Required Courses
The doctoral program consists of both Core Area Courses in Educational Psycholgy and school psychology professional courses.
Student coursework in the Course Area Courses may vary depending on prior graduate degree coursework and participation in waiver exams. An example of a typical course plan is provided below:
| Year | Course Title |
| Year 1 | Fall (14 hours) |
| EDP 480 P Individual Testing & Lab | |
| EDP 196 Colloquium: Departmental | |
| EDP 389H Law, Ethics & History of School Psychology | |
| EDP ___ Stats Vestibule/Core* | |
| EDP ___ Measurement Vestibule/Core* | |
| Spring (12 hours) |
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| EDP 389H Academic Assessment & Intervention | |
| EDP 389H Educational Disabilities in Schools | |
| Core Area Course* | |
| Core Area Course* | |
| Summer (6 hours) |
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| EDP 381 Counseling Theory & Procedur | |
| EDP 397 Child Psychopathology | |
| EDP ___ Counseling Theory & Procedure |
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| Year 2 | Fall (12+ hours) |
| EDP 389H Practicum in Psychological Assessment | |
| EDP 389H Social/Emotional Assessment for Children & Adolescents | |
| EDP 389H Cognitive–Behavioral Assessment & Intervention | |
| EDP 389H School Consultation Theory & Process | |
| Core Area Course* | |
| Spring (12 hours) |
|
| EDP 389H Practicum in Cognitive Behavioral Assessment & Intervention | |
| EDP 384 Research Design and Methods for Psychology and Education | |
| EDP 389H Practicum in School Psychological Services | |
| Core Area Course or Multicultural Counselinga | |
| Summer | |
| Core Area Course or Multicultural Counselinga | |
| Core Area Course* | |
| Year 3 | Fall (12+ hours) |
| EDP 382L History & Systems of Psychology | |
| EDP 389H Family Systems Therapy / Out of Dept* | |
| EDP 382L Biological Basis of Behavior | |
| EDP 396T Directed Research (Qualifying Process)b | |
| Core Area Course* | |
| Spring (12 hours; Turn in Qualifying Process Doc) |
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| EDP 389H Related Family Practicum/Out of Department* | |
| EDP 389H Neuropsychological Assessment | |
| EDP 396T Directed Research (QP)b | |
| Year 4 | Fall (10 hours) |
| EDP 489H Interpersonal Intervention with Children & Adolescents | |
| EDP 389H Family Systems Therapy/Out of Department* | |
| Out of Department* | |
| Spring (9 hours; Advance to Candidacyc) | |
| EDP 389H Practicum in Interpersonal Intervention | |
| EDP 395 or 399R Research /Dissertationd | |
| EDP ___ Related Family Practicum/Out of Department* | |
| Year 5 | Fall (5 hours; Dissertation Proposal by 10/15) |
| EDP 196 Colloquium: School Psychology | |
| EDP 196 Colloquium: Doctoral Research | |
| EDP 399W Dissertation | |
| Spring (3 hours) |
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| EDP 399W Dissertation | |
| Summer (3 hours; Defend Dissertation**) | |
| EDP 399W Dissertation (necessary if defending in summer) | |
| Year 6 | Fall (1 hour) |
| EDP 194K Internship: Professional Practice in School Psychology | |
| Spring (1 hour) |
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| EDP 194K Internship: Professional Practice in School Psychology | |
| Summer (1 hour) |
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| EDP 194K Internship: Professional Practice in School Psychology |
Courses Notes:
* Denotes courses that may be taken out of proposed order.
** Defending the dissertation may occur at any time; however, it must occur no later than the summer prior to internship if students wish to be exempt from automatic registration for 3 hours of dissertation each long semester until graduation.
a Students must complete one multicultural competency course. Your faculty adviser or the program director must grant approval for a course other than EDP 381. These courses can be taken any semester.
b As part of the qualifying examination process, i.e. prospectus, you must take two semesters of 396T (Directed Research) before the end of the turn-in semester. Summer registration is permissible only with the prior agreement of the prospectus adviser, who must agree to be available to supervise during the summer.
c In order to begin work on your dissertation, you must be advanced to candidacy. Prior to advancement, register for EDP 395 to work on your dissertation under supervision. Completion of prospectus, all required domain courses, and specialized competency requirement are necessary for advancement to candidacy.