Degree Programs Previously Offered

Degree	Area	Approved by the State of California On	Discontinued On
Ph.D.	Clinical Psychology	1 January 1980	14 June 2016
Ph.D.	Developmental Psychology	1 January 1980	14 June 2016
Ph.D.	Organizational Psychology	1 January 1995	14 June 2016
Masters	Psychology	26 April 2011	14 June 2016
Ph.D.	Cross-Cultural Psychology	26 April 2011	14 June 2016

 

Descriptions of the Degree Programs

Master of Arts in Psychology

The Master’s program gave students an advanced grounding in the field and allowed them the flexibility to take courses in their particular areas of interest. Requirements for graduation included completing all required courses, completion of a master’s thesis, and completion of 47 hours in elective courses, some of which could be selected from doctoral programs with the consent of the faculty member teaching the course.

Clinical Psychology

The Clinical Psychology Program focused on understanding how human beings develop emotional, thinking, and behavioral responses to their environment that are identified as abnormal, and on developing competencies in various assessment and intervention systems to treat those conditions. The Clinical Psychology program was weighted towards the critical evaluation of clinical theory and practice. It was a post-Master’s doctoral program, designed for mature professionals and structured to meet the needs of those students who wished to pursue a career in a clinical or psychotherapeutic setting. Students wishing to obtain a license as a psychologist in California must have obtained 3000 hours of supervised experience, passed the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology, passed the California Psychology Supplementary Examination as well as finish their doctoral degree at the Center.

Graduates of the Center’s Clinical Psychology Program were eligible to sit for the state licensing exam.

Cross-Cultural Psychology

The program in Cross-Cultural Psychology focused on the relationship between culture and psychological processes, leveraging the burgeoning fields of cross-cultural and cultural psychology in the past two decades. The program prepared students to work as researchers, teachers, or consultants in business or academia in which understanding of cross-cultural processes are required. In addition to Core Psychology and Research Requirements taken by all students in the Center’s post-Master’s doctoral programs, the Cross-Cultural Psychology program required students to complete a rigorous schedule of coursework and internships, and to conduct relevant research.

Developmental Psychology

The Developmental Psychology Program focused on individual human development over the lifespan. The Developmental Psychology program was designed to meet the needs of those students who wished to pursue a career in the fields of human development and lifespan psychology, whether or not they wished to do so in a clinical or psychotherapeutic setting.  It was a post-Master’s doctoral program, designed for mature individuals who wish to conduct research, write, teach, work within the church, social service agencies, or in a variety of academic environments. In addition to Core Psychology and Research Requirements taken by all students in the Center’s post-Master’s doctoral programs, students in the Developmental Psychology track completed five Individual Development courses, plus a Practicum or Internship and a Dissertation with a Developmental focus.

Organizational Psychology

The Organizational Psychology Program offered a grounding in both psychology and organization development.  This program prepared students to provide internal or external consulting services to business, education, and non-profit organizations including organization assessment, developing and implementing programs for Employee Assistance (EAP), Human Resources Management, and Leadership Development. It was a post-Masters doctoral program, designed for mature individuals with experience in organizations and for psychologists wishing to respecialize in order to work with organizations. In addition to Core Psychology and Research Requirements taken by all students in the Center’s post-Masters doctoral programs, students in the Organizational Psychology track completed five Organization Development courses, plus a Practicum or Internship and a Dissertation with an Organizational focus.