PYD800 First Year Proseminar (1 cr.)

This small group experience is conducted in a seminar format and is taken during the student’s first semester in the program. The proseminar is designed to introduce the student to professional functioning as a counseling psychologist, review program requirements and expectations, provide support for the transition into doctoral level study, and foster the development of the student’s identity as a psychologist. This course is graded on a pass/no credit basis.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Articulate the unique perspective on professional practice offered by counseling psychology.
2. Understand current developments in the profession of psychology in the context of political, economic, and cultural forces.
3. Understand program requirements and expectations, and develop an individual plan for progressing through the program.
4. Develop relationships with fellow students and faculty for mutual support and learning.
5. Began to formulate and articulate the student’s own professional identity as a professional psychologist.