Counseling and Psychology in Education-School Psychology (Ed.S., Ph.D.)

Program of Study

Note

- Two consecutive academic years are required in-residence.

- Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or above throughout the program.

- A student may repeat only one of the following courses in which he/she obtained a “C” or below, and the failure to obtain a grade of “B” or better the second time may result in dismissal from the program. Students may appeal the decision for dismissal and make a request for exception with the School Psychology Committee (see School Psychology Student Handbook):

Program Trial Term

- All students in the School Psychology program must complete a trial term consisting of a minimum of nine graduate credit-hours. Toward the end of the trial term, the student will complete a preliminary examination. Following this examination, students complete a preliminary interview with all program faculty. Successful passage of the preliminary examination and the maintenance of a grade point average of 3.5 allows the student to continue full admission status.

Trial term 9 credit hours

• EDER 711 - EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS (C) 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 761 - ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE 3 cr hrs (3 cr required)
• SPSY 771 - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr hrs

School Psychology Core for Ph.D.: 74 credit hours

• SPSY 752 - MULTICULTURALISM AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 761 - ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE 3 cr hrs (3 cr required)
• SPSY 768 - CONSULTATION 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 771 - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 772 - APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONS WITH SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 780 - SYSTEMS-LEVEL PREVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND FAMILY SERVICES 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 782 - INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, ASSESSMENT, AND INTERVENTION 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 784 - BEHAVIORAL COLLABORATION AND INTERVENTION 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 795 - PRACTICUM (C) 1 to 6 cr hrs (6 cr required)
• SPSY 850 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN K-12 CHILDREN 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 861 - ADVANCED PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 866 - PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 888 - Ph.D. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 1-3 cr hrs (1 cr required)
• SPSY 893 - WORKSHOP IN PRESCHOOL ASSESSMENT (C) 3 cr hrs
• SPSY 894D - INTERNSHIP (Ph.D.) (C) 2 to 8 cr hrs (10 cr required)
• SPSY 895 - CLINIC PRACTICUM IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 1 to 4 cr hrs (6 cr required)
• SPSY 898D - DISSERTATION 1 to 15 cr hrs (15 cr required)

Required Courses in Supporting Area: 36 credit hours

• COUN 725 - FAMILY THERAPY IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS 3 cr hrs
• COUN 761 - COUNSELING THEORIES & SOCIO-CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS 3 cr hrs
• COUN 786 - PRE-PRACTICUM 1 to 3 cr hrs (3 cr required)
• COUN 795 - COUNSELING PRACTICUM 1 to 3 cr hrs (3 cr required)
• EDER 711 - EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS (C) 3 cr hrs
• EDER 761 - GRADUATE RESEARCH & DESIGN (C) [online] 3 cr hrs
• EDER 762 - FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICS [online] 3 cr hrs
• EDER 860 - ADVANCED STATISTICS I 3 cr hrs
• EDER 861 - ADVANCED STATISTICS II 3 cr hrs

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• Select one of the following 2 courses:

• EDER 862 - MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS 3 cr hrs

• Or

• PSYC 775 - MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS 3 cr hrs

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• EPSY 741 - COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY [online] 3 cr hrs
• EPSY 776 - CURRENT ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr hrs