StudyQA — PhD: School Psychology

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The School Psychology Program at the University of Utah offers both Master's/Specialist equivalent and Doctoral degree programs. The doctoral program is accredited by the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association, 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002, Phone: (202) 336-5979, E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org, Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation; and approved by the National Association of School Psychologists. The Master's program is fully approved/nationally recognized by the National Association of School Psychologists. Doctoral and Master's students also have opportunities to attain credentialing as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Program faculty have diverse research and teaching interests in the following evidence-based practices:

Behavioral Assessment and Treatment
Traumatic brain injury
Autism spectrum disorder
Neuropsychological assessment
Early childhood intervention
Developmental disabilities
School-wide behavior supports
Consultation
Social skills
Diversity issues
Parent training
School-based mental health
Telehealth
Pediatric feeding disorders

The Doctoral degree is designed to prepare psychologists who will practice in schools and other human serivce settings including:

clinics
health centers
hospitals
research and academic settings
and mental health agencies

The doctoral program adheres to a scientist-practitioner model of graduate education and requires a total of 108 semester hours of coursework, which includes a 2,000-hour internship in school psychology.
The School Psychology Program also offers a BCBA Specialization track. This specialized track is not mutually exclusive and it is intended to offer master's and doctoral students additional training, elective courses, and other specialized practica and internship experiences enabling them to acquire specific skills in applied behavior analsyis. Specialization in the BCBA track does not replace other requirements for the master's and doctoral degrees and should not significantly increase a student's overall hours in the program.

ED PS 6050 - Life Span Development 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6450 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6010 - Introduction to Statistics and Research Design 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 7732 - School Psychology-Research Practicum 1 - 3 Credit(s)
SP ED 6040 - Legal and Policy Foundations of Special Education 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 7130 - Cognitive Assessment 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 7150 - Individual Child/Adolescent Assessment 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6140 - Multicultural Assessment in the Schools 2 Credit(s)
ED PS 7190 - Applied Neuropsychological Assessment 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 7180 - Personality Assessment 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6390 - Interventions in the Schools 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6470 - Consultation and Supervision in Applied Settings 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6110 - Child and Family Psychotherapy and Counseling Interventions I 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6380 - Academic Assessment and Interventions for Students with Learning Difficulties 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6360 - Multicultural Counseling 2 Credit(s)
ED PS 6200 - Counseling Theories and Procedures 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6210 - Counseling Skills 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 7250 - Family and Couple Counseling 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6100 - Professional Issues and Ethics in School Psychology 3 Credit(s)
ED PS 6836 - Autism Spectrum Disorder: Overview and Assessment 2 Credit(s)
ED PS 7730 - School Psychology Practicum: Clinic 1 - 6 Credit(s)
ED PS 7731 - School Psychology Practicum: Field 2 - 6 Credit(s)
ED PS 7910 - Internship in School Psychology 1 - 9 Credit(s)

A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized bachelor's degree.
At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution.
6.5 on the IELTS
80 on the TOEFL iBT
550 on the TOEFL pBT (paper-based)
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