Clinical/Counseling Psychology Concentration
Requirement
| Foundation Requirement | ||
| 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: | ||
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Addiction | ||
| Psychoactive Drugs | ||
| Multicultural Counseling | ||
| Theories of Personality | ||
| Introduction to Clinical Psychology | ||
| Helping Skills and Techniques (not offered online.) | ||
| Theories of Psychotherapy | ||
| Psychological Testing (not offered online.) | ||
| Psychology Electives | 13-15 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Electives
Any psychology courses at UIS, with the exception of PSY 101, will fulfill this requirement.
Be mindful when choosing concentration and elective courses that 48 hours of upper division (300-400 level) credit is required to graduate.