School Psychology, Ph.D.

Program of Studies

The doctoral program of studies is comprised of eight areas: Prerequisite courses, Assessment, Intervention, Consultation, Research & Evaluation, Externship/Internship, Professional Development and Foundations. Students are required to take courses from each of the psychological foundations.

I. Prerequisite Courses

Doctoral students in School Psychology should enter the program with course work in personality theory, abnormal psychology, history and systems psychology, learning theories and developmental psychology. Missing prerequisites are added to the program of study.

 

II. Assessment (9 hrs)

EDUC 718 Psychoeducational Assessment (I) 3 hrs
EDUC 718 Psychoeducational Assessment (II) 3 hrs
EDUC 718 Psychoeducational Assessment (III) 3 hrs
 

III. Intervention (9 hrs)

EDUC 719 Behavioral Intervention in Counseling and School Psychology (I) 3 hrs
EDUC 719 Behavioral Intervention in Counseling and School Psychology (II) 3 hrs
EDUC 719 Behavioral Intervention in Counseling and School Psychology (III) 3 hrs
 

IV. Consultation (3 hrs)

EDUC 708 School Consultation Methods 3 hrs
 

V. Research and Evaluation (26 hrs)

EDUC 684 Statistical Analysis of Educational Data I 3 hrs
EDUC 784 Statistical Analysis of Educational Data II 3 hrs
EDUC 884 Statistical Analysis of Educational Data III 3 hrs
EDUC 709 Seminar in Applied Investigations 3 hrs
EDUC 783 Applied Measurement Theory for Education 3 hrs
EDUC 785 or SOWO 810 or approved course Program Evaluation in Education 3 hrs
EDUC 994 Doctoral Dissertation 3 hrs
EDUC 994 Doctoral Dissertation 3 hrs
 

VI. Externship/Internship (30 hrs)

EDUC 721 Externship in School Psychology (Year 1; fall, spring) 6 hrs
EDUC 721 Externship in School Psychology (Year 2; fall, spring) 6 hrs
EDUC 821 Doctoral Externship in School Psychology
(Year 3; fall, spring)		 6 hrs
EDUC 821 Doctoral Externship in School Psychology
(Year 4; fall, spring)		 6 hrs
EDUC 822 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology
(Year 5; fall, spring)		 6 hrs

VII. Professional Development
EDUC 720 Seminar in Professional School Psychology 3 hrs
EDUC 820 Doctoral Seminar in Professional School Psychology 3 hrs
 

VIII. Foundations (24 hrs)

*=required

Biological Aspects of Behavior
EDUC 763* Biological Bases of Children's Development 3 hrs
 
Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Behavior
EDUC 782 Psychology of Learning in the School
(spring)		 3 hrs
EDUC 882 Seminar in Human Learning and Cognition 3 hrs
PSYC 760 Advanced Cognitive Development 3 hrs
 
Social Aspects of Behavior
PSYC 761 Advanced Social Development 3 hrs
 
History and Systems of Behavior
PSYC 790 History of Psychology
(fall)		 3 hrs
 
Individual and Cultural Diversity1
EDUC 707* Cross-Cultural Counseling
(spring)		 3 hrs
1 Approved substitute taught summers at NCSU

 

Human Development
EDUC 781 Theories and Research in Human Development 3 hrs
EDUC 881 Seminar in Human Development and Individual Differences 3 hrs
PSYC 768 Seminar in Developmental Psychology 3 hrs
 
Dysfunctional Behavior or Psychopathology
EDUC 762 Child Development and Disability 3 hrs