PhD Course Sequence
School Psychology PhD Required Courses and Typical Course Sequence
First Year
Fall Semester: 14 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 6360 Experimental Design I
EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hours)
Spring Semester: 13 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 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (1 hour)
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: 11 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 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hours)
Spring Semester: 11 Hours
EDP 5327 Educational Evaluation
EDP 5370 Consultation, Collaboration, and Family-School Partnerships
EDP 6340 Teaching in Higher Education
EDP 5V78 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hours)
Summer Semester: 3 Hours
PSYC 5339 Social Psychology
School Psychology Praxis Exam
Earn Non-Terminal MSEd Degree
Third Year
Fall Semester: 11 Hours
EDP 5366 Psychology of Exceptional Children
EDP 6350 History and Systems of Psychology and Educational Applications
(Offered every 2 years)
EDP 6V78 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hours)
PSY 5323 Biological Foundations of Behavior
Spring Semester: 10 Hours
EDP 5333 Psychology of Learning, Cognition, and Affect
EDP 5363 Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents IV: CBT*
EDP 6201 Doctoral Seminar II
EDP 6V78 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hours)
Summer Semester: 3 Hours
EDP 6332 Advanced Study of Human Growth and Development
Preliminary Examination
Start Internship Application Process
Fourth Year
Fall Semester: 7 Hours
EDP 6157 Doctoral Seminar III
EDP 6V78 Practicum in School Psychology (3 hours)
EDP 6366 Item Response Theory
Spring Semester: 6 Hours
EDP 6V99 Dissertation b
Summer Semesters: 2 Hours
EDP 6182 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology
EDP 6V99 Dissertation
Fifth Year
Fall Semester: 2 Hours
EDP 6182 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology
EDP 6V99 Dissertation
Spring Semester: 2 Hours
EDP 6182 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology
EDP 6V99 Dissertation
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. The typical plan is to take 6 in spring semester and 1 each the following 3 semesters. Depending on when the student completes the dissertation, the final hours can be adjusted to fit the semester of the dissertation defense.