The 51-credit CNPS doctoral (Ph.D.) program requires four years of full-time study, including on-campus courses, supervised training, and pre-doctoral internship.
The suggested sequence of courses and comprehensive examinations follow. Course offerings in any given year are subject to the constraints of budget, demand, and enrollment. The required additional 6 credits in statistics and/or research methodology are not listed and should be approved by your supervisor and scheduled to fit your program.
Winter Term 1 (Sept - Dec)
CNPS 588 Supervised Training in Counselling (3)
EPSE 507 Applied Child & Adolescent Psychopathology (3)
CNPS 678 Theoretical Perspectives in Counselling (3) (continues in Term II, year one)
CNPS 535 Perspectives on Adult Psychopathology in Counselling (3)
CNPS 669 Research Approaches in Counselling Psych (3-6) *can take over one or two terms
Advanced Graduate Course work in Statistics and/or Research Methodology (3)
Winter Term II (Jan-April)
CNPS 588 Supervised Training in Counselling (3)
EPSE 568 Applied Developmental Neuropsychology (3)
CNPS 632 Advanced Assessment in Counselling (3)
CNPS 678 Theoretical Perspectives in Counselling (3) (continued from Term I)
CNPS 669 Research Approaches in Counselling Psych (3-6)
Advanced Graduate Course work in Statistics and/or Research Methodology (3)
Clinical Comprehensive Exam - end of year one
Summer Term 1 (May-August)
CNPS 677 Theories of Vocational Development (3)
CNPS 587 History and Systems of Psychology (1-3)
Clinical Comprehensive Examination (June)
Meet with Supervisor for Annual Review of Year One
Winter Term 1 (Sept - Dec)
EPSE 592 Design and Analysis in Educational Research (3)
CNPS 688 Supervision in Counselling Practice (3)
CNPS 669 Research Approaches in Counselling Psychology (3)
EPSE 569 Social Psychology Applications to Professional Psychology (3)
Advanced Graduate Course work in Statistics and/or Research Methodology (3)
Winter Term 2 (Jan- April)
EPSE 553 Theories of Cognitive Abilities (3)
CNPS 688 Supervision in Counselling Practice (3)
CNPS 669 Research Approaches in Counselling Psychology (3-6)
Advanced Graduate Course work in Statistics and/or Research Methodology (3)
Specialty Comprehensive Examination
Research Proposal Meeting and Approval
Meet with Supervisor for Annual Review of Year Two
Specialty Comprehensive Exam - end of year two
Academic Calendar Year (May-April)
CNPS 699 Dissertation (6)
Meet with Supervisor for Annual Review of Year Three
CNPS 698 Pre-Doctoral Internship (6)
Meet with Supervisor for Annual Review