DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL, SCHOOL, AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT / ADVISOR HANDBOOK PART III - DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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1 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL, SCHOOL, AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT / ADVISOR HANDBOOK PART III - DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS College of Education University of Missouri-Columbia Compiled 8/93 Revised 8/2010

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Doctoral Planners and Degree Forms 04 Doctoral Degree Program 04 General Information 04 Admissions 04 Policy on Students Admitted into a PhD program without a master s degree 04 Prerequisites 05 Graduate School Events and Deadlines 05 Graduate Assistantships 05 Departmental Qualifying Examination 05 Doctoral Program Committee 06 Advisor and Doctoral Program Committee 06 Meetings of the Doctoral Program Committee 06 Program of Study 07 Program of Study Requirements 07 Course Substitution Form 08 Correspondence Courses 08 In-Residence Requirement 08 Comprehensive Examination 09 Refereed Paper Presentation/Publication 09 Program Assessment Portion (portfolio) 09 Oral Examination 09 Continuous Enrollment 10 Internship (Capstone Experience) 10 The Dissertation 11 Dissertation Proposal 11 Obtaining IRB Approval to Conduct Research Involving Human Subjects 11 Dissertation Defense 12 Submission of the Final Dissertation to the Graduate School 12 Research and Teaching Internships 13 Graduation Arrangements 13 2

3 Appendices Appendix A Timeline for Graduate School Forms 14 Appendix B Explanation of the Doctoral Degree Forms 15 Appendix C Goals and Objectives of CP Training Program 16 Appendix D Recommended First Year Sequence 18 Appendix E Guidelines for Satisfying the Teaching Internship 20 3

4 DOCTORAL PLANNERS AND DEGREE FORMS All doctoral planners and doctoral degree forms (D-Forms) are available in 16 Hill Hall (see Appendix B). Degree forms can also be downloaded from the Graduate School s website at: DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM The ESCP Department adheres to the scientist-practitioner model of training. Students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in ESCP are expected to specialize in an area of professional or applied psychology relevant for careers in higher education, public education, business, industry or community service, and acquire research competence that ensures a broad and sophisticated knowledge of research design and quantitative and/or qualitative methods. The PhD requires a varying number of credit hours depending on your area of specialization. (For example, the Counseling Psychology area requires 107 hours). These requirements may be met, in part, by coursework completed during the master's or specialist degrees. This handbook contains general information about obtaining the PhD in an emphasis area within the Department of ESCP. It does not contain specific program planners, but approximate timelines and instructions for completing required doctoral forms (D-Forms) are addressed. All Department, College and Graduate School Forms concerning your degree program, modifications to forms already filed, and letters requesting exceptions to policy must be submitted to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies for approval. GENERAL INFORMATION Admissions Requirements for admission to the program include: acceptable GRE scores (Verbal & Quantitative combined >1200, preferred); undergraduate and graduate grade point averages that meet the College of Education (COE) minimum requirements (>3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA and graduate); acceptable letters of reference; and a statement of purpose from the applicant that indicates a match between the applicant's goals and the programs offered by the department. In addition, factors such as ethnicity, gender, and geographical status of the applicant (in-state vs. out-of-state) are taken into consideration. Policy on Students Admitted into a PhD program without a Master's Degree A student admitted directly into a PhD degree program, without first obtaining the master's degree, must complete a relevant master s degree and receive a favorable Department review prior to continuing work towards the PhD. As a matter of procedure, a student in this category must complete the master s degree before filing a D2 and Planner. Note, that for counseling students the MEd is the only option offered ( ). A doctoral screening committee chaired by the Department Director of Graduate Studies recommends applicants for admission based upon the criteria described above. Following admission and prior to the end of the second semester of graduate work, the student should submit the Qualifying Process/Confirmation of Advisor and Committee (D1 Form) to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies who will file it with the Graduate School. 4

