On-Campus Ph.D.

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Sequence of Study

First Year

Fall Semester

• SPS 6937 – Introduction Psychoeducational Assessment (3 credits)
• SPS 6052 – Issues and Problems in School Psychology (3 credits)
• SPS 6410 – Direct Interventions I: Applied Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
• SPS 6941 – Practicum in School Psychology (3 credits)

Spring Semester

• SPS 6193 – Academic Assessment & Interventions for Diverse Learners (3 credits)
• SPS 6941 – Practicum in School Psychology (3 credits)
• SPS 6815 OR SPS 6937 – Law & Ethics in Psychology OR Seminar in Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
• EDF 6403 – Quantitative Foundations of Educational Research (6 credits)

Summer Semester

• SPS 6195 – Developmental Psychopathology (3 credits)
• EDF 6215 – Learning Theory (3 credits)
• TSL 6700 – Issues in ESOL (3 credits)

Second Year

Fall Semester

• SPS 6192 – Psychoeducational Assessment II: Social/Emotional (3 credits)
• SPS 6707 – Direct Interventions II: Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches (3 credits)
• SPS 6942 – School Psychology Practicum II (3 credits)
• SPS 7205 – School Consultation (3 credits)

Spring Semester

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

Summer Semester

• Selected course in Research Methodology (3-4 credits)
• Selected course in area of specialization (3 credits)
• SPS 6918 – Supervised Research (3-6 credits)

Third Year

Fall Semester

• SPS 6197 – Psychoeducational Assessment III: Advanced Assessment (3 credits)
• SPS 6945 – Advanced Practicum in School Psychology (3 credits)
• Selected course in area of specialization (3 credits)
• Selected course in Research Methodology (3 credits)

Spring Semester

• SPS 6945 – Advanced Practicum in School Psychology (3 credits)
• Selected course in Human Development or Social Psychology (3 credits)
• Selected course in Physiology/Biological Bases of Behavior (3 credits)
• Selected course in History of Psychology (3 credits)
• Selected course in area of specialization (3 credits)

Fourth or Fifth Year

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 credits)

Fifth or Sixth Year

Fall Semester

• SPS 7949 – Internship in School Psychology (3 credits)
• SPS 7931 – Internship Seminar in School Psychology (3 credits)

Spring Semester

• SPS 7949 – Internship in School Psychology (3 credits)
• SPS 7931 – Internship Seminar in School Psychology (3 credits)

Summer Semester

• SPS 7949 – Internship in School Psychology (2 credits)