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Typical timeline to completion of the program

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    3. 10 hrs / wk in clinic + classes (at 50 wks,maintain this yieldsschedule, ~250 hrs of patient time)
    4. 20 hrs / wk in clinic + classes (yields ~500 hrs of patient time)
    5. Should have 600-750 hrs

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    By October 1 of that year, students applying for internship must have:

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    • Passed dissertation/doctoral project final defense
    • Passed EPPP comprehensive examination with a score of 400 or higher (500 preferred)
    • Author of a scholarly published manuscript or a scholarly conference presentation/poster, with personal author affiliation of LLU Psychology Dept (this will generally be easily accomplished by all lab members through the course of your time in the lab)
    • Must plan to apply to at least 20 sites, 7 of which must be outside of California; all sites applied to during Phase 1 of the APPIC Match must be APA-accredited
    • Must be a member of APA or another appropriate organization (most lab members will at least be members of the Society for Neuroscience)
    • Must attend all internship preparation seminars and meet assignment deadlines

     

    Year 1

      • December – get an A in Psychobiological Foundations and Stats 1 classes
      • January – get involved with the project of a senior student
      • March – get an A in PsychopharmacologyPsychopharmacology, Cognitive Foundations (PhD), and Stats 2 classes
      • May - get an A in Cognitive Foundations (PhD) and Stats 3 (PhD, although PsyD students are encouraged to take this)
      • May – co-author (or 1st author) on a Society for Neuroscience poster abstract

    • Year 2

        • October – discuss ideas for dissertation (PhD) or doctoral project (PsyD)
        • November – attend Society for Neuroscience conference
        • December – get an A in Research Methods class
        • January – assemble committee w/ 1 external member (PhD) or find 2nd reader (PsyD)
        • March – propose dissertation (PhD) / doctoral project (PsyD) - 3 months ahead of “official” June 30 deadline
        • MaydeadlineMay - get an A in Cognitive Foundations (PsyD)
        • May – 1st author on Society for Neuroscience abstract / PsyDs propose project (by 31st)

      • Year 3

          (significantly less time for research this year due to clinical duties)
          • May – 1st author on another Society for Neuroscience poster abstract
          • November – attend Society for Neuroscience conference
          • December - defend doctoral project (PsyD) / submit review paper to peer-reviewed journal

        • Year 4

            (even less time for research this year due to clinical duties)
            • May – 1st author on another Society for Neuroscience poster abstract
            • June - leave for internship (PsyD)
            • October – defend dissertation (PhD) - 12 months ahead of “official” deadline
            • November – attend Society for Neuroscience conference

          • Year 5

              (hopefully research project is completed by this point)
              • June – submit manuscript to peer-reviewed journal / leave for internship (PhD)

            Students will also need to dedicate time to meeting the following program requirements before applying for internships:

            • By October 1 of that year, that students apply for internship, must have:
              • 600+ total face-to-face hours
              • 100+ assessment face-to-face hours, part of the 600 total hours
              • 3+ integrated assessment reports where the student has written the majority of the first draft
            • By October 15th, they must additionally have:
              • passed dissertation/doctoral project final defense
              • passed EPPP comprehensive examination with a score of 400 or higher (500 preferred)
              • authorship of a scholarly published manuscript or a scholarly conference presentation/poster, with personal author affiliation of LLU Psychology Dept (this will generally be easily accomplished by all lab members through the course of your time in the lab)
              • a plan to apply to at least 20 sites, 7 of which must be outside of California (all sites applied to during Phase 1 of the APPIC Match must be APA-accredited)
              • membership in APA or another appropriate organization (most lab members will at least be members of the Society for Neuroscience)
              • attended all internship preparation seminars and meet assignment deadlines
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