{"id":1789,"date":"2023-07-11T21:33:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T21:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/?page_id=1789"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:41:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:41:52","slug":"handbook-for-doctoral-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/handbook-for-doctoral-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbook for Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Handbook Repository\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Explore a collection of handbooks from years past that outline the policies and standards of the Department of Psychology&#8217;s graduate program at the University of Southern California. These handbooks provide essential guidance for graduate students on their academic journey. We encourage students to take responsibility for course selection, deadlines, and graduate school procedures. Delve into the history of our institution&#8217;s educational resources to gain a better understanding of your academic path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-xoB5BaLOkP\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-xoB5BaLOkP\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Current Handbook 2025-2026<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-xoB5BaLOkP\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-xoB5BaLOkP\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/09\/PSYC-Grad-Student-HB-2025-2026-Final_8_21_2025.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-xoB5BaLOkP\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-xoB5BaLOkP\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Handbooks from 2024 &#8211; 2008<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-xoB5BaLOkP\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-xoB5BaLOkP\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/08\/Grad-Student-HB-2024-2025.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uscdornsife.usc.edu\/secure\/psyc\/DOC\/Grad%20Student%20HB%202023-2024%20_FINAL_5_16_23.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Grad_Student_HB_2022-2023.pdf\">2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Grad_student_HB_2021_22_final_with_updated_QMCP_minor.pdf\" target=\"_self\">2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Bluebook_2020.pdf\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Bluebook_2019_Rev_8-25-19.pdf\" target=\"_self\">2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"2018\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Bluebook_2018.pdf\">2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Bluebook_2017_Rev_9-5-17.pdf\">2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Bluebook_2016_Rev_8-22-16.pdf\" target=\"_self\">2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/Bluebook_2015_Rev_8-22-15.pdf\" target=\"_self\">2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/\/bluebook_2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/bluebook_2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2010<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/bluebook_2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/psyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/07\/bluebook_2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2008<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2739,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1789","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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