School Psychology, Ph.D.
Program of Studies
The doctoral program of studies is comprised of seven areas: Assessment, Intervention, Consultation, Research & Evaluation, Externship/Internship, Professional Development and Foundations. Students are required to take courses from each of the psychological foundations.
Prerequisite Courses
Doctoral students in School Psychology should enter the program with no fewer than three of the four prerequisite courses: personality theory, abnormal psychology, learning or cognition, and developmental psychology. Any missing prerequisite must be taken the first semester of enrollment.
I. Assessment (9 hrs) |
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| EDUC 718 | Psychoeducational Assessment (I) | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 718 | Psychoeducational Assessment (II) | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 718 | Psychoeducational Assessment (III) | 3 hrs |
II. Intervention (9 hrs) |
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| 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 |
III. Consultation (3 hrs) |
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| EDUC 708 | School Consultation Methods | 3 hrs |
IV. Research and Evaluation (26 hrs) |
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| EDUC 684 | Statistical Analysis of Educational Data I | 4 hrs |
| EDUC 784 | Statistical Analysis of Educational Data II | 4 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 |
V. Externship/Internship (30 hrs) |
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| 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 |
VI. Professional Development (6 hrs) |
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| EDUC 720 | Seminar in Professional School Psychology | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 820 | Doctoral Seminar in Professional School Psychology | 3 hrs |
VII. Foundations (24 hrs)*=required Biological Aspects of Behavior |
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| EDUC 763* | Biological Bases of Children's Development | 3 hrs |
Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Behavior |
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| 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 |
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| PSYC 761 | Advanced Social Development | 3 hrs |
History and Systems of Behavior |
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| PSYC 790 | History of Psychology (fall) |
3 hrs |
Individual and Cultural Diversity1 |
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| EDUC 707* | Cross-Cultural Counseling (spring) |
3 hrs |
| 1 Approved substitute taught summers at NCSU
Human Development |
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| 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 |
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| EDUC 762 | Child Development and Disability | 3 hrs |