5 Prerequisites The PhD degree offered in this department is intended for those exceptionally well qualified students who want to pursue careers as scientist-practitioners. Candidates must have a master's degree in a field related to the department's emphasis areas. If you have been admitted to the doctoral degree program with only a bachelor's degree, you will need to make sure that you have met the 15 hours of prerequisite coursework to graduate study required by our Department. See the section, "Prerequisites to Graduate Study" in either of the following 2 handbooks: ESCP General Information Handbook or ESCP Brief Description of Graduate Programs for further information on specific coursework that can be used to meet this requirement. Graduate School Events and Deadlines It is the responsibility of the student and his/her advisor to ensure that necessary forms are submitted to the Department Director of Graduate Studies in sufficient time to meet Graduate School deadlines. Requests for exemption from these guidelines, including reasons why the deadlines could not be met, must be made in writing to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies and approved by him/her, as well as by the Graduate Dean. Graduate Assistantships An eligible doctoral student is defined as a student in good standing who takes a full load of courses (9-credits) each semester that they have an assistantship. The department reserves the right to allow a student to be a GA while not taking a full load if deemed necessary. Graduate students are eligible for up to five years of GTA support. See the General Handbook (part 1) for details on selection. Departmental Qualifying Examination The Graduate School requires that students pass a qualifying examination as a condition of official admittance to the PhD program. Effective September 2006, acceptable performance on the Departmental Qualifying Examination is defined as a achieving a grade of B or better in each of the courses comprising the core courses for each of four emphasis areas. These courses, by emphasis area, are: Counseling Psychology 7120 Foundations of Counseling Psychology 8040 Counseling Methods and Practices 8135 Foundations of Career Psychology Educational Psychology 8015 Child and Adolescent Development 8082 Foundations of Educational and Psychological Measurement 8320 Advanced Human Learning School Psychology 8015 Child and Adolescent Development 8125 Professional Issues in School Psychology I: History 8320 Advanced Human Learning 5

6 Health Education and Promotion 7185 Health Behaviors: Health Behaviors: Drug and Sexuality Education 8185 Health Promotion Approved by ESCP Faculty DOCTORAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Advisor and Doctoral Program Committee Advisor Upon acceptance for doctoral study, the student will be assigned an advisor who will advise the student until the doctoral program committee is selected. The advisor must be a member of the MU doctoral faculty and a dissertation supervisor within the emphasis area in which the major work is planned. Co-advisors may be selected to enable students to work with a two-person team, one of whom shall be designated the official advisor. Committee The Doctoral Program Committee is selected by the student in consultation with the advisor. For those students who begin their PhD programs during the Fall 2005 term and thereafter: The doctoral program committee shall be composed of a minimum of four members of the MU graduate faculty and will include at least three members from the student s doctoral degree program and an outside member from a different MU program. At least two of the doctoral committee members must be MU doctoral faculty. Additional committee members with specialized expertise who do not meet the criteria for the MU graduate faculty or doctoral faculty may serve on a doctoral committees as a fifth or sixth member, with special permission of the vice provost/dean of the Graduate School. For those students who began their PhD program prior to Fall 2005: The committee shall consist of five or more graduate faculty members. There shall be at least two other members from within the department of the student's major and at least one member from outside the department. The committee supervises the student's degree program. The committee may be changed by completing the appropriate graduate school form that can be obtained from 16 Hill Hall. The Committee must be recommended by the student's advisor (who serves as the chair of all doctoral committees) and approved by the Graduate School no later than the end of the third semester of the student's doctoral coursework (excluding summer). The recommendation is requested on the D1, QUALIFYING EXAMINATION RESULTS AND DOCTORAL COMMITTEE APPROVAL FORM. Meetings of the Doctoral Program Committee All members of the committee are expected to be present at scheduled meetings; however, a minimum of three members (including the advisor) must be in attendance to conduct business. Program actions requiring a meeting of the Doctoral Advisory Committee include: 1. Meeting to approve the student's PROGRAM OF STUDY including support areas and to give tentative approval to the proposed comprehensive examination pattern. The D2 DOCTORAL PROGRAM OF STUDY form and a copy of the PROGRAM OF STUDY planner should be submitted to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies. 6

