Prospective Students

Admission decisions are based on a comprehensive review of the following items for each applicant: GRE scores, GPA, letter of intent for graduate student in school psychology, letters of recommendation, and interviews. More information can be found on the Applicant Rating Form.

January 15th, yearly. We begin accepting applications in October for the admission in the following fall semester.

From a bachelor’s degree: EdS = 4 years, PhD = 5 years. Deviations will be based upon review of transcripts. More information can be found in the School Psychology Student Handbook.

Yes.

This is a possibility. Contact School Psychology Program Coordinator, Dr. Tawny McCleon, if you would like to discuss your options before applying to the program.

Generally the programs are very similar for the first 2 years of study. Following that time, students often differ in research interests and focus areas for doctoral students. Coursework differences are listed in the Student Handbook.

Mission:

The science and practice of school psychology are carefully integrated into our graduate programs at the masters, educational specialist, and doctoral levels. While the program is designed to train entry-level school psychology practitioners, the program stresses the importance of contributing to the field by engaging in scientific behaviors. Thus, the program adheres to the scientist-practitioner model where faculty and students are expected to be:

1. consumers of empirically-based practice,
2. evaluators of their own empirically-based practice, and
3. producers of research that contributes to the field of school psychology.

In addition to adhering to the scientist-practitioner model, the faculty in the program also place an emphasis on training school psychologists who practice from a behavioral paradigm providing empirically-based school psychological services to a diverse population of individuals including children, families, school personnel, and other related professionals.

Goals and Objectives:

Every School Psychology student is expected to meet the program common core and emphasis area knowledge and skill requirements. Opportunities for students to meet these requirements will occur in the classroom and during practica and internship.

The School Psychology faculty work to ensure that you will have curricular experiences, which will enable you to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills across four domains:

1. Professional School Psychology,
2. Research and Statistics,
3. Psychological Foundations, and at the doctoral level,
4. Focus Area.

Each of these domains contains specific goals of the faculty in the School Psychology Programs. Please note that these goals are closely aligned with the Conceptual Framework Program Outcomes (CFPO’s) of the College of Education and with the Standards for Training and Field Placement Programs in School Psychology.

No, the MSU School Psychology program only accepts application through January 15th of each year for program entrance to begin in the following Fall semester.

All graduate coursework will be evaluated on an individual basis by the program faculty. Often coursework is accepted and applied where relevant to the course of study of the individual.

No.