OverviewThe graduate program in clinical psychology at EastCarolina University is a two-year, 45 semester-hourrogram that prepares students for work as psycholo-gists in a variety of settings or for further study at thedoctoral level. A full-time, six-month working intern-ship at a mental health facility is required. Five staffmembers currently teach the required clinical courses.Employment OpportunitiesClinical psychology graduates have a good history ofemployment in the field. At present, more job openingsexist for masterTs-level psychologists than individuals tofill these jobs. While a majority of graduates acceptmental health center positions throughout NorthCarolina, others work in such varied settings as develop-mental evaluation clinics, prisons, community colleges,hospitals, and private practice in and out of state.Approximately 30 percent of clinical graduates elect toursue a PhD after completing the program.Licensure in North CarolinaIn North Carolina, licensure is required to practice as aclinical psychologist. Students who have completed theMA program in clinical psychology may apply to theNorth Carolina Board of Examiners in psychology forconsideration for licensure as a psychological associate.rogram DescriptionDuring the first academic year, nine courses are re-quired, including two courses in assessment; twocourses in treatment; and courses in ethics and profes-sional practice, interviewing, psychopathology, learning,and statistics. These courses involve theoretical, profes-sional, and practicum-oriented classroom work.Extensive individualized instruction, including rolelaying, check-off performance requirements, and otherfeedback techniques, enhance the quality of practicumcourses. This practicum work also involves weeklylacements in several on- and off-campus agencies.Additionally, at least two electives (6 semester hours)are required as part of the 45-hour program. In coordi-nation with the program director, students selectelectives to meet their individual training goals andinterests. Electives may be chosen from graduate coursestaught in the Department of Psychology or from othergraduate areas.InternshipApproximately $20,000 in training grants is brought intothe department each year to support student intern-ships. These grants, which provide stipends of about$500 per month, have been stable for some years.Internship placements are available in centers wheredoctoral-level psychologists provide supervision.Internship guidelines, developed in May 1980, enablecoordination between the program and the agency forthe maintenance of adequately supervised"thoughindividually unique"internship placements. Commu-nication between the program and supervisors, alongwith end-of-internship evaluations, permits adequatequality control.ThesisThe masterTs thesis in psychology is a professionalresearch paper and an example of studentsT researchand writing skills. Students will present the completedthesis at an oral examination conducted by the thesiscommittee as the last step in the process. Six semester-hour credits are allowed for the thesis.Other RequirementsA comprehensive examination, which tests students'knowledge in the areas of core and specialty coursework, is required and is normally taken in the secondyear. Additionally, a research skill requirement of notless than 3 semester hours from certain areas deter-mined by the department, or from a foreign language,must be met.ApplicationsIt is strongly recommended that all applicants take acommon core of undergraduate psychology coursesbefore applying to the clinical program. These includeintroductory psychology, psychological statistics,experimental psychology, learning, personality,hysiological psychology, tests and measurements,and abnormal psychology.About forty-five students apply to the clinical programeach year from which eight are selected as the first-year class. Average scores on the objective measuresfor students admitted into the program generally fallin the following ranges:GRE Aptitude (Verbal, Quantitative) 1000-1100Advanced Psychology GRE 540-600Undergraduate GPA 3.15-3.35sychology GPA 3.40-3.60Senior Year GPA 3.45-3.70Admission to the clinical program is contingent uponmeeting all requirements of the East Carolina GraduateSchool and being recommended by the graduate ad-missions committee of the Department of Psychology.