7 2. Meeting to review the student's performance on the written portion of the comprehensive examination and to conduct the oral portion of the examination. The D3 RESULT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION form reporting the results should be submitted to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies following this meeting. As part of the comprehensive examination process, the student must also present evidence of completing the COE mandated Teaching and Research Internships (See Appendix for Teaching Internship requirements). 3. Meeting to approve the dissertation research topic and procedures. Submit the DISSERTATION PROPOSAL ACCEPTANCE Form to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies. If the approved proposal involves human subjects, the student will initiate human subjects review documents. 4. Meeting to conduct the final examination and report the results. The D4 REPORT OF THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE form and Doctoral Dissertation. Note 1: All proposals, manuscripts, planners, dissertations, etc. must be given to committee members for their review no later than 1 week prior to the meeting. Note 2: As a bare minimum, the student must bind three copies of the dissertation or thesis. One copy goes to the student, one to the student s thesis/dissertation advisor, and one to the Department Graduate Secretary. Note, the student s M3 or D4 will not be submitted to the Graduate School for approval until the student s advisor and the Department secretary either receive hard-back copies of the thesis/dissertation, or a receipt from the bindery indicating that the student has dropped it off to be bound ( ). PROGRAM OF STUDY The student will plan a complete PROGRAM OF STUDY with the advice and counsel of the advisor and approval of the Doctoral Program Committee. The program of study shall contain courses that will: prepare the student for research or scholarly investigation satisfy the semester-hour and residence requirement of the Graduate School satisfy requirements imposed by the program or emphasis area faculty satisfy the Graduate School requirement of at least 15 semester hours of coursework at the 8000 level (exclusive of research, problems, and independent study experiences). The committee must take action on requests for transfer of graduate credit on the program. With Doctoral Committee approval, a maximum of 12 semester hours of coursework taken as a Non-degree Graduate student may be used on the program. The PROGRAM PLANNER should be completed during the FOURTH semester of enrollment. Approval of the PROGRAM PLANNER is required by the Doctoral Program Committee and the D2 DOCTORAL PROGRAM OF STUDY FORM should be completed and submitted along with the PROGRAM PLANNER to the Department Director of Graduate Studies. Please TYPE your Program Planner. Program of Study Requirements The program of study must contain the following: a. A minimum of 72 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree for the PhD. The Doctoral Program Committee and/or program requirements may necessitate that additional course 7

8 work be completed. The requirement may be met, in part, by coursework that was completed during a master s and/or educational specialist degree program. These courses must be listed on the program of study. See Graduate School Catalog for further details on transfer of credit. b. At least 15 semester hours of 8000-level coursework exclusive of research, problems, and independent study experiences. c. PhD students will be expected to take the following courses. These are considered to be minimum requirements. 1. One graduate-level research methods course, the exact nature of which to be determined by the department/program. 2. One quantitative research course beyond the introductory level, for which ESCP 7170 or its equivalent serves as a prerequisite (e.g., ESCP 8610 or 8620). 3. One qualitative research course (e.g., ESCP 8630). 4. At least one additional qualitative or quantitative research course to be determined by the student s department/program and doctoral advisory committee. d. A minimum of 12-hours of 9090 (dissertation research) are required. e. Practicum note If a student is enrolled in the PhD program in Counseling Psychology, but also seeks to earn the master s degree as part of his/her course of study, the master s requirement to complete practicum in two settings is waived. Doctoral students who seek this waiver are required to complete a practicum in a second setting after they have completed requirements for the master s degree. The master s requirement to complete 9 credit hours of practicum is not affected by this policy. Course Substitution Form The student, with approval of the advisor, may later substitute courses listed on the PROGRAM PLANNER for those that have not yet been taken by submitting a PROGRAM OF STUDY COURSE SUBSTITUTION form to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies. Correspondence Courses Up to eight hours of correspondence courses taken through MU's Center for Independent Study may be used on the PROGRAM OF STUDY. Correspondence or extension course credit earned at any other campus is not accepted by the MU Graduate School. In-Residence Requirement In general, the in-residence requirement can be met by completing enrollment in two 9-hour semesters, three-6 hour semesters or two 9-hour summer sessions within an 18-month period on the MU campus. Off-campus coursework and correspondence courses cannot be used to fulfill this requirement. However, the counseling psychology program requires that at least 2 years of academic training be at the University of Missouri-Columbia. In addition, at least one of these years must be in full time residence, which is defined as consecutive Fall and Winter semesters in which 9 credit hours are taken in each semester. 8

