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Ph.D. Program in School Psychology

Our program is actively pursuing our initial APA accreditation and has an upcoming APA site visit.  Ask us for more information! (Please contact the APA Commission on Accreditation with any questions at 202-336-5979.) 

The Ph.D. program in the Department of Psychology offers school psychology as a field of study designed to prepare students for careers in academic and applied settings. Our Ph.D. program typically takes a total of five years (including the master’s program and internship) and involves:

• A minimum of 90 semester hours of coursework including:
  • Certification coursework
  • Departmental foundation requirements
  • Breadth requirements
  • Tool course requirements (statistics courses)
  • Doctoral course work
  • Specialization cognate courses
• Second year competency exam
• Candidacy exam
• Practica including:
  • First year practicum (150 hours)
  • Second year practicum (350 hours)
  • Doctoral-level practicum (350 hours)
• Thesis
• Dissertation
• Internship
• Development of a Portfolio

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