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School Psychology Course Listing

Students in the School Psychology Program are required to successfully complete a minimum of 66 graduate semester hours of course work and field experiences. If a student meets all course requirements in fewer than 66 semester hours, additional graduate-level course work in related areas (e.g., elementary education, special education, counselor education, educational administration) must be taken to fulfill the 66 graduate semester hour requirement. Such additional course work must meet the approval of the student’s academic advisor.

Required Courses

Courses that are also required for the school psychology program, unless equivalent undergraduate courses have been successfully completed, are:
  • PSY 425G Psychology of Exceptional Children (3)
  • PSY 442G Principles of Behavior Modification (3)
  • PSY 451G Personality (3)
  • One graduate or undergraduate level course in regular or special education methods

Degree Requirements

  • PSY 502 Research Methods in Applied Settings (4)
  • PSY 520 Advanced Child Psychology (3)
  • PSY 521 Advanced Cognitive Processes (3)
  • PSY 541 Practicum I: Orientation to School Psychology (1)
  • PSY 542 Practicum II: Academic Assessment and Intervention (3)
  • PSY 543 Practicum III: Counseling and Assessment (2)
  • PSY 544 Practicum IV: Evaluation and Intervention (2)
  • PSY 570 Systems of Psychotherapy (3)
  • PSY 571 Group Processes and Group Psychotherapy (3)
  • PSY 581 Individual Psychological Evaluation: Intellectual Assessment (3)
  • PSY 583 Clinical Assessment II: Personality Assessment (3)
  • PSY 585 Psychological Problems of the Child (3)
  • PSY 590 Introduction to School Psychology (3)
  • PSY 591 Behavioral Consultation (3)
  • PSY 592 Child Neuropsychology (3) Or PSY 442G Biophsychology of Drugs and Addiction
    Or PSY 600 Seminar: Psychopharmacology for Community Mental Health