9 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION Major field and research foundation coursework should be substantially completed before a student sits for comprehensive examinations. The in-residence requirement should be also completed prior to the examination. The comprehensive examination is composed of three parts: (a) a submitted or accepted refereed research presentation/publication, (b) program assessment portion, and (c) oral examination. Some detail of the three parts of the comprehensive examination follows: Refereed Paper Presentation/Publication (Research Internship) All doctoral students must satisfy the requirement of making a major contribution on a study submitted or accepted for presentation at an annual conference of a regional or national organization in education or psychology such as AERA, NASP, or APA. (A publication in a refereed, blind review journal may be substituted for the presentation.). The presentation or publication must be data-based, and the presentation proposal must be submitted to a conference that employs refereed, blind review as part of its screening process. The student must have made a major contribution to the study (as defined by the APA Publication Manual). The student is responsible for obtaining approval of the paper from his or her doctoral committee chair. This study must be conducted prior to the dissertation, with each program area determining the specific timeline for meeting this requirement. Nevertheless, students are encouraged to meet the presentation/publication requirement as early as possible in their doctoral program so that it does not delay them from working on the dissertation. The presentation/publication requirement can serve to meet the COE research internship required of all PhD students. As a matter of practicality, work on the presentation/publication should be well underway by the beginning of the student s second year in the doctoral program. Approved initially for F2001 Revised November 3, 2004 Program (Emphasis Area) Assessment Portion Faculty from each program area will outline the particular competencies and skills that all students in that area will meet to satisfy this requirement. This portion of the exam will include skills and competencies related to practice (if applicable). The skills and competencies identified by the program area faculty will form the basis of a Program Area Portfolio, which all students will be required to develop. Decisions regarding the specific content, format, and time allocated for development and completion of the program area portfolio rest solely in the hands of the program area faculty. Visit with your advisor about Portfolio development guidelines. Portfolio development begins during the student s first doctoral semester. For purposes of later documentation, each student should maintain detailed record of what transpired during their academic tenure, including courses completed, course syllabi, instructors, and practicum experiences. Oral Examination The specific configuration of what transpires during orals rests with the student s individual committee, but will include examination of the student s portfolio. Portfolios must be available to the student s doctoral committee two weeks prior to the scheduled oral examination. 9

