• 3 hours, 3 credits
• Prerequisites: Permission of the M.A. Committee.
• Full time students in the CBA Program normally start fieldwork in their third semester after completing the following courses: 748, 749, 760, 764, 730.01, and 774. The work for these fieldwork courses will often extend beyond a given semester. In such cases a provisional grade of "P" will be given. At the end of the semester a letter grade will be given when the work of the course is completed.
• Open to all matriculated MA students in the CBA program. Others, including Ph.D. students, must obtain permission from the Head of MA programs.

Externs meet in a 2-hour on-campus seminar (weekly for the fall semester or biweekly for the academic year), focusing on professional functioning in a mental health setting. Topics may include an interview (including role playing aimed at developing interview skills); integrating information from diverse sources in writing up an intake report and/or results of a test battery; relating to other staff members; confidentiality; professional ethics, etc.

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