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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Certificate in Clinical Psychological Science

Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements CLNPSYACRT

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 24 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Clinical Psychological Science Core.
    1. Foundations of Clinical Science. One (1) course:
      • PSY-P 318 Foundations of Clinical Science
    2. Abnormal Psychology. One (1) course:
      • PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology
  2. Psychological and Brain Sciences Breadth. Three (3) courses:
    • Additional course(s) from the Applied Clinical Science Core: Interventions list
    • Additional course(s) from the Applied Learning list
    • PSY-P 303 Health Psychology
    • PSY-P 315 Developmental Psychology
    • PSY-P 319 Psychology of Personality
    • PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 336 Psychological Tests and Individual Differences
    • PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 349 Cognitive Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 357 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "THE SCIENCE OF CHOICE: FOUNDATIONS" (TPC 13))
    • PSY-P 375 Intimate Relationships
    • PSY-P 386 Social Neuroscience
    • PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System
    • PSY-P 423 Human Neuropsychology
    • PSY-P 425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
    • PSY-P 430 Behavior Modification
    • PSY-P 434 Community Psychology
    • PSY-P 437 Neurobiology of Addictions
    • PSY-P 443 Cognitive Development
    • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "AGGRESSION IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS" (TPC 141); "COG DEV: TRANSLATING THEORY TO PRACTICE" (TPC 145); "CONTROVERSIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PS" (TPC 329); "FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY" (TPC 60); "HUMAN SEXUALITY RESEARCH" (TPC 320); "INTRO TO MATLAB CODING FOR PSYCH BRAIN SCIENCES" (TPC 154); "LABORATORY IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY" (TPC 155); "METACOGNITION" (TPC 177); "MINDFULNESS AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL" (TPC 174); "NEUROBIOLOGY & RECOVERY IN SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS" (TPC 345); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITION" (TPC 168); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE" (TPC 318); "NEUROSCIENCE LITERACY" (TPC 344); "PSYCHOLOGY AND THE MEDIA" (TPC 182); "PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION" (TPC 179); "PSYCHOSIS: THEORY, DIAGNOSES, AND TREATMENT" (TPC 175); "RESEARCH ON DIVORCE AND PARENTAL SEPARATION" (TPC 172); "SITUATIONS MATTER: EXPERIENCE, ATTITUDE, BEHAVIOR" (TPC 146); "SLEEP & SLEEP DISORDERS" (TPC 153); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PSYCHEDELICS" (TPC 165); "THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE" (TPC 169); "THE SCIENCE BEHIND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION" (TPC 161); "THE SCIENCE OF CHOICE: APPLICATIONS" (TPC 181); "THE SCIENCE OF WELL BEING" (TPC 151); "THE SOCIAL BRAIN" (TPC 136))
    • PSY-P 475 Evidence-based Clinical Science
    • PSY-P 482 Biobehavioral Processes in Substance Use Disorders
    • PSY-Y 403 Networks in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience
    • PSY-Y 408 Personality Disorders
    • PSY-Y 412 Psychology and Neuroscience of Autism
    • PSY-Y 413 Neuropsychopharmacology
    • PSY-Y 414 The Connected Brain
    • PSY-Y 415 Cannabinoid Neurobiology
    • PSY-Y 427
  3. Interdisciplinary Breadth. One (1) course:
    • SOC-S 320 Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control
    • SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness
    • SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care
    • SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals
    • EDUC-G 207 Introduction to Sport Psychology and Athlete Mental Health
    • EDUC-G 310 Addictions Counseling
    • EDUC-G 375 Multicultural Counseling-Related Skills and Communication
    • SPEA-V 362
    • SPEA-V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation
    • SPH-B 310 Public Health in Diverse Communities
    • SPH-B 335 Aging, Health and Diverse Populations
    • SPH-B 366 Community Health
    • SPH-B 416 Intro to Health Counseling
    • SPH-E 311 Introduction to Epidemiology
    • SPH-H 345 Introduction to Causes and Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
    • SPH-H 418 The Nature of Substance Use Disorder
    • SPH-H 419 Principles of Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment
    • SWK-S 312 Substance Abuse and Social Services
  4. Applied Learning. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "THERAPEUTIC INTRVNTNS-EARLY CHLDHD BEHAVIOR PRBLMS" (TPC 137))
    • PSY-X 370 Real-World Program Evaluation: Applying Psychology Research to Service Learning
    • PSY-X 476 Practicum in Psychology (Approved topics: "ALDRICH PROJECT" (TPC 6); "BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE CLINIC" (TPC 9); "CATHOLIC CHARITIES" (TPC 8); "CCPE" (TPC 4); "CENTERSTONE FRONTLINE SERVICES" (TPC 12); "CENTERSTONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE" (TPC 7); "COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM" (TPC 1); "IUSM ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH" (TPC 11); "MILESTONES" (TPC 3); "PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL" (TPC 14))
    • Other 3-credit-hour options requiring program approval include:
      • ASCS-X 373 Internship: Theory into Practice
      • PSY-X 397 Supervised Research I
      • PSY-X 398 Supervised Research II
      • PSY-X 497 Supervised Research III
      • PSY-X 498 Capstone Supervised Research
  5. Applied Clinical Science Core: Interventions. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "PSY INTERVENTIONS & EVALUATION" (TPC 107))
    • PSY-P 480 Psychotherapy: Empirically Supported Treatments
    • PSY-P 483 Clinical Supervision and Skill Acquisition
  6. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychological Science (CLPSYSCIBS)
  • Minor in Psychology (PSYMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.