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  Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology 2014–2016 Academic Programs Psy.D. Program in School Psychology (Department of Applied Psychology) Sample Five-Year School Psychology Program  

Sample Five-Year School Psychology Program


This is an example of the kind of program that can be taken over five years, which allows for enrichment through additional courses, research, and/or extra paid practica. We encourage such programs for their training value.

First Year

Fall Semester

820:503   Theoretical Foundations: Analytical (0 credits--last 5 weeks fall, continues in spring, register in spring)
820:504   Theoretical Foundations: Cognitive-Behavioral (2 credits--first 10 weeks fall)                                                  
820:532   Basic Therapeutic Strategies (3)
820:543   Human Development (3)
820:565   Adult Psychopathology: Theoretical, Experimental, and Descriptive (3)
820:633   Individual Cognitive Assessment (3)
826:550   Introduction to School Psychology (2)

TOTAL CREDITS: 16

Spring Semester

820:502   Theoretical Foundations: Systems (2 credits-last 10 weeks spring)
820:503   Theoretical Foundations: Analytical (2 credits; continues from fall, first five weeks spring, register in spring)
820:563   Child Psychopathology (3)
820:631   Cognitive Behavioral Assessment: Child (3)
820:636   Personality Assessment: Child (3)
820:689   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
826:506   Practicum Group Supervision: School Psychology (1)

TOTAL CREDITS: 17  

Summer Semester             

820:622   Biological Bases of Human Behavior (3)
826:555   Exceptional Children in the School, Family, and Community (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 6

Second Year 

Fall Semester

820:570   Psychological Intervention with Ethnic and Racial Minority Clients and Families (3) or
820:575   Diversity and Racial Identity (3)
820:581   Statistical Methods and Design Analysis (3)
820:593   Community Psychology (3)
820:689   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
826:605   Advanced Supervision in School Psychology (3)
826:612   Consultation Methods (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 18   

Spring Semester      

820:550   Systems of Psychology (3)
820:585   Advanced Statistics and Research Design (3)
820:689   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
826:557   Psychoeducational Foundations of Learning Disabilities (3)
826:602   School Based Psychological Interventions (3)
826:606   Advanced Supervision in School Psychology (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Summer Semester
820:613   Professional Ethics, Standards, and Career Development (3)                                                                
                                                                                                                                   
Third Year

Fall Semester
 
---:---        Elective (3)
820:689   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
820:690   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
820:701   Dissertation in Professional Psychology (3)
826:558   Adult and Organizational Learning and Change (3)
826:605   Advanced Supervision in School Psychology (3)
826:609   Learning and Academic Interventions: Research to Practice (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 18

Spring Semester

820:689   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
820:690   Professional Practicum Placement (3)
820:701   Dissertation in Professional Psychology (3)
826:606   Advanced Supervision in School Psychology (3)
826:616   Planning and Evaluation of Human Service Programs (3)


TOTAL CREDITS:  15
                                  

Fourth Year

Fall Semester 

820:701   Dissertation in Professional Psychology (3)
---:---        Elective (3)
820:693   Advanced Practicum/Externship (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 9
Spring Semester

820:702   Dissertation in Professional Psychology (3)
---:--- Elective (3)
820:693 Advanced Practicum/Externship (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 9


Fifth Year
Fall Semester

826:631   Internship in School Psychology (3)
826:633   Internship Seminar in School Psychology (3)

Spring Semester


826:632   Internship in School Psychology (3)
826:633   Internship Seminar in School Psychology (3)

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**821:546 Psychological Clinic Practicum (2 credits required)
Can be taken anytime second year or later; Learning Disabilities course required for assessment cases in the Clinic (majority of students complete the Clinic Practicum requirement in the third year.)


 
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