1. Candidates must hold the Graduate Basis for Registration as defined by the British Psychological Society.

2. This programme is governed by the University's General Regulations.
   
   
3. Candidates for the Doctorate will be required to follow a three-year training of supervised clinical experience, academic teaching and research leading to the Doctoral degree, dated as from their registration.
   
   
4. The programme to be followed shall be one of instruction, supervised study, clinical practice and research, and shall be full-time.
   
   
5. Candidates whose fitness to practise as a Clinical Psychologist may be limited by reason of health or behaviour may be withdrawn from candidature on the recommendation of a Fitness to Practise Panel.

6. The schedule of assessments will comprise of three parts as specified in the programme specification to cover:
   
   

   	Part One	Assessment of Academic Competence
   	Part Two	Assessment of Clinical Competence
   	Part Three	Assessment of Research Competence including submission of a research thesis and viva voce examination.

   
   
7. All elements of parts One, Two and Three shall normally be completed no later than the end of September of the third year of the programme.
   
   
8. In part One, candidates who fail one of the written assessments will be required to re-submit it, provided that the assessment of clinical competence requirements for the relevant placement have been met.
   
   
9. The degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psychol.) may be awarded by the Senate on the recommendation of the School of Psychology Board to a graduate in Psychology provided that the candidate has successfully pursued a course of study, professional training and research as prescribed above to the satisfactory of the School of Psychology Board and has fulfilled any other University requirements.
   
   
10. Candidates must normally complete all parts of the examination within five years of first registering.
    
    
11. Entry to years Two and Three of the programme is normally contingent upon satisfactory academic and clinical performance in the previous year.
    
    
12. Candidates who fail the D.Clin.Psychol. programme will not be permitted to re-register.
    
    
13. The research thesis shall be examined by an internal examiner appointed by the programme and approved by the Board, and also by an external examiner appointed by the Board. Candidates will normally be required to attend an oral examination.
    
    
14. The examiners for each candidate shall recommend one of the following courses of action:
    
    
    • That the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology be awarded.
      
      
    • That the degree for which the candidate has submitted the thesis be awarded subject, if necessary, to minor or modest amendments being made by a date specified.
      
      
    • That the candidate be permitted to submit, by a date specified, a revised thesis for the same degree for re-examination on one subsequent occasion.
      
      
    • That the candidate be required to attend for a further oral examination.
      
      
    • That the degree be not awarded and re-submission be not permitted.
      
      
15. A candidate who fails to submit a corrected or revised thesis by the date set by the examiners shall normally be regarded as having failed the examination and the recommendations of the examiners shall lapse.
    
    

Submitted by the Secretariat
Last reviewed: 04-Feb-2008
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