10 CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT Post comps/portfolio, doctoral students must be continually enrolled in 9090 for 2 hours each during fall and winter and 1 hour in the summer up to and including the term in which the dissertation is defended. When on internship, if before dissertation defense, it is 1 hour of 9090 and 1 hour of internship for each of fall and winter, then 1 hour of internship in the summer. Post defense, a student does not need to enroll in 9090 unless deferring student loans. If loans are not an issue, only 1 hour of internship would be needed for each semester. If loans are an issue, the student fills out a deferment form at the Grad School and keeps taking 2, 2, 1. INTERNSHIP (Capstone Experience) A doctoral student in counseling psychology or school psychology is required (as part of the program of study) to complete an internship. An internship of the calendar year full-time or two years half-time is required (approximately 2000 clock hours). The specific goals of the internship experience, formulated with the student's advisor, may include a broad range of activities (e.g., psychological services, teaching, research). Multiple settings are available for internship experiences, although all settings must be approved by the faculty. In the past, students have obtained internship experiences in Columbia (e.g, University Counseling Center, Veteran's Administration Hospital) and across the nation in VA Hospitals, university counseling centers, and community mental health centers. Counseling psychology doctoral students are required to complete the internship in a setting that is APA accredited. In order to apply for internship, students must have (a) scheduled or passed their comprehensive examination, and (b) scheduled or completed a dissertation proposal. In order to submit their final internship rank-order to APPIC, students must have successfully defended their dissertation proposal and passed their comprehensive examination. Doctoral students who have passed their comprehensive exams enter into the continuous enrollment cycle the next term. Specifically, students are required to be enrolled in two credits fall, two credits winter, and one credit summer and the student is billed at the in-state rate regardless of where they reside. See above section on CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT for more details. Any credits above and beyond those required (two in fall and winter, and one in summer) would be subject to regular rates based on their residency. Approved (effective immediately) YOU MUST ENROLL IN 1 CREDIT HOUR OF 9091 (counseling) OR 9092 (school) BEFORE THE FIRST SEMESTER OF YOUR INTERNSHIP. Counseling psychology students need to enroll for a total of three hours of 9091, one for each semester of internship (fall, winter, summer); school psych students must enroll for 1 hour of 9092 in the fall and 1 hour of 9092 in the winter semester. Occasionally, a student s internship ends after the deadline for submitting a grade change for an August graduation. This usually occurs with counseling psychology students whose internship ends mid-august, but the deadline for submitting grade changes is near the end of July. If a student has satisfied all other requirements for graduation, it is possible for a student to graduate in August, even though the deadline for changing an incomplete to a grade has passed. In this specific situation, the Department has at least 14 days after August graduation to add a student s name to the official graduation list. 10

11 This may be accomplished in the following way: 1. Department receives written notification from the internship site that the student has satisfactorily completed the internship. It is the student s responsibility to facilitate the quick transfer of written notification from the internship site to the Department Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). 2. The appropriate program director changes the student s incomplete for 9091 to satisfactory. 3. The Graduate School is contacted by the Departmental DGS requesting that the student s name be added to the official August graduation list. THE DISSERTATION In preparing the dissertation, the student must adhere closely to the Departmental document titled Regulations and Guidelines for Dissertations, the Graduate School electronic guidelines available at and the 5 th edition of the APA Publication Manual. A copy of the Department document may be obtained from the departmental website at while a copy of the Graduate School publication may be obtained from 210 Jesse Hall. The dissertation must be reviewed by the Departmental Graduate secretary before being placed on bond paper and submitted to the Graduate School. In addition to the dissertation, the student must provide the Graduate School with a Public Abstract. The student must provide both the dissertation advisor and the Department with a hardbound copy of the completed dissertation. The student s D4 form will not be forwarded to the Graduate School until the Department either receives a hard bound copy of the dissertation or a receipt from the bindery indicating that the student has dropped it off to be hard bound. Unbound or soft bound copies may be presented to other members of the dissertation committee upon request. Dissertation Proposal The advisor and other members of the DOCTORAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE must approve the written dissertation proposal before data collection begins. The advisor and student must sign and submit the Dissertation Proposal Acceptance Form to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies. The student should request and obtain a signed copy of this approval. A period of seven months must pass between the time the student passes the comprehensive examination and the defense of the dissertation. Graduate school guidelines, however, do not specify when a dissertation proposal can take place. For the Department of ESCP it is understood that the student should pass comprehensive examinations prior to the formal dissertation proposal meeting. If, however, there is a compelling reason why the student should be allowed to make an earlier proposal, the student may do so with the unanimous approval of the student s doctoral committee. Obtaining IRB Approval to Conduct Research Involving Human Subjects Prior to collecting data for research involving human subjects, the student must (a) receive CIRB training, and (b) have their research project(s) pre-approved by the Campus Institutional Review Board (CIRB). Information about CIRB training and the form to apply for IRB approval (eirb form) can be found at 11

