Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development

School Psychology

Ed.S. 33 Hours

Admission Requirements

Regular

1. Complete requirements for a master’s degree in School Psychology or equivalent.
2. Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
3. Present official report of scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Records Examination (GRE).
4. Submit a personal statement of purpose that includes reasons for selecting school psychology as a career, self evaluation of personal qualities that would be brought into the program, and the impacts the applicant believes school psychologists should have on the lives of children.
5. Three letters of recommendation from persons well acquainted with the applicant’s academic and/or professional performance.

Provisional

Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented.  Provisional students must earn grades of “B” or higher in their first nine (9) hours of course work after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.

1. Complete requirements for Master's Degree in School Psychology (or equivalent).
2. Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
3. Present a score of no less than 450 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 450 on the quantitative subtest of the GRE, or a score of no less than 49 on the MAT.

Prerequisite

        Master of Education in School Psychology or equivalent degree and content

Research Sequence Requirements  9 Hours

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)
EDUR 8434 - Field-based Educational Research (3)
ESPY 8839 - Action Research in Education (3)

Specialized Content 15 Hours

Applied Content 9 Hours
ESPY 8737 - Practicum in School Psychology (3)
ESPY 8738 - School Psychology Internship I (3)
ESPY 8739 - School Psychology Internship II (3)

OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

· Successful completion of Ed.S. Comprehensive Exit Examination; involves constituting a three-faculty advisory committee to guide field study, and requires the completion and oral presentation of a major field-based research paper

· Must successfully complete assessments identified at each program transition point

NOTE: Successful completion of PRAXIS II/GACE Examination required for S-6 Certification in School Psychology.

Last Modified  January 22, 2007