PhD Course Sequence

School Psychology PhD Required Courses and Typical Course Sequence

First Year

Fall Semester: 15 Hours

• EDP 5328 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents I: Cognitive
• EDP 5340 Measurement and Evaluation
• EDP 5341 Professional Practice, Law and Ethics for School Psychologists
• EDP 5366 Psychology of Exceptional Children
• EDP 6360 Experimental Design I

Spring Semester: 12-15 Hours

• EDP 5337 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents II: Psychoeducational
• EDP 5360 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents II: Counseling
• EDP 5367 Developmental Psychopathology
• EDP 6362 Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation
• EDP 6332 Advanced Study of Human Growth and Development (offered on odd years)

Summer Semesters: 6 Hours

• EDP 5393 Cultural Issues with Children and Families
• EDP 5356 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents I: Behavior

Second Year

Fall Semester: 12-15 Hours

• EDP 5362 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents III: Academic
• EDP 5394 Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents III: Social Emotional
• EDP 6365 Latent Variable Models in Education
• EDP 6350 History and Systems of Psychology and Educational Applications (offered on even years)
• EDP 6365 Latent Variable Models in Education (offered on even years)
  OR
  EDP 6366 Item Response Theory (offered on odd years)
• EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)

Spring Semester: 15 Hours

• EDP 5327 Educational Evaluation
• EDP 5370 Consultation, Collaboration, and Family-School Partnerships
• EDP 6340 Teaching in Higher Education
• EDP 5364 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents IV: CBT
  OR 
  EDP 6332 Advanced Study of Human Growth and Development (offered on odd years)  
• EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)

Summer Semester: 6 Hours

• PSYC 5339 Social Psychology
• EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)

School Psychology Praxis Exam
Earn Non-Terminal MS Degree

Third Year

Fall Semester: 9-12 Hours

• EDP 6350 History and Systems of Psychology and Educational Applications (offered on even years)
• EDP 6364 Latent Variable Models in Education (offered on even years)
  OR
  EDP 6366 Item Response Theory (offered on odd years)
• PSY 5323 Biological Foundations of Behavior

Spring Semester: 9 Hours

• EDP 5333 Psychology of Learning, Cognition, and Affect
• EDP 5364 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents IV: CBT
  OR
  EDP 6332 Advanced Study of Human Growth and Development (offered on even years)
• EDP 6V78 Advanced Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)

Summer Semester: 3 Hours

• EDP 6356 Doctoral Seminar in School Psychology

Preliminary Examination
Start Internship Application Process

Fourth Year

Fall Semester: 4-7 Hours

• EDP 6V78 Advanced Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)
• EDP 6V99 Dissertation

Spring Semester: 3-6 Hours

• EDP 6V99 Dissertation ^b

Summer Semesters: 2 Hours

• EDP 6182 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology
• EDP 6V99 Dissertation

Fifth Year

Fall Semester: 1 Hour

• EDP 6182 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology

Spring Semester: 1 Hour

• EDP 6182 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology
   

Note. Italicized items are suggested times for co-curricular activities.

a.  May be taken as part of the study abroad in Costa Rica program.

^b. Students are required to take 9 dissertation hours.