The program will again bring in outside consultants to obtain their feedback. The entire process can take anywhere from 2 to 3 years to complete. In addition, there is an individual or general emphasis. The Transformative Psychotherapy emphasis requires coursework in the School of Consciousness and Transformation. The other emphases involve courses from both schools.
Students use their elective choices for taking courses which meet the requirements for the emphases.
Because coursework is made up mostly of electives, courses will vary from semester to semester depending on what electives are offered. A student may wish to do the individual emphasis in areas such as Somatic Psychology, Expressive Arts Therapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, etc. Core faculty members coordinate the formal emphases and serve as advisors to students. The Psychology Doctoral program looks at a wide range of criteria when considering an applicant for admission into the program. Because the Psychology Doctoral program is a rigorous scholarly program, it is particularly important that an applicant have the maturity and commitment necessary to embark on doctoral studies.