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School Psychology Programs
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Sample Program of Study

The courses listed below by semester show a typical student program outline for the Ph.D. School Psychology Program at Indiana University.

Year I - Fall Semester

  • P591 Cognitive Assessment and Intervention (4 hrs.)
  • P595 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hrs.)
  • P570 Classroom Management (3 hrs.)
  • P680 Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues In School Psychology (3 hrs.)

Year I - Spring Semester

  • P682 Developmental Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence (3 hrs.)
  • P592 Academic Assessment and Intervention (4 hrs.)
  • P595 Practicum in School Psychology (2 hrs.)
  • P681 Psychological Issues in Cultural Diversity (3 hrs.)

Year I - Summer

  • G522 Counseling Theory
  • G523 Laboratory in Counseling
  • Y520 Methods of Educational Inquiry

Year II - Fall Semester

  • P691 Personality Assesment and Intervention (3 hrs.)
  • P695 Practicum in Personality & Behavioral Assessment (2 hr.)
  • P566 Social Psychology in Education (3 hrs.)
  • P624 Brain Research Applied to Educational and Clinical Practice (3 hrs.)

Year II - Spring Semester

  • P692 Seminar in Therapeutic Interventions with Children (3 hrs.)
  • P696 Practicum in Therapeutic Interventions with Children (2 hrs.)
  • Y502 Intermediate Statistics for Educational Research (3 hrs.)
  • Y500 Laboratory in Statistics (1 hr.) (must be taken concurrently with Y502)
  •  Minor, Elective, or Inquiry course (3 hrs.)

Year II - Summer Semester

  • Y603 Statistical Design in Educational Research (3 hrs.)
  •  Minor, Elective, or Inquiry course (3 hrs.)
  • Taking and passing the Praxis II examination in School Psychology is a requirement to graduate from the program and it is recommended that this be taken during the summer after the second year of study.

Year III - Fall Semester

  • Theory and Method in Educational Psychology (3 hrs.)
  • Y611 Qualitative Inquiry in Education (3 hrs.)
  • P697 Advanced Practicum in School Psychology (1 hr.)
  • Minor, Elective, or Inquiry course (3 hrs.)

Year III - Spring Semester

  • P623 Advanced Child Development (3 hrs.)
  •  Minor, Elective, or Inquiry course (3 hrs.)
  • P795 Dissertation Proposal Preparation (3 hrs.)

(Typically, students take their qualifying/comprehensive examinations during the second semester of the third year, prior to beginning formal work on the dissertation and internship.)

Qualifying Examination Procedures

Because the School Psychology Program offers a degree in School Psychology rather than Educational Psychology, the qualifying examination procedure is unique to the program.  The components are:

  • Preparation and presentations of a Professional Development Portfolio
  • Preparation and presentation of a comprehensive paper on a research topic of interest that reviews and critiques the current  literature. Most often, this paper is linked directly to the proposed dissertation topic.
  • Completion of minor examination requirements.
  • An oral examination covering any aspects of the student's program, research, and experiences, ase well as an emphasis on ethical and legal aspects of professional practice.

Year III - Summer

  • Elective, remaining requirements, or dissertation hours 3-6 hrs.

(Students are strongly urged to complete as much of their dissertation as possible prior to beginning the internship.)

Year IV

  • Internship (2 hrs.)
  • It is strongly recommended that students remain on campus for four years before comleting the internship, especially if an APA accredited internship is being sought. The fourth year gives the student more time to make significant progress on the dissertation and to accumulate additional practicum hours to be competitive in the APA/APPIC internship match process. (For more information on APA/APPIC internships, please go to the APPIC website. The student must have the dissertation proposal approved before going on intership.

Year V

  • Completion of the internship, dissertation, and graduation.
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