Masters in School Psychology

Established in 2010, The Masters in School Psychology was designed to meet the curricular and practical training requirements for state and national licensure in school psychology. Nationally, Latinos are underrepresented in the area of school psychology.

The Masters in School Psychology offers participants an intensive three-year, 66-hour program that requires students to complete 300-hours of school-based practicum experience completed under the supervision of licensed university faculty and site personnel. In their third year, students complete a full-time internship (1,200 hours) in a school setting. The program also offers students a graduate certificate in bilingual assessment, which provides specialized training and experience for professional assessment and evaluation in Spanish.

Culturally responsive practices are infused into the program curriculum including: a service learning requirement encouraging students to work with high-risk, culturally, linguistically diverse schools and use culturally responsive practices; multicultural assessment and intervention learning dedicated to mastering skills necessary to work with diverse populations; and social-emotional assessment learning including the use of evaluation tools and measures with diverse populations.