Rutgers GSAPP New Brunswick
STUDENT HANDBOOK OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

I. UNIVERSITY POLICIES & REGULATIONS

II. ETHICAL ISSUES

Guidelines for Students and Graduates
Student Records and Privacy
Student Therapy
Academic Integrity
Sexual Harassment or Intimidation
Student Guidelines for Private Employment by a Psychologist
Student Guidelines for Contractual Relationship with Faculty

III. REGISTRATION

Registration Process
Continuous Registration
Independent Study
Late Registration
Bill Payment
Registration for Courses that are Often Over-Subscribed
Deregistration and Holds
Credit Hour Prefixes on Transcript
Minimum/Maximum Registration Credits
Auditing a Course
Withdrawal from All Courses
Alumni Registration for Course

Class Attendance
Religious Holidays
Cancellations due to Weather

Grading Process

Definitions and Goals
Remediation Policy
Policies on Incompletes
Departmental Evaluation of Students
Student/Faculty Adjudication of Academic Evaluation Problems

Procedures for Warning, Probation, Suspension or Dismissal

Academics
Personal or Professional Behavior
Removal from Probation
Procedures for Suspension or Dismissal

Advising

Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Mentors
Licensing Requirements

IV. GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

PsyD Requirements

Credit Hour Requirements
Time Limitation
Transfer of Credits
Transfer of Programs within GSAPP

Program Proposal

Description and Procedures
Waiver Process

Comprehensive Examination

Description
Format
Grading
Retakes
Organizational Psychology Written Program Segment
Organizational Psychology Criteria for Conducting and Evaluating the Oral Specialty Comprehensive Exam
School Psychology Criteria for Conducting and Evaluating the Oral Specialty Comprehensive Exam

Purpose and Philosophy of the Clinical Oral Exam
Preparing for the Clinical Oral Exam
Guidelines for Writing the Clinical Oral Case

PsyM Requirements

Clinical Students
School Students
Organizational Students

V. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CLINIC

The Psychological Clinic
Requirements for Clinical students
Requirements for School students
Evaluations and Grading
Clinic Handbook
Confidentiality Client Matters
Student Fees for Testing Materials

VI. PRACTICUM REQUIREMENTS

General Information
Practicum Fair
Hourly Requirements
Registration, Evaluations and Grades
Restrictions on Practicum Hours

VII. INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

General Information
Policy for Clinical students
Policy for School students - full time
Policy for School students - part-time
Policy for Organizational students

VIII. DISSERTATION REQUIREMENTS
Policy Regarding Dissertation Credits or Matriculation Continued
To Start Thinking About the Dissertation
The PsyD Dissertation Committee
Approval of the Dissertation Proposal
Loan Deferment While Working on the Dissertation
Grading Policy for GSAPP Dissertation Work
IX. GRADUATION PROCEDURES

GSAPP Procedures
University Policies
Repayment of Outstanding Loans

X. LIFE AFTER GSAPP

Post Graduation Licensing Requirements

XI. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Tuition and Fees
Term Bills
Partial Payment Plan
Payment of Bills
Registration Information
General Refund Policy
Residency Requirements
Financial Support

XII. UNIVERSITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Official Transcripts
Health Services
Libraries
Computer Facilities
Off-Campus Housing Services Website
Transportation and Parking Decals
ID Cards and Validation Decals
Disabled Student Services
Athletic Facilities
Theater and Music

XIII. LIVING DAY BY DAY

Mailboxes and Email
Telephones
Colloquia
Website
Gazette
GSAPP Student Organizations
University Associations/Centers/Groups
Professional Organizations
University Safety and Security