School Psychology PhD Program of Study
Doctoral Program Course Sequence
Students in our APA-accredited PhD program complete a minimum of 117 graduate credits. Students who enter the program directly from the baccalaureate degree earn a master's of education (M.Ed.) in education en route to completing the doctoral program requirements. Students who enter the program with previously earned graduate credits may apply up to 12 of those credits toward the doctoral plan of study. Students are not required to retake courses that apply to the doctoral plan of study in school psychology; rather, courses and credits in excess of the 12 that are transferred in are waived from the doctoral plan of study and replacement courses are selected in areas mutually agreed upon by the student and advisor. In these instances, students often elect to take additional course work in areas of psychology and neuroscience, and measurement and statistics. Typically, students are awarded their PhD degree after 5 or 6 years of graduate work – 3 or 4 years of coursework (including practicum requirements), 1-year full-time doctoral internship, and dissertation work (which usually bridges the 4 years on campus and the year of internship).
| Course | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Fall | ||
| EDUC 708 | School Psychology Cognitive Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 694A | Practicum in School Psychology: Cognitive Assessment | 1 |
| EDUC 741 | Principles and Practices of School Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 677 | Foundations in Bilingual and Multicultural Education | 3 |
| EDUC 632 | Principles of Educational and Psychological Testing | 3 |
| EDUC 594M | Child and Adolescent Development for the Helping Profession | 3 |
| First Year Spring | ||
| EDUC 775 | Historical Foundations and Contemporary Theories of Psychology and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 685 | Developmental Psychopathology | 3 |
| EDUC 779 | Physiological Bases of Human Behavior, Affect, and Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 705 | Assessment in School Psychology: Educational Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 694A | Practicum in School Psychology: Educational Assessment | 1 |
| EDUC 532 | Applied Behavior Analysis in Applied Settings | 3 |
| Second Year Fall | ||
| EDUC 663 | Experimental Single Case Research Designs for Educators and Helping Professionals | 3 |
| EDUC 762 | School Psychology Social & Behavioral Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 694A | Practicum in School Psychology: Behavioral Assessment | 1 |
| EDUC 794I | Prevention and Intervention for Achievement Problems in Schools | 3 |
| EDUC 669 | Policy & Legal Perspectives in Special Education | 3 |
| EDUC 698Q | School Psychology Practicum | |
| Second Year Spring | ||
| EDUC 698Q | School Psychology Practicum | 3 |
| EDUC 628 | Prevention and Intervention for Mental Health Problems in Schools | 3 |
| EDUC 702 | School Based Consultation | 3 |
| EDUC 871 | Design and Evaluation of Educational Programs | 3 |
| Third Year Fall | ||
| EDUC 698RR | Advanced Practicum in School Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH | Social Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 664 | Research Methods: Quasi-experimental and Group Designs | 3 |
| EDUC 687M* | Research Team | 1-3 |
| Third Year Spring | ||
| EDUC 698RR | Advanced Practicum in School Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 656 | Analysis of Variance for Educational Research | 3 |
| EDUC 687M* | Research Team | 1-3 |
| Fourth Year Fall | ||
| EDUC 687M* | Research Team | 3 |
| EDUC 698RR | Advanced Practicum in School Psychology | 3 |
| SCHPSYCH 899 | Dissertation Credits | 3 |
| Fourth Year Spring | ||
| EDUC 802 | Professional Development: Supervision for School Psychologists | 3 |
| EDUC 698RR | Advanced Practicum in School Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 687M* | Research Team | 1-3 |
| SCHPSYCH 899 | Dissertation Credits | 3 |
| Fifth+ Year Fall | ||
| EDUC 830 | Pre-Doctoral Internship in School Psychology | 1500 hours total for the year |
| SCHPSYCH 899 | Dissertation Credits | 3 |
| Fifth+ Year Spring | ||
| EDUC 830 | Pre-Doctoral Internship in School Psychology | 1500 hours total for the year |
| SCHPSYCH 899 | Dissertation Credits | 3 |
**In addition to the courses listed above, students are required to take EDUC 687M (research credits) during any semester in which they participate in a research project (e.g. faculty research, dissertation support) or participate in regularly scheduled faculty research team meetings.