Programs of Study
School Psychology
M.Ed. 36 Hours
Admission Requirements
Regular
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Complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the social
sciences or in education from a regionally accredited institution.
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Present a cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) grade point average or
higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined.
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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).
- 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.
- 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.
Prerequisites
SPED 2130 - Identification and Instruction of Exceptional Learners (3)
OR
SPED 6130 - Introduction to Special Education (3)
Professional Education Core Requirements
EDUC 7130 - Curriculum Theories and Design (3)
EDUF 7130 - Learning Theories and Applications (3)
EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)
Specific Requirements
COUN 7332 - Theories of Counseling (3)
PSYC 7338 - Advanced Developmental Psychology (3)
EDUF 7235 - Multicultural Education (3)
ESPY 7130 - Professional School Psychology (3)
ESPY 7131 - Behavioral Interventions (3)
ESPY 7230 Developmental Diagnosis of School Aged Children (3)
ESPY 7132 - Interpretation of Psychoeducational Tests (3)
ITEC 7430 - Instructional Design (3)
PSYC 7236 - Neuropsychology (3)
Other Requirements
- Successful completion of M.Ed. Comprehensive Exit Examination
- Successful completion of assessments identified at each
program transition point
Last Modified: January 22, 2007
