PSYC 480 - Field Experience in Clinical Settings

3 cr.

(Prerequisites: Psychology major; junior or senior standing with priority given to seniors; a grade of C or higher in PSYC 225 and PSYC 360; permission of instructor. Prerequisite or co-requisite: PSYC 335)

This course entails supervised field experience in a mental-health or social-service facility in the community. Students are required to spend 8 hours a week at their placement site and 1.5 hours a week in a seminar throughout the semester. The professor provides classroom instruction, and the on-site supervisor provides clinical supervision. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.