12 Dissertation Defense All dissertation defenses shall be open to the general faculty. Departments are encouraged to announce dissertation defense dates to departmental colleagues. ESCP policy in this regard is as follows: 1. 1 Hill Hall or a classroom large enough to accommodate over 18 people should be reserved for the defense. 2. Student s advisor will send an to the COE Listserv inviting all interested students/faculty to attend the public presentation of the research. 3. After the research presentation, general questions will be invited from the audience. Following this, all non-committee members will be excused so that the focused defense of the dissertation can commence. The candidate must be enrolled to defend the dissertation, which can only be defended when MU is officially in session. A report of the examination (D-4 Form), carrying the signatures of all members of the committee, is sent to the Graduate School before the deadline preceding the anticipated date of graduation. For the dissertation to be successfully defended, the student s doctoral committee must vote to pass the student on the defense with no more than one dissenting or abstaining vote. Submission of the Final Dissertation to the Graduate School Steps that culminate in the submission of the completed dissertation to the Graduate School area as follows: 1. Student has a successful proposal meeting. 2. Student completes research as proposed. 3. Student writes a dissertation following printed guidelines from department and Graduate School. 4. Student works with advisor to prepare the dissertation for presentation to full committee. 5. Student provides copies of dissertation draft to committee members. 6. Student makes changes in dissertation draft as directed by committee members. 7. Student submits a final draft of dissertation to Graduate Studies Secretary for approval (formatting and style). 8. Student makes final changes on draft and submits final electronic copy to Graduate School. 9. Student arranges for the hard back binding of three copies of the dissertation. One bound copy goes to the Department, one to the advisor, and one to the student. Upon request, soft bound copies of the dissertation may be presented to other committee members. 12

13 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERNSHIPS REQUIRED BY COLLEGE OF EDUCATON (COE) AND THE DEPARTMENT Research Internship See research portion of the comprehensive examination described in this work. Teaching Internship See Appendix E. GRADUATION ARRANGEMENTS The semester before you plan on graduating, you must advise the departmental graduate secretary, so that she can advise the Graduate School. You will receive graduation information and instructions from the Graduate School, but only after they have been given your name and approval by the department. All candidates are to wear academic robes that can be rented through the bookstores. In keeping with this age of the "disposable," disposable caps and gowns are available! If doctoral candidates prefer not to buy their hoods, they can be borrowed from the Graduate School. It is a tradition at MU that the student's advisor hoods the candidate during the graduation ceremony. 13

14 APPENDIX A APPROXIMATE TIMELINE FOR FILING DEPARTMENT, COLLEGE, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL FORMS (Timelines Premised on Postmasters' Full-time Courseload during Fall, Winter, and Summer Semesters) All requests and reports must be signed by the advisor and the Department Director of Graduate Studies before submission to the Graduate Dean. Students should check with advisors periodically to assure proper processing of forms. BY SEMESTER BY SEMESTER HOURS COMPLETED ACTION TO BE TAKEN DATE FILED End of Semester 2 22 (approximately) Submit D1 Qualifying Examination Results and Doctoral Committee Approval form MARCH 15 Each year if interested Submit Departmental Assistantship Application BEFORE PRE- REGISTRATION Each semester Submit completed Practicum Applications to secretaries in 16 Hill Hall No later than end of semester 4 40 (approximately) Submit D2 Doctoral Program of Study form and Doctoral Planner (typed) File not more than 30 days after exam finished All but last 9 hours of program Submit D3 Result of the Comprehensive Examination form Semester of or immediately following Comprehensive Exam 9090 Continuous Enrollment begins after successful completion of Comprehensive/ Matriculation Examination (if all other coursework has been completed) Semester after Comprehensive Exam Dissertation proposal accepted by doctoral committee. Submit Dissertation Proposal Acceptance Form to the Departmental Director of Graduate Studies. Request for exemption or approval under expedited review (Human Subjects Review Committee, College of Education) forms. Semester of Graduation No later than the next Monday after graduation (see Graduate School Deadlines) Submit D4 Report of the Doctoral Dissertation Defense form and a hard-bound dissertation or proof of binding to the Graduate Secretary in 16 Hill Hall. GRADUATION!!! 14

