Clinical Psychology, Ph.D. & Public Health, M.S. Dual Degree

Saint Louis University's Master of Public Health/Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology dual degree program is a collaboration between the College for Public Health and Social Justice and the College of Arts and Sciences clinical psychology doctoral program.

For additional information see the catalog entries for the following programs:

Public Health, M.S.

Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.

Accreditation

The College for Public Health and Social Justice is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

The American Psychological Association has continually accredited the clinical psychology program since 1965.

Questions related to the program's accreditation status should be directed to the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979
http://apa.org/ed/accreditation

Students must meet the admission requirements and be admitted into both degree programs according to the processes of each of the participating academic units in order to pursue a dual degree program.

Applicants are required to be initially accepted to the clinical psychology program. Students must then apply for and fulfill all admission requirements for the M.S.P.H.BSHE degree program in order to gain admission to the dual degree program.

This integrated program requires completion of Ph.D. requirements as well as the fulfillment of a complete M.S.P.H.BSHE degree (36 credits), which includes 12 credits of coursework from the College of Arts and Sciences Clinical Psychology Ph.D. degree requirements.

Course Substitutions

PSY 5790 Applied Univariate Statistics in Behavioral Science (3 cr) may substitute for BST 5000 Principles of Biostatistics (3 cr).  Other options (SOC 6100 Regression Analysis & Non-linear Models (3 cr); PSY 6600 Structural Equations Modeling (3 cr) ; and SOC 6525 Nonparametric Statistical Analysis (3 cr))require approval by both advisors.

PSY 6500 Applied Multivariable and Multivariate Statistics in Behavioral Science (3 cr) may substitute for BST 5100 Introduction to General Linear Modeling (3 cr).  Other options (SOC 6100 Regression Analysis & Non-linear Models (3 cr); PSY 6600 Structural Equations Modeling (3 cr); and SOC 6525 Nonparametric Statistical Analysis (3 cr)) require approval by both advisors.

PSY 5080 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (3 cr) substitutes for 3 credits of advisor-approved Methods Electives.

PSY 6800 Ethics and Professional Issues (1-3 cr) substitutes for HCE 5020 Ethical Issues in Public Health (2,3 cr).

A public health focus of the dissertation for the PhD in Psychology (PSY 6990 Dissertation Research) satisfies the requirement for PUBH 5990 Research Project (0-2 cr).  The credits earned from PSY 6990 Dissertation Research are not used to reduce the number of minimum total credits for the MSPH-BSHE degree.

Continuation Standards

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.

Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.  

Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.

This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester.  Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.