from a masters to a Psy.D

[psychstud]

If I get a masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, but then decide to do my Psy. D. with a concentration in MFT after that, will I still have to do the entire five year Psy.D. program or would I be exempt from the courses I've already taken? Thanks.

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[Therapist4Chnge]

It depends on the program. I don't know MFT very well, but I know a program like Pepperdine (Psy.D in Clinical) requires an MA/MS coming in, and it is less than 5 years.

 

[erg923]

It just depends. You can probably transfer a handful of classes (not as many as if it were a masters in clinical), but its still probably wont shorten your time very much. It just takes 3-4 years of practicums to get the appropriate amount of clinical training hours to be competitive for internship match. I've heard of people doing it in 3+1 (3 years of the program, plus one more on internship) if they come in with a masters in clinical, but thats generally considered the exception, not the rule. Just depends on where you go, and how much they will take as transfers.