Program Requirements
The Ph.D. in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology at CIIS is a part-time online doctoral program that consists of 36 units of coursework plus a dissertation.
Students are required to attend five-day residential intensives each fall and spring. The remainder of coursework is completed online.
The course of study consists of core requirements, research courses, an area of focus (12 units) that includes advanced seminars, two comprehensive exams, and a dissertation written using original research.
With advisor approval, admitted students may elect to add a second focus area to their program, thereby extending their course of study for an additional year.
Course of Study
*Additionally, two comprehensive exams are required. The first is a comprehensive exam in general psychology that is to be completed no later than the first day of Semester 4. The second exam is a 30-page publishable quality paper graded by an Integral Transpersonal Psychology faculty member that must be completed no later than one semester prior to enrolling in ITP 6898 Proposal Writing course.
Curriculum Highlights
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