Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009
Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009
Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009
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and suitability <strong>of</strong> particular importance. The <strong>School</strong> reserves the right to take<br />
disciplinary action or dismiss a student at any time when a student’s academic<br />
or clinical performance, ethical standards, attendance, financial delinquency,<br />
emotional stability, or personal conduct is significantly detrimental to the<br />
educational goals and purposes <strong>of</strong> the institution. Students who fail to meet<br />
academic or clinical requirements or who violate standards <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional,<br />
academic, or personal conduct may be referred for review by the Training<br />
Committee or Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committees or face<br />
immediate dismissal.<br />
Students with questions as to whether a particular course <strong>of</strong> action meets<br />
the <strong>School</strong>’s expectations for student conduct may receive guidance from their<br />
faculty advisor, Director <strong>of</strong> Training and Community Service or the Director <strong>of</strong><br />
Student and Alumni Affairs.<br />
Qualifying Examinations<br />
All M.A. degree programs require the successful completion <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Master’s Clinical Qualifying Examination. The Psy.D. degree program requires<br />
successful completion <strong>of</strong> the Community Service Capstone Paper and the<br />
assessment and intervention sections <strong>of</strong> the Doctoral Clinical Qualifying<br />
Examinations. Students, who do not pass the Community Service Capstone<br />
Paper (CSCP) after the first attempt, are referred to their academic advisor to<br />
review feedback from the faculty evaluators <strong>of</strong> the examination and develop a<br />
plan for re-taking the examination. Students, who fail the CSCP a second time,<br />
may be referred to the Student Comprehensive Evaluation Committee or face<br />
immediate dismissal from their program(s). Students, who fail the Master’s<br />
Clinical Qualifying Examination or the Doctoral Clinical Qualifying Examination<br />
the first time, are referred for review by the Student Comprehensive<br />
Evaluation Committee or face immediate dismissal from their program and<br />
<strong>Adler</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Students, who fail on the second attempt for either examination,<br />
are subject to immediate dismissal.<br />
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