Doctor of Psychology

The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree advances students to a distinctly higher experiential and technical level. Holders of this degree are welcomed in hospitals, mental health and educational agencies. This degree, followed by success in the state examination, qualifies graduates for court testimony. Students are thoroughly trained in cognitive and psychodynamic therapies, advanced psychopathology, psychopharmacology and projective testing.

Doctors of Psychology are qualified to work in treatment teams consisting of medical doctors, psychiatrists, clinical social workers or marriage and family therapists. They also frequently function in private practice or in association with other psychologists. Because Trinity College of Graduate Studies and its faculty are firmly committed to the integration of Christian spirituality with psychological training, still more avenues of professional development are open to our graduates.

During the pre-doctoral units students may choose to add a few more M.A. courses and receive a Master of Arts degree in addition to the Psy.D. or elect to terminate with that degree. To continue forward in the program students take written and oral candidacy exams. These exams must be passed before advancement to doctoral candidacy and formal doctoral level studies.

The maximum transferable units toward the Psy.D. is limited to forty (40) quarter units. A transfer student beginning at the M.A. level is limited to a maximum of nine (9) transferable quarter units.

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