Program Schedule

Program Schedule

Program length: 24 – 27 months, typically 6-7 terms
Credit hours: 48 – 50 semester credits (depending if students choose optional additional one semester of practicum)

Fall and Spring of first year :

Attend classes at PLU twice a week, typically 3:00-6:20pm. The first year of the program is designed to make it easier for working professionals. Students with flexible work schedules can generally work part-time or even full-time during their first two semesters.

Summer of first year:

Classes one to three times per week, typically three-hour classes held in the early afternoon.

Option A “summer starters”: begin practica in summer at on-campus clinic, 20-25 hours per week. Students in practica work together in co-therapy teams for extra support and will meet in pairs for clinical supervision for two hours weekly.

Option B “fall starters”: begin practica in fall at on-campus clinic, 20-25 hours per week. Students in practica work together in co-therapy teams for extra support and will meet in pairs for clinical supervision for two hours weekly.

Fall and Spring of second year, and optional semester:

Fall/Spring/Summer/Fall: Classes typically one day a week, 11:00am-6:00pm; internship continues at on-campus clinic, with the addition of internship at off-campus clinic, 20-25 hours per week.