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continued from previous pageCourses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)Second YearPSD 7104 Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior 3PSD 7107 Biological Bases of Behavior 3PSD 7115 Assessment I/Intellectual and Cognitive Assessmentand Lab 4 PSD 7008, PSD 7016PSD 7116 Assessment II /Personality Assessment I and Lab 4 PSD 7115PSD 7117 Assessment III/Personality Assessment II and Lab 4 PSD 7116PSD 7124 Family Systems Theory and Its Application to DiversePopulations 3PSD 7131 Psychology of Addiction 3 PSD 7016PSD 7160 Psychopharmacology 3 PSD 7016, PSD 7107PSD 7251 Qualitative Research: Critical Review 3 PSD 7151PSD 7252 Clinical Dissertation Proposal I 2 PSD 7250, PSD 7251PSD 7253 Clinical Dissertation Proposal II 2 PSD 7252PSD 7254 Clinical Dissertation Proposal III 2 PSD 7253PSD 7135 Practicum II 2 6PSD 7146 Advanced Group Process 2 3PSD 7147 Multicultural Proficiency in Professional Psychology 2 3Comprehensive Written Exam 3 0Third YearPSD 7025 Child and Adolescent Issues: Psychopathology andTreatment 3 PSD 7016, PSD 7225PSD 7108 Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior 3PSD 7215 Consultation and Education in Psychology 3 PSD 7016, PSD 7253PSD 7230 Management and Supervision: Self, Other, and Organization 3PSD 7302 Dissertation Completion 2 2 PSD 7253, PSD 7254Electives 4 16PSD 7235 Practicum III 2 9PSD 7245 Contemporary Issues in Professional Psychology 2 3Clinical Proficiency Exam 0Advancement to Candidacy 0Fourth YearPSD 7400 Internship 36Total units required 1801These courses or their approved equivalents are prerequisites to the Doctor of Psychology program. All prerequisite courses must be completedprior to attending first-year Doctor of Psychology courses, with official transcripts documenting successful completion on file in theRegistrar’s Office. Prerequisite courses completed after the awarding of the bachelor’s degree must have a grade of B- or better. Prerequisitecourses may be taken at any regionally accredited approved college or university.2This is a repeatable course and must be taken multiple times to total the number of units indicated.3Students in good standing who have passed the comprehensive written examination will be awarded an MA degree in Clinical Psychologyafter satisfactorily completing all first- and second-year courses. This degree is non-terminal and non-licensable.4More than 16 units may be needed to bring the total applicable doctoral units completed to the required 180.GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 191