Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology (PsyD) Post Baccalaureate/Pre-Certification

Post-baccalaureate Psy.D. candidates would attend courses with the Ed.S. candidates for the first two years and then separate in year three. That is, the Psy.D. candidates would continue with their doctoral-level preparation and the Ed.S. candidates would begin internship.

Program Requirements

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Hours
EDSS 601	Psychology of Children with Exceptions	3
EDSS 630	Assessment in School Settings	3
EDCE 639	Counseling Theories	3
EDSS 645	Statistics I	3
	Hours	12
Spring
EDCE 588	Human Growth and Development	3
EDCE 587	Child & Adolescent Counseling	3
EDSS 670	Neuropsychology and Cognitive Assessment	4
EDSS 655	Multi-Tiered System of Support	3
EDSS 660	Consult and Collaboration in School Psychology	3
	Hours	16
Summer
EDSS 610	History and Systems of Psychology	3
EDSS 640	Ethical and Legal Issues in School Psychology	3
	Hours	6
Second Year
Fall
EDSS 650	Applied Behavioral Analysis	3
EDSS 697A	Practicum in School Psych K-12 (200 Clock Hours)	3
EDSS 615	Intro to Research in Ed & Psyc	3
EDSS 680	Social-Emotional Assessment	3
	Hours	12
Spring
EDSS 627	Group Process & Facilitation	3
EDSS 685	Advanced Diagnostic Assessment	3
EDSS 697B	Practicum in School Psych K-12 (200 Clock Hours)	3
EDSS 626	Culture and Diversity	3
	Hours	12
Summer
EDSS 712	School Safety, Crisis Preparation, and Response	3
EDSS 727	Group Process & Facilitation	3
EDSS 612	School Safety, Crisis Preparedness, and Response	3
EDLA 641	Ed Leadership & Community	3
	Hours	12
Third Year
Fall
EDSS 789	Biological Bases of Behavior	3
EDSS 791	Cognitive Bases of Behavior	3
EDSS 723	Qualitative Research Methods and Design	3
EDSS 720	Research Seminar in School Psychology	0
	Hours	9
Spring
EDSS 796	Affective Bases of Behavior and Psychopathology	3
EDSS 788	Developmental Bases of Behavior	3
EDSS 721A	Dissertation Proposal I	1
EDSS 722	Quantitative Research Methods and Design	3
EDSS 745B	Statistics II	3
	Hours	13
Fourth Year
Fall
EDSS 792A	Clinical Supervision I	2
EDSS 776	Systems and Change	3
EDSS 721B	Dissertation Proposal I	1
EDSS 775	Personality Assessment	3
	Hours	9
Spring
EDSS 795	Clinical Practicum	3
EDSS 792B	Clinical Supervision II	2
EDSS 736	Dissertation Defense	2
EDSS 777	Psychometric Theory	3
	Hours	10
Fifth Year
Fall
EDSS 798A	Doc Internship in Schl Psyc (750 Clock Hours)	1
EDSS 790A	Prof Portfolio in Schl Psyc	1
	Hours	2
Spring
EDSS 798B	Doc Internship in Schl Psyc (750 Clock Hours)	1
EDSS 790B	Prof Portfolio in Schl Psyc	1
	Hours	2
	Total Hours	115