15 APPENDIX B EXPLANATION OF THE DOCTORAL DEGREE FORMS D-1 Form: Qualifying Examination Results and Doctoral Committee Approval Form The D-1 Form has several purposes. Please be sure to fill it out completely. It shows the student's name as it should appear on the diploma, and indicates the correct degree and degree program (which is Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology), previous degrees, results of the qualifying process and student s advisor. This form is also used for the Graduate School to notify departments if student's official transcript(s) have not yet been received. On this form, you will also indicate the names of your doctoral committee. Please submit this form to the Graduate Secretary in 16 Hill Hall no later than the end of the THIRD semester. D-2 Form: Doctoral Program of Study Form The purpose of this form is to plan the program of study, which the student will follow and certify that all committee members approve the program, including the recommended hours of transfer credit. This form AND the doctoral planner (please type the planner) should be submitted to the graduate School by the end of the FOURTH semester. D-3 Form: Result of the Comprehensive Examination The purpose of this form is to record the official result of the doctoral comprehensive examination. Submit this form to the Graduate School within one month of exam completion. D-4 Form: Report of the Doctoral Dissertation Defense The purpose of this form is to record the official results of the dissertation defense. It is recommended that this form be taken to the defense, along with the dissertation approval page (printed on the required cotton bond paper) so that committee members can sign both forms for students who successfully defend their dissertation. Additional Forms Graduate Student Change of Committee Form - You may use this form any time after you have submitted the D-1 form to make any necessary changes in your committee. This form must be signed and approved by your advisor. Program of Study Course Substitution Form - You may use this form at any time after you have submitted the D-2 form to make any necessary changes in your program of study. This must be signed and approved by your advisor. Dissertation Proposal Acceptance Form - The purpose of this form is to have official record of the acceptance of the dissertation proposal by the student's doctoral committee. Submit this form to the Director of Graduate Studies. All forms must be signed by your advisor and then given to the Director of Graduate Studies for approval. The form will then be copied and forwarded to the Graduate School. A copy of the form will remain in the student's file in 16 Hill Hall. 15

16 APPENDIX C GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MU COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY DOCTORAL TRAINING MODEL Goals of the Ph.D. Program - Our training model includes the following 3 goals: Goal 1: Educate counseling psychologists to think scientifically in both research and applied settings. Objective 1.1: Acquisition of a wide range of professional and psychological knowledge. Objective 1.2: Acquire a wide range of applied skills relevant to their practice. Objective 1.3: Acquires a thorough grounding in the scientific method and be able to contribute to the knowledge base in counseling psychology. Goal 2: Educate counseling psychologists who are sensitive to the differing worldviews of a broad range of individuals so that they can apply psychological principles within their clients' phenomenological and cultural contexts. Objective 2.1: Articulates an integrated conceptualization of multicultural competencies that guides professional activities. Objective 2.2: Demonstrates awareness of her/his personal values and beliefs related to own and other cultural groups and how this awareness influences her/his professional activities, such as practice, research, advocacy/consultation and professional relationships. Goal 3: Educate counseling psychologists who can think and act professionally, ethically and in a socially responsible manner. Objective 3.1: To increase their awareness, knowledge, and skills in order to respond to the ethical and legal issues within the profession. Objective 3.2: To acquire the professional identity of a counseling psychologist as well as the professional knowledge and skills to actively participate in the field of counseling psychology. Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students must also familiarize themselves with Appendix E (Counseling Training Values) and Appendix F (Procedures and Policies Regarding Comprehensive Assessments of Student Competencies while enrolled in the Counseling Psychology Training Program) in the Graduate/Student Advisor Handbook Part I General Information. 16

