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School Psychology - Ph.D. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Course Title Credits
Psychological and Educational Foundations
26 hours if not previous approved graduate coursework in this area, including approved waived/substituted courses.
PSYC 6/70950 History and Contemporary Systems 3
  Psychology elective (minimum 3 credit hours) 3
SPSY 77592 Field Experience in Education for School Psychologists1 2
Choose one from the following 3
EDAD 76517 Administration and Supervision of Special Education (3)  
SPED 63101 Administration and Supervision of Special Education (3)  
Choose one from the following 3
EPSY 65520 Child and Adolescent Development (3)  
EPSY 65523 Life Span Development (3)  
Choose one from the following 3
PSYC 6/70313 Community Psychology (3)  
  6/71580 Social Psychology (3)  
Choose one from the following 3
PSYC 70615 Social and Personality Development (3)  
  6/71260 Theories of Personality (3)  
Choose one from the following 3
PSYC 6/71054 Learning and Conditioning (3)  
  6/71350 Physiological Psychology (3)  
Choose one from the following 3
PSYC 70413 Cognitive Neuropsychology (3)  
  6/70453 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (3)  
  70604 Cognitive Development (3)  
Research Methodology, Design and Data Analytic Techniques
14 hours minimum if no previous approved graduate coursework in this area, including approved waived/substituted courses.
EVAL 6/75510 Statistics I for Educational Services 3
  85516 Qualitative Research Designs and Application in Educational Services 3
SPSY 77998 Individual Research in School Psychology2 (1) 2
Choose one from the following 3
EVAL 85515 Quantitative Research Designs and Applications in Educational Services (3)  
PSYC 6/71651 Quantitative Statistical Analysis I (3)  
Choose one from the following 3
EVAL 85517 Advanced Quantitative Research in Educational Services (3)  
  85518 Advanced Qualitative Research in Educational Services (3)  
PSYC 71654 Quantitative Statistical Analysis II (3)  
Professional School Psychology Core
42 hours if not previous approved graduate coursework in this area, including approved waived/substituted courses.
CI 6/77319 Diagnosis and Remediation in Reading 3
SPSY 6/70162 Development Assessment 3
  6/77912 Role School Psychologist 3
  6/77920 Diagnosis of Childhood Disorders in Schools 3
  6/77928 Group Counseling Techniques for Rehabilitation Counselors and School Psychologists 3
  6/77929 Individual Counseling Techniques for Rehabilitation Counselors and School Psychologists 3
  6/77951 Cognitive Assessment of Children in Schools 3
  6/77955 Instructional Assessment for School Psychologists 3
  6/77960 Interventions with Culturally Diverse Students 3
  6/77965 Instructional Interventions for School Psychologists 3
  6/77970 Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in School Psychology 3
  6/77972 Social-Emotional Assessment for School Psychologists 3
  6/77973 Consultation in the Helping Professions 3
  6/77974 Social-Emotional Interventions in School Psychology 3
Advanced School Psychology Foundations and Applications3
14 hours if not previous approved graduate coursework in this area, including approved waived/substituted courses.
SPSY 80090 Doctoral Residency Seminar 3
SPSY 87987 Professional Seminar in School Psychology 3
  87998 Research Seminar in School Psychology 3
Choose one from the following 2
SPSY 70093 Variable Title Workshop in School Psychology (1-4)  
  6/77998 Individual Research in School Psychology (1-9)  
Choose one from the following 3
SPSY 87987 Professional Seminar School Psychology (3)  
  87998 Research Seminar in School Psychology (3)  
Practica
18 hours if not previous approved graduate coursework in this area, including approved waived/substituted courses.
SPSY 6/77692 Practicum I in School Psychology4 (3) 6
  6/77792 Practicum II in School Psychology4 (3) 6
  6/77892 Advanced Practicum in School Psychology4 (3) 6
Internships
12-20 total credit hours, minimum 2 semesters, 6 credit hours each.
Choose from the following 12-20
SPSY 77971 Issues and Approaches in School Psychology5 (3)  
  77980 Integrating Experience in School Psychology6 (2)  
  87992 Doctoral Internship in School Psychology (6)  
Dissertation
SPSY 80199 Dissertation I** 30
TOTAL 156*

* The total number of required hours in each student's Plan of Study/Residency Plan will vary based on previous graduate coursework, point of entry into the program, program area advisor input and the Kent State University School Psychology program requirements. The College and Graduate School of Education, Health and Human Services' minimum requirement for a doctoral degree is 60 credit hours beyond the master's degree. Given the requirements of the accreditation bodies governing the KSU School Psychology program, the typical number of required hours for the doctoral degree will exceed that of the minimum college requirements.

** Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for SPSY 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter SPSY 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.

1 Required for students not possessing a current Ohio teaching or school psychologist license.
2 SPSY 77998 Individual Research in School Psychology must be taken for a minimum 2 credit hours and a minimum of two semester.
3 Total of 4 seminars in School Psychology to include Doctoral Residency Seminar in School Psychology and at least 1 Professional Seminar and 1 Research Seminar.
4 Two semesters, 3 credit hours each.
5 Intern Seminar required for student completing a state-funded school-based internship in Ohio, 2 semesters, 3 hours each
6 Required for students completing a state-funded school-based internship in Ohio; 2 credit hours total.

Licensure Requirement (not required for graduation):
Candidates seeking School Psychologist licensure are required to pass both Praxis II test School Psychologist (0401) and the domain specific School Psychology Ohio Assessment for Educators test.