Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

Graduation Requirements – M.A.C. Vancouver Campus
1. Satisfactory completion of 55 credit hours, including all
required courses.
2. Satisfactory completion of 700 minimum clock hours of practicum.
3. Satisfactory completion of at least 150 clock hours of community
service practicum.
4. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and no more than
two grades or six credit hours of “C.”
5. Successful completion of the M.A. Thesis.
6. Successful completion of the Master’s Clinical
Qualifying Examination.
7. Submission of completed Graduation Application and full payment of
all outstanding tuition and fees.
8. Faculty approval for graduation and recommendation to the
Board of Trustees for the conferral of the Master of Arts in
Counselling Psychology.
Practicum
An integral part of all Master’s Programs offered at Adler is the acquisition
of practical clinical and scholarly skills gained in field placements. Ongoing
involvement in clinical and scholarly activities at professional training sites,
including the School’s Psychological Services Center at the Chicago campus,
gives students the closely supervised opportunity to apply and further develop
the knowledge, skills, values, and competencies they gain in course work.
Practicum training requirements begin with a first year Community Service
Practicum that focuses on developing skills related to community-based
interventions, advocacy, social justice, and systemic interventions that benefit
human welfare and well being. Clinical training provided in students’ second
practicum focuses on developing the competencies needed to prepare students
for entry-level practice at graduation. Because the focus is on integrating
Master’s level education at Adler with Master’s-level supervised clinical training,
no transfer credit is granted for practica credits earned elsewhere. Students
must successfully complete course prerequisites prior to being approved to
begin their clinical practicum.
First year students will spend 8-10 hours per week over the course of six
months at an approved Community Service Practicum site while concurrently
enrolled in required coursework. A minimum of 150 clock hours is required.
Students are expected to gain the minimum required hours over a six month
period and no less. At least one of the following courses must be taken
concurrently with Community Service Practicum I & II: Community Psychology
and Mental Health (350), Professional Development, Issues and Ethics (505),
Introduction to Adlerian Psychology and Psychopathology (402), and/or Social
Psychology and Individual Differences (641).
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