Program Emphasis:
Empower people with advanced strategies to enhance human performance. This degree program is the pinnacle of performance enhancement education. While the doctoral curriculum is wide and diverse, your ultimate goal is to create actualization, awareness, self-mastery, and peak experience for both teams and individuals. Through advanced courses and seminars in human development, coaching, cultural diversity, and mind-body practices, you will perfect the techniques to make people more effective. With this ultimate degree, you will be well-equipped to work in academics, continue research, and pursue lead consulting roles in high-performance environments. Be your best when you specialize in performance psychology.
Degree Completion Requirements:
To fulfill the requirements for the Doctor of Psychology, Sports and Performance Specialization, you must successfully complete the following:
- Program coursework of 62-68 credits
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00
- 180 hours of practicum
- Defense of the dissertation
- Submission of Petition to Graduate form and applicable fees
Program Outline:
Take advantage of the flexible course offerings, as follows:
- Evening and/or weekend courses are offered.
- Evening courses meet for four hours one night per week over a 9- week term.
- Weekend courses meet on three weekends over the 9-week term from Friday at 12:00 noon through Sunday at 1:30 PM.
- The typical course load is two courses per term.
- Courses are listed in the recommended sequence. You will have assistance from the Registrar for scheduling your courses.