a. History and Systems of Psychology (this is the only content area that may be completed at the undergraduate-level)

Includes the origins and development of major ideas in the discipline of psychology.

b. Affective Aspects of Behavior

Includes topics such as affect, mood, and emotion. Psychopathology and mood disorders do not by themselves fulfill this category.

c. Biological Aspects of Behavior

Includes multiple biological underpinnings of behavior, such as neural, physiological, anatomical, and genetic aspects of behavior. Neuropsychological assessment and psychopharmacology do not, by themselves, fulfill this category.

d. Cognitive Aspects of Behavior

Includes topics such as learning, memory, thought processes, and decision-making. Cognitive testing and cognitive therapy do not, by themselves, fulfill this category.

e. Developmental Aspects of Behavior

Includes transitions, growth, and development across an individual's life. Coverage limited to one developmental period (e.g., infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, or late life) is not sufficient.

f. Social Aspects of Behavior

Includes topics such as group processes, attributions, discrimination, and attitudes. Individual and cultural diversity and group or family therapy do not, by themselves, fulfill this category.

g. Advanced Integrative Knowledge of Basic Discipline - Specific Content Areas (minimum of two courses)

Includes graduate-level scientific knowledge that entails integration of multiple basic discipline-specific content areas identified in Category 2 (i.e., integration of at least two of: Affective, biological, cognitive, social, or developmental aspects of behavior).

h. Research Methods

Includes topics such as strengths, limitations, interpretation, and technical aspects of rigorous case study; correlational, experimental, and other quantitative research designs; measurement techniques; sampling; replication; theory testing; qualitative methods; mixed methods; meta-analysis; and quasi-experimentation.

i. Statistical Analysis

Includes topics such as quantitative, mathematical modeling and analysis of psychological data; statistical description and inference; univariate and multivariate analysis; null hypothesis testing and its alternatives; power; and estimation.

j. Psychometrics

Includes topics such as theory and techniques of psychological measurement; scale and inventory construction; reliability; validity; evaluation of measurement quality; classical and contemporary measurement theory; and standardization.

k. Psychological Assessment (minimum of two courses)

Evidence-based assessment consistent with the scope of health service psychology. This includes applying empirically supported assessment methods; interpreting assessment results following current research and professional standards and guidelines; case conceptualization; classification; and recommendations.

l. Psychological Interventions (minimum of two courses)

Evidence-based interventions including, but not limited to, psychotherapy, consistent with the scope of health service psychology. Interventions may be derived from a variety of theoretical orientations or approaches. The level of intervention may include those directed at an individual, a family, a group, an organization, a community, a population, or other systems.

m. Ethical and Legal Standards

Current ethical and legal standards of the field; relevant laws, regulations, rules, and policies governing health service psychology at the organizational, local, state, regional, and federal levels; and relevant professional standards and guidelines.

n. Special Population Issues (accessibility; disability; diversity; health equity; socio-economic, cultural, and linguistic differences)

Includes courses that involve: Awareness of history, culture, attitudes, and biases; current theory and science as it relates to addressing diversity in psychological practice; applying a framework for effective psychological practice with diversity not previously encountered or which might create conflict with one's own worldview.