PhD Sequence of Study – School Psychology

Ph.D. Sequence of Study

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Fall Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6937 Introduction Psychoeducational Assessment 3
SPS 6052 Issues and Problems in School Psychology 3
SPS 6410 Direct Interventions I: Applied Behavior Analysis 3
SPS 6941 Practicum in School Psychology 3

Spring Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6193 Academic Assessment & Interventions for Diverse Learners 3
SPS 6941 Practicum in School Psychology 3
SPS 6815 SPS 6937 Law & Ethics in Psychology OR Seminar in Cultural Diversity 3
EDF6403 Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research 6

Summer Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6195 Developmental Psychopathology 3
EDF 6215 Learning Theory 3
TSL 6700 Issues in ESOL 3

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Fall Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6192 Psychoeducational Assessment II: Social/Emotional 3
SPS 6707 Direct Interventions II: Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches 3
SPS 6942 School Psychology Practicum II 3
SPS 7205 School Consultation 3

Spring Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6191 Psychoeducational Assessment I: Cognitive 3
SPS 6708 Direct Interventions III: Counseling & Systems Level Interventions 3
SPS 6815 SPS 6937 Law & Ethics in Psychology OR Seminar in Cultural Diversity 3
SPS 6942 School Psychology Practicum II 3
 – Selected course in Human Development or Social Psychology 3

Summer Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
 – Selected course in Research Methodology 3-4
 – Selected course in area of specialization 3
SPS 6918 Supervised Research 3-6

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Fall Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6197 Psychoeducational Assessment III: Advanced Assessment 3
SPS 6945 Advanced Practicum in School Psychology 3
Selected course in area of specialization 3
Selected course in Research Methodology 3

Spring Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 6945 Advanced Practicum in School Psychology 3
 – Selected course in Human Development or Social Psychology 3
 – Selected course in Physiology/Biological Bases of Behavior 3
 – Selected course in History of Psychology 3
 – Selected course in area of specialization 3

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Fourth and/or Fifth Year

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
 – Complete all required coursework, including specialization area; complete professional portfolio and oral exam; advance to candidacy; and develop dissertation proposal.
EDF 7980 Dissertation Research 20

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Fall Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 7949 Internship in School Psychology 3
SPS 7931 Internship Seminar in School Psychology 3

Spring Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 7949 Internship in School Psychology 3
SPS 7931 Internship Seminar in School Psychology 3

Summer Semester

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
SPS 7949 Internship in School Psychology 2

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Note: Careful selection of non-SPP courses may shorten the time typically required to complete the program. Keep in mind that SPP courses are offered only once per year and must be taken in the prescribed sequence.