Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Advanced Standing
Students who complete graduate coursework at
another institution are permitted to apply up to 30 credits
toward the PhD degree requirements. This can be
accomplished by receiving Advanced Standing, Course Waiver, or both. In Advanced
Standing, credits taken at another university are "transferred" to
the student's record at UAlbany. In the case of a Course Waiver, a particular course
in the UAlbany Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program curriculum is waived, although
the total credit requirement remains. Applications are subject to the following
regulations:
(1) Advanced standing and/or waiver will be granted only for previous coursework
in which a grade of "B" or better was obtained.
(2) No advanced standing will be granted for courses taken at the undergraduate
level or for graduate courses taken prior the award of the undergraduate degree;
however, in some instances, undergraduate preparation is sufficient to warrant
a waiver of a required course.
(3) All applications for advanced standing and/or waiver in Areas C (statistics and research design) and D (core psychology coursework) will
be considered only when based upon evidence that the psychology coursework was
taught at the graduate level (based on prefix or title of course) and was offered
through a Department of Psychology, a Department of Educational Psychology, or
a Department of Counseling Psychology.
There are two categories of review for applications
for Advanced Standing. The courses falling under each, and the procedures for
each, are detailed as follows:
Category I Review
*Courses in Area A (professional core) numbered below 701
*Courses in Area B (pre-practicum and practicum) numbered below 701
*All courses in Area C (statistics and research design)
*All courses in Area D (core psychology coursework)
Applications in this category should be submitted for approval to both the faculty advisor and
the Director of Training. Full faculty approval is not required; however, appeals
may be directed to the full faculty.
Category II Review
*Courses in Area A (professional core) numbered 701 or above
*Courses in Area B (pre-practicum and practicum) numbered 701 or above
Applications in this category are typically advanced only by those students whose
prior graduate preparation closely resembles that of a student in an APA-accredited
doctoral program in counseling psychology. Category II applications should be
prepared in the same manner as Category I, with particular attention given to
specifying course content, readings, papers, examinations, and instructor qualifications.
Two copies of Category II applications should be submitted to the Director of
Training, who reviews
the application and make recommendations to the doctoral faculty about final
decision.
