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School Psychology

Department of Educational Psychology


Note: Due to budgetary and resource considerations, effective immediately, we are not admitting students to the School Psychology Concentration

 

The School Psychology degree program at EPSY consists of two components, together requiring 60 credit hours of coursework and professional practice in a 3-year program:

Master of Science in Educational Psychology: Concentration in School Psychology (36 credit hours), followed by

Graduate Academic Certificate in School Psychology (24 hours).

Combination of the two components provides the necessary coursework and professional experiences to meet certification requirements (LSSP) in Texas. The minimum requirement for credentialing as a school psychologist in Texas consists of the following: (a) a minimum of three years of full-time study at the graduate level, or the equivalent if part-time; (b) at least 60 graduate semester hours, with at least 54 hours plus internship experience; and (c) institutional documentation of specialist-level school psychology program completion provided to graduates.The two components, summarized below, meet these requirements. The Graduate Certificate starts in the Spring semester of the second year, after all the requirements for the MS Concentration are met.

See Education Psychology Admissions for application procedures.

Master of Science in Educational Psychology
Concentration in School Psychology
(UNT Graduate Catalog Listing)

Degree Requirements (minimum 36 hours)

1) Educational Psychology Core Courses (9 hours)

EPSY 5000 - Introduction to Educational Psychology (3 hours)
EPSY 5050 - Foundations of Educational Research (3 hours)
EPSY 5350 - Foundations of PsychEducational Measurement (3 hours)

2) School Psychology Concentration (18 hours)

EPSY 5700: Professional Issues in School Psychology             3

EPSY 6165: Cognitive and Academic Assessment                   3

EPSY 6166: Social-Emotional and Behavioral Assessment       3

EPSY 6167: Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents  3

EPSY  6168: Consultation and Collaboration                           3

EPSY 6169: Foundations of Bilingual School Psychology (new) 3

3) Electives (6 hours)

Two courses (6 hours), selected in consultation with your faculty advisor. 

4) Capstone (3 hours)

EPSY 5990 - Supervised Clinical Intervention (3 hours)

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Advanced Certificate in School Psychology

This advanced certificate is limited to students who have completed all the requirements of UNT's Masters of Science in Educational Psychology: School Psychology Concentration. It provides the intensive supervised practice needed for certification as LLSP. It also includes the requirements for the National Association of School Psychologists, although it is not currently certified by NASP. It consists of 24 credit hours of coursework, mentored practica, and a one-year internship experience in the field.

Certification Requirements (24 hours)

1. Supervised Practicum in School Psychology (6 Credits)

EPSY 6180 - Supervised Practicum in School Psychology I (3 hours)
EPSY 6181 - Supervised Practicum in School Psychology II (3 hours)

2. Required Courses (12 Hours)

Counseling/Therapy: One of the following, or a graduate counseling/psychotherapy course, with advisor’s approval:

COUN 5700 - Counseling Theories (3 hours)
COUN 5680 - Basic Counseling Skills (3 hours)
EPSY 6010 - Educational Statistics (3 hours) - If the student has no prior statistics course,

      EPSY 5210 may be substituted with advisor’s approval.

EPSY 6179 - Introduction to Psychophysiology (3 hours)
EPSY 6182 - Advanced Seminar in Bilingual PsychoEducational Assessment (3 hours)

3. Professional Experiences: One year of Internship (Fall/Spring of the 3rd year)

EPSY 6183 - Internship I (3 hours)
EPSY 6184 - Internship II (3 hours)

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