checksheet

2003-2004

• Change PSY789 to 2 CR (total of six quarters, or 12CR, needed to graduate)
• Students register for Advanced Clinical Practicum (PSY889) while on traineeship
• Cultural Diversity (PSY788) added as a required course
• Revision of student evaluations (i.e., ratings provided in each of five categories)

2004-2005

• Research requirement reduced from 4 to 2 courses (or equivalent)
• ā€œSpecializationā€ terminology replaced with ā€œTrackā€
• Curriculum revision (deletion of PSY650; PSY750A/B mandatory in year 1)
• Addition of PSY626 as a required course
• Revisions to comprehensives grading procedure
• Curriculum revision regarding courses that no longer satisfy our breadth requirement. Deletion of PSY 728, PSY 748A, PSY 884, PSY 762A, PSY 762B, PSY 763A, PSY 764A, PSY 764B)

2005-2006

• Revisions to comprehensive exam grading procedures
• Curriculum revision (addition of 641A (Psychoeducational Assessment), mandatory in year 1; addition of 894 (Advanced Clinical Seminar), mandatory in year 2
• Specification that dissertation proposals must be defended in order for the students to apply for internship
• Addition of a brief section at the very beginning of the manual, titled, Use of this Manual
• Changes to clinical admissions procedures

2006-2007

• Curriculum revision (addition of PSY 692 (Research Seminar)) for all first and second year students, each academic quarter.
• Required practicum hours changed from 2 quarter hours for 6 quarters to 3 quarter hours for 6 quarters (i.e., 18 hours now required, instead of 12)
• Change to evaluation procedure, such that, ratings in categories 1 through 5 will determine the overall evaluation letter rating that students receives
• The last section pertaining to the 260 hour limit was deleted
• Addition (under financial aid) of a statement about the maximum limit for receiving funding

2007-2008

• Addition of a section on Program Mission and Objectives
• The elimination of PSY 641A as a program requirement; movement of Personality (PSY 633) to Fall quarter (first year) and Personality Assessment I to Winter Quarter (first year).
• Revision of the information required for APPIC
• Revision of thesis and dissertation format information

2008-2009

• Addition of PSY 894Y (Advanced Seminar in Clinical Supervision) as a requirement for all students
• Addition of a required applied supervisory experience (i.e., PSY 894Z, serving as a GA for an assessment course, or co-supervising a group supervision with faculty supervisor, or other experience approved by the DCT).
• Revision of thesis and dissertation format information

2009-2010

Revision of thesis and proposal deadlines and consequences for missing the deadlines (pgs. 39-40 clinical manual)

• Elimination of PSY 680 (Health Psychology) as a biological breadth requirement; elimination of PSY 707 (Psycholinguistics) and PSY 708 (Judgment) as cognitive and affective aspects of behavior course requirements; and elimination of PSY 736 (Advanced Social Psychology) and PSY 761 (Survey of Industrial and Organizational Psychology) as social aspects of behavior course requirements

2010-2011

• Added information about students required to document clinical hours with Time2Track program
• Revised deadline for students applying for internship to submit materials to the committee
• Eliminated PSY 623 as a course requirement and moved PSY 626 to the spring quarter (from the winter quarter)
• Revised grading for comps such that a third grader is required if there is a 3 point discrepancy between raters
• Added that students need to obtain 24 direct contact hours to obtain credit for an individual practicum (PSY 789)

2011-2012

• Added information about Program Sanctioned Training Experiences
• Added a section that outlines important deadlines
• Added information to the section on ā€œContinuation in the Doctoral Programā€ outlining studentsā€™ responsibility to inform the Director of Clinical Training when they have completed their theses so that the continuation vote can take place.
• Removed statement about requiring 24 direct contact hours to obtain credit for an individual practicum (PSY 789)

2012-2013

• Added information on degree conferral and participation in the graduation ceremony
• Corrected various typographical errors and cleaned up some formatting

2013-14

• Added language about needing to consider faculty workload/staffing in terms for section committees
• Added language for procedures to receive approval to apply for internship to the yearly evaluation section
• Added language about procedures for waiving courses, getting theses approved, and having approval of outside clinical hours obtained from prior graduate work for studentā€™s entering with a masterā€™s degree
• Added language about the masterā€™s degree and thesis requirements
• Added requirement to have masterā€™s clinical hours approved by their prior supervisors
• Added details on time limits for program requirements
• Added details about student members on various committees
• Made changes to training sequence based on section approved changes to course sequences
• Updated student funding section based on current departmental policies
• Added Conscience Clause language per recommendations from APA

