The School Psychology program offers a 90-credit Post-Bachelor’s program, which leads to the Educational Specialist Degree (EdS). All Post-Bachelor’s Degree students are required to complete a 1200-hour internship. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the student is eligible for Washington state ESA certification and national (NCSP) certification.
Foundational/Beginning Courses (27 credits)
- COUN 5610 Counseling Children and Adolescents
- EDUC 5000 Introduction to Educational Research
- EDUC 5110 Child Development (or Lifespan Dev)
- EDUC 5200 Social Justice in Professional Practice
- SPSY 5040 Advanced Counseling for Diverse School Populations
- SPED 5420 Language, Literacy, and Number Assessment
- SPED 5400 Intro to Special Education and Learning Disorders
- SPED 5430 Positive Behavior Support
- SPSY 5020 Counseling Theories/Skills for School Psychologists
- Elective
Discipline-Specific/Advanced Courses (42 credits)
- SPED 5410 Multicultural/Multilingual Issues in Learning
- SPED 5450 School Consultation and Intervention
- SPED 5460 Advanced Behavioral Intervention
- SPSY 5010 Roles and Functions of School Psychology
- SPSY 5030 Applied Educational Psychology
- SPSY 5050 Applied Educational Research in School Psychology
- SPSY 5370 Social Emotional Learning and School Reform
- SPSY 5600 Ethics and Law in School Psychology
- SPSY 5620 Family/School Collaboration
- SPSY 5630 Linking Assessment to Instruction
- SPSY 5640 Individual Educational Assessment
- SPSY 5660 Individual Intelligence Assessment
- SPSY 5670 Personality and Behavior Assessment
Field-Based Integration Courses (18 credits)
- SPSY 5700 School Psychology Practicum I*
- SPSY 5710 School Psychology Practicum II
- SPSY 5720 School Psychology Practicum III
- SPSY 5800 School Psychology Internship/Seminar I*
- SPSY 5810 School Psychology Internship/Seminar II
- SPSY 5820 School Psychology Internship/Seminar III
Elective Course (3 credits)
Minimum credits required for degree: 90
Applicants who have completed a bachelors degree in psychology or sociology that included multiple courses in statistics and/or research can request to waive EDUC 5000 Introduction to Educational Research. Upon admission, these students should submit transcripts to their advisor in order to be considered for this waiver.