17 APPENDIX D The following course sequences are recommendations for doctoral students in Counseling Psychology. There are other sequences in which to take these courses and fulfill course requirements, this is not the only possibility. RECOMMENDED FIRST YEAR COURSE SEQUENCE FOR PHD STUDENTS (no master s degree in Counseling Psychology) Note: These students must complete MA planner and get master s degree first! Fall Semester 7170* Foundations of Counseling Psychology 8135* Foundations of Career Psychology 8082** Foundations of Educational & Psychological Measurement 9530 Scientific Foundations of Counseling Psychology I: Professional Issues and Critical Thinking Winter Semester 8040* Counseling Methods and Practices 8640* Interviewing, Diagnosis and Assessment 9540 Scientific Foundations of Counseling Psychology II: Research Design and Application 8020 Overview of Educational Research (if you plan to do a thesis, or if your advisor would like you to have this if you are doing a manuscript) Other options if not taking 8020 above include: Other courses from any one of the following sections on the planner: 1) General Psychology Core (e.g Sem: Child and Adolescent Development, or 8510 Medical and Psychological Aspects of Disability) or 2) Part B of the Counseling Psychology Core (e.g., 9000 Multicultural Issues in Counseling) Summer Semester 8070*1 Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychological Practice 7170 Introduction to Educational Statistics (or another statistics course if this was taken as an undergraduate) Course from any one of the following sections on the planner: 1) General Psychology Core 2) Part B of the Counseling Psychology Core (e.g. 8110, Methods in Group Counseling) * Courses with this symbol are pre-requisites to 8940: Counseling Psychology Practicum. *1 Note also that knowledge of ethics is required prior to enrollment in practicum and that the actual ethics course, 8070, is needed either prior to or concurrent with enrollment in practicum at the MU Counseling Center. ** 8082 is a pre or co-requisite to 8640, which as noted above is a pre-requisite to practicum. 17

18 RECOMMENDED FIRST YEAR COURSE SEQUENCE FOR COUNSELING PHD STUDENTS (with a master s degree in Counseling Psych.) Fall Semester 9530 Scientific Foundations of Counseling Psychology I: Professional and Critical Thinking Winter Semester 9540 Scientific Foundations of Counseling Psychology II: Research Design and Application These two listed classes are required and must be taken by all entering doctoral students. Beyond that, there is a great deal of flexibility, depending on what classes the student has already taken for their Master s Degree. Consult with your adviser. 18

19 APPENDIX E GUIDELINES FOR SATISFYING THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR A DOCTORAL TEACHING INTERNSHIP A critical requirement for obtaining a doctoral degree in the Department is the acquisition and demonstration of knowledge of how individuals learn as well as the skills associated with the psychology of teaching. To fulfill this requirement each doctoral student must complete a teaching internship. This requirement can be met through any one of the following options: 1. Serving as a Graduate Instructor for a semester long course (including a web-based course) and simultaneously completing a teaching practicum (or receive mentoring from faculty supervisor if practicum not available i.e., problems course). 2. Teaching a course in another Department or at another College/University with the student s advisor arranging for supervision. 3. Serving as a graduate teaching assistant in two different courses/sections interacting with students in a teaching situation on at least three occasions in both courses (a total of six) with supervision being provided by the course instructor. 4. Completing the interdisciplinary, university wide teaching minor curriculum offered through the graduate school (see for information) or completing the requirements for the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) initiative (see 5. Having had prior substantial teaching experience at another institution. This option requires approval by the student s doctoral committee. 6. Having had other experiences that the student s doctoral committee judges to be sufficient to meet the requirements for a teaching internship. Whichever option is chosen, all students must provide evidence of teaching competence in their comprehensive exam portfolio (e.g. teaching philosophy, examples of teaching strategies, evaluations of their teaching). It is the responsibility of the student s doctoral committee to assure that this requirement has been addressed. It is the responsibility of the student s doctoral advisor to verify that the requirement has been completed to the satisfaction of the student s doctoral committee. Verification is made on the back of the D-3 form. The Departmental Graduate Director signs the D-3 form only after noting that verification has been made by both the student and the student s advisor. Approved Effective August 2003 Revised March 2, 2005 Note: ELPA offers EL9448 College Teaching (see # 1 above) 19