2014-2015

• Added language about Group II faculty participating in Clinic Section meetings and on student votes
• Added language about changes to traineeship procedures
• Clarified that MA students cannot waive practica but may be able to start traineeship early
• Updated information about GAships and teaching opportunities/experiences
• Clarified that missing any deadline results in automatic type II evaluation letter
• Added English fluency requirements
• Updated thesis/dissertation committee language

2015-2016

• Removed track language and added details about all specialty training consistent with discussion in section
• Updated all training information to new Standards of Accreditation
• Added information about Background Checks, which was approved by section
• Updated internship and comprehensive exam information based on feedback from respective committees
• Removed the course checklist, as the Advising Center now offers graduate students an Excel macro to track completion of the program
• Added in section-approved information regarding practicum at capacity
• Added in information about tracking research hours that count towards clinical hours
• Removed information about being able to walk in May commencement when completing internship in August, as the university no longer allows this

2016-2017

• GRC passed new bylaws; used their descriptions of the student rep positions to update manual
• added comments about upcoming changes to comprehensive exams (manual needed to be finalized before final changes were made)
• added clinic advisory committee
• added 7926 teaching practicum
• added resource for international students
• added that students and supervisors need to follow the Clinic Policies and Procedures Manual when working in clinic
• added changes to traineeship procedures as per the traineeship sites
• added text about members of thesis/and dissertation committees needing to physically attend meetings (university policy)

2017-2018

• updated admissions procedures based on minor changes voted in by section
• updated comps based on new procedures voted in by section
• added in waiving of History and Systems if completed at the undergraduate level
• added requirement regarding yearly research dissemination to additional requirements of the program
• added appropriate use of student titles
• updated traineeship procedures based on how traineeships wish to run this procedure in the future

2018-2019

• added another reminder that handbook policies/procedures and program requirements may change and students should stay informed
• Added that the Internship and Training Committee will also review traineeship application materials
• Added new references on proper ways to do reviews and MAs for comps
• Added more guidance on page limits to comps
• Updated the internship approval section to reflect changes to annual student evals
• Added requirement that certain courses be completed at certain times
• Updated student evaluation section to reflect the new timeline and procedures
• Added in remediation procedures and remediation plan template

2019-2020

• Updated the forward
• Updated Internship and Traineeship Committee information
• Updated course requirements
• Updated Comprehensive Exam section (per changes requested by students)
• Updated Integrated Report section of Assessment hours
• Updated Traineeship appointment section
• Added in the STDY 9000 registration requirement for internship
• 2020-2021
• Updated DCT duties/responsibilities
• Removed third stats requirement per section vote after student request
• Updated comps procedures based on student feedback and committee feedback
• Updated course requirement for traineeship registration to Fieldwork
• Updated reference to thesis/dissertation forms
• Added new traineeship travel information based on new procedure section voted in
• Added in new shadowing for first years procedure as voted on in section
• Updated research and travel funding based on CAS and department budget changes

2021-2022

• Reorganized and clarified sections based on student use feedback
• Updated SPEAK test information to VET test per university changes
• Removed clinical health as elective major area of study after section discussion
• Updated course numbers for Advanced Practicum and Fieldwork based on new policy adopted to support faculty workload for practicum supervision at CAS
• Added new rules voted in by faculty for comps revision deadline

2022-2023

• Removed GRE requirement from admissions process
• Created and added a telesupervision policy
• Clarified that they will need to continue practicum in the clinic at least during summer between 2nd and 3rd year
• Added in the Time2Track resources and support
• Updated PRISMA guidelines link for comprehensive exams
• Removed clinical neuropsychology as elective major area of study

2023-2024

• Updated dissertation committee structure as per departmental changes

2024-2025

• Changed defense timeline
• Updated the English Proficiency requirement to be consistent with university change
• Changed summer year 1 and 2 requirements
• Updated summer training for rising 2nd years
• Updated amount of Snyder award
• Added back in the GRE requirement to admissions procedures
• Added all the additional resources collected by DISJ to the bottom of the manual (links checked 8/18/25)