Clinical/Counseling Psychology Concentration

To earn the Concentration in Clinical/Counseling Psychology, students must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours of course work.

Electives

1. Any psychology courses at University of Illinois Springfield, with the exception of PSY 101, will fulfill this requirement. 
2. Be mindful when choosing concentration and elective courses that 48 hours of upper division (300-400 level) credit is required to graduate.

Requirement

Foundation Requirement
PSY 101	Principles of Psychology
PSY 101 is a foundation requirement for the psychology major and should be completed prior to taking other psychology courses. An equivalent transfer course with a grade of C or better may be accepted to fulfill this requirement. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted. Students who achieve scores of 4 and above on the Advanced Placement Psychology Examination will receive advanced placement credit for PSY 101. Students who achieve a score of 50 or higher on the Introductory Psychology CLEP test will receive credit for PSY 101.

Concentration Requirements
The concentration courses and psychology elective courses must total a minimum of 28 hours.
PSY 251	Introduction to Psychological Disorders (Required)	3
PSY 301	Orientation and Entrance Assessment	0
PSY 302	Research Methods in Psychology	4
PSY 471	Senior Seminar	4
Select three of the following courses:
PSY 221	Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSY 253	Psychology of Addiction
PSY 315	Psychoactive Drugs
PSY 352	Multicultural Counseling
PSY 441	Theories of Personality
PSY 452	Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY 453	Helping Skills and Techniques (not offered online.)
PSY 454	Theories of Psychotherapy
PSY 458	Psychological Testing (not offered online.)
Psychology Electives		13-15
Total Hours		36