The Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of South Carolina consists of four possible concentrations and course requirements vary, ranging from a total of 60 to 93 post-baccalaureate degree hours. Students who have earned a masters degree must complete a minimum of 30 post-masters degree hours. In all cases, courses must be approved by the concentration advisory committee.

Degree Requirements

All concentrations require the following 24 hours for post-baccalaureate students; a concentration advisory committee will determine which, if any, of these courses are required for post-masters students:

Core (6 hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
PSYC 709	Basic Quantitative Methods in the Analysis of Behavioral Data I	3
PSYC 710	Basic Quantitative Methods in the Analysis of Behavioral Data II	3

Note: (may be substituted by STAT 700 and STAT 701, or STAT 702 and STAT 703)

Research Methods (6 hours)

Varies by concentration and courses must be approved by a concentration advisory committee.

Dissertation (minimum of 12 hours required of all Ph.D. students)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
PSYC 899	Doctoral Research and Dissertation Preparation	1-12

Concentrations

The four concentrations are listed below with additional requirements.

Clinical Community Psychology (post-baccalaureate: 57 hours; post-masters: 39 hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Practicum Courses		13
Remaining coursework must be approved by a concentration advisory committee		38-56

School Psychology (post-baccalaureate: 69 hours; post-masters: 51hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Practicum Courses		13
Remaining coursework must be approved by a concentration advisory committee		38-56

Cognitive and Neural Science (post-baccalaureate: 36 hours; post-masters: 18 hours)

Courses must be approved by a concentration advisory committee.

Quantitative Psychology (post-baccalaureate: 36 hours; post-masters: 18 hours)

Courses must be approved by a concentration advisory committee.