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How to apply to graduatePsyD in School Psychology Course Requirements & Sequence
COURSE NUMBER | TITLE | CREDITS |
Prerequisite | A course in Measurement Concepts | N/A |
Prerequisite | A course in Child Development | N/A |
RSEM 5100 | Basic Statistics | 3 |
RSEM 7110 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
RSEM 7210 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
RSEM 7080 | Methods of Qualitative Inquiry | 3 |
RSEM 7050 | Methods of Survey Research | 3 |
LDFS 6320 | Mind, Brain, & Education | 3 |
SPSY 5010 | Introduction to Counseling in School Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 7511/SPSY 5800 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology | 3 |
PSYC 8550/SPSY 5800 | Advanced Social Psychology | 3 |
SPSY 5600 | Behavior Analysis and Intervention | 3 |
SPSY 5900 | School-Based Multicultural Interventions | 3 |
SPSY 6550 | Academic Interventions in School Psychology | 3 |
SPSY 6100 | Professional & Legal Foundations in School Psychology | 3 |
SPSY 6150 | Psychoeducational Assessment I | 3 |
SPSY 6160 | Psychoeducational Assessment II | 3 |
SPSY 6170 | Applied Developmental Science and Assessment | 3 |
SPSY 6350 | School-Based Interventions: Children, Youth, and Families | 3 |
SPSY 6400 | School-Based Interventions: Groups, Classrooms, and Systems | 3 |
SPSY 6410 | Psychoeducational Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students | 3 |
SPSY 6420 | Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Planning | 3 |
SPSY 6450 | School-Based Consultation for Mental Health Professionals | 3 |
SPSY 6500 | Affective Bases of Behavior and Psychopathology | 3 |
SPSY 6700 | Advanced Seminar in School Psychology | 3 |
SPSY 6911 | Practicum in School Psychology | 6 |
SPSY 6917 | Advanced Practicum in Psychological Assessment | 1 |
SPSY 6918 | Clinical Externship | 6 |
SPSY 7500 | Biological and Neuropsychological Bases of Behavior | 3 |
SPSY 7980 | Clinical Supervision and Administration of Psychological Services | 3 |
SPSY 8980 | Capstone Project | 4 |
SPSY 6930 | Internship in School Psychology | 8 |
TOTAL | 100 |
SAMPLE PsyD in School Psychology Course Sequence
Year 1 (27-30 credits)
FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
RSEM 5110 (3) - if prerequisite has not been met | SPSY 6160 (3) | SPSY 6420 (3) |
SPSY 6100 (3) | SPSY 6500 (3) |
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SPSY 5010 (3) | RSEM 7080 (3) |
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SPSY 6150 (3) | SPSY 5600 (3) |
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LDFS 6320 (3) | RSEM 5100 (3) |
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Year 2 (31 credits)
FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
SPSY 6911 (3) | SPSY 6911 (3) | SPSY 6917 (1) can also be taken fall or spring of 2nd year |
SPSY 6350 (3) | SPSY 6400 (3) | SPSY 6170 (3) |
SPSY 5900 (3) | SPSY 6410 (3) | RSEM 7050 (3) |
SPSY 6450 (3) | SPSY 6550 (3) |
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Year 3 (27 credits)
FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
SPSY 6918 (3) | SPSY 6918 (3) | SPSY 7980 (3) |
SPSY 6700 (3) | RSEM 7210 (3) |
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PSYC 7511/SPSY 5800 (3) | SPSY 7500 (3) |
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RSEM 7110 (3) | PSYC 8550/SPSY 5800 (3) |
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Year 4 (12 credits)
FALL | SPRING |
SPSY 6930 (4) | SPSY 6930 (4) |
SPSY 8980 (2) | SPSY 8980 (2) |