Doctoral Capstone Experience

Catalog description

A customized, 14-week (560 hours minimum) doctoral experiential component to build upon entry-level competence as a generalist practitioner. Advanced skills are achieved in one or more of the following: clinical practice, research, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education or theory development. Students collaborate with community partners to generate specific learning objectives for the mentored practice setting. Utilizes communication with mentors and self-assessment to identify areas of improvement within the capstone experience. Integrates evidence of learning with concurrent Doctoral Capstone course culminating with dissemination. S/U grade assessment.