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Ed. S. in Psychology - School Psychology:
Specialist in Education Degree |
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Course Requirements
"It is challenging but the professors are encouraging and positive." -- program graduate
 The 71 graduate hours consist of lecture courses, practica, an internship, and a specialist project. Undergraduate, remedial coursework, and coursework designed to remove deficiencies in meeting requirements for program admission are excluded from credit to the school psychology degree. No 400G level courses can be counted towards the Specialist in Education degree. This latter mandate is a WKU Graduate Studies policy.
All courses required by this program are designed to fulfill certification requirements as set forth by the Kentucky Department of Education and accreditation requirements as specified by the National Association of School Psychologists and the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education. A typical course sequence is as follows:
| First Year
Fall Semester: (12 hours)
Psy 560 - Cognitive and Intellectual Assessment
Psy 562 - Practicum in Assessment
Psy 512 - Experimental Design
Psy 521 - Advanced Child Psychology
January Term (3 hours)
Psy 541 - Professional Issues and Ethics in Psychology
Spring Semester: (12 hours)
Psy 511 - Learning
Psy 561 Advanced Assessment in Educational Settings
Psy 562 - PracDecember 4, 2007etrics
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Second Year Fall Semester: (13 hours)
Psy 643 - Psychoeducational Assessment
Psy 552 - Advanced Social Psychology
LTCY 520 - Clinical Diagnosis of Reading
Psy 545 - Clinical Child Psychology
Psy 662 - Field Placement Practicum (1)
Spring Semester: (13 hours)
Psy 514 - Program Evaluation
Psy 580 - Advanced Physiological Psych.
Psy 645 - Consultation
Psy 641 - Theories of Psychotherapy
Psy 662 - Field Placement Practicum (1) |
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Summers (6 hours)
Psy 540 - Behavior Problems of Childhood
Psy 519 - Perspectives on Classroom Behavior |
Third Year (Internship)
Fall Semester:
Psy 592 - Internship (3 hours)
Psy 699 - Specialist Project (3 hours)
Spring Semester:
Psy 592 - Internship (3 hours)
Psy 699 - Specialist Project (3 hours)
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November 28, 2007
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