School Psychology Program Information

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Marist College

Updated: 03/28/2024

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Program Director: Patrick O'Donnell

E-mail: patrick.odonnell@marist.edu

Program Website: https://www.marist.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/graduate/school-psych

Programs Offered and Program Approvals
  • Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full)
    Graduation Credit Hours: 62
    Accessible to Working Professionals
    Does not offer at least 50% of instruction via distance education
Financial Support
Specialist

Assistantship/Traineeship

 
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?Yes
Total number of students receiving an assistantship/traineeship6
Minimum hours per semester150.0

Hourly Work

 
Do students in your program have access to hourly work?No

Internship

 
Number of interns who received stipends0

Additional Information

 
Website
https://www.marist.edu/school-psychology-ma
Student Enrollment Data

2024 / 2025

Specialist
Total Enrollment (including interns)30
# of First Year Students10
# of interns during the academic year11
# of accepted students for 2024 / 202515
# of applicants for 2024 / 202530
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
NameEmailFTEMinority
Mary StoneMary.Stone@Marist.edu
Patrick S. O'DonnellPatrick.ODonnell@Marist.edu
Sierra TrudelSierra.Trudel@Marist.edu
Stacy WilliamsStacy.Williams@Marist.edu
Note: Minority faculty are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Unfilled faculty positions from the previous academic year?No
Anticipate opening a search for a new faculty member in the upcoming academic year?No
PRAXIS
No data from program has been submitted.
Respecialization

Specialist

Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Minimum Graduate Credit Hours for Respecialization
62
Culminating Documentation
There is no respecialization option. All students enroll in the MA in School Psychology
Internship Settings

2024 / 2025

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Number of Interns11
Total completing internship entirely in school settings11
1. The 2010 NASP Standards for Graduate Preparation of School Psychologists defines a school setting as “…one in which the primary goal is the education of students of diverse backgrounds, characteristics, abilities, disabilities, and needs. Generally, a school setting includes students who are enrolled in Grades pre-K–12 and has both general education and special education services. The school setting has available an internal or external pupil services unit that includes at least one state-credentialed school psychologist and provides a full range of school psychology services.”
Multicultural Settings
Program offers a bilingual specialization (i.e. students graduate beign eligible for a bilingual school psychologist certification or designation).No
Program or department provides the following graduate preparation activities related to multicultural responsiveness.
  • A specific required course on multicultural responsiveness
Program or department provides the following graduate preparation activities related to social justice that align with the NASP definition and extends beyond cultural awareness into action.
    Student Outcome Data

    2022 / 2023

    Specialist
    # of students completing program (including internship)30
    Mean # of years to complete the program3
    Median # of years to complete the program3
    # of students who transferred to a School Psych Doctoral Program1
    # of students that left the program prior to graduation3
    # of graduates employed by schools12
    # employed in settings other than schools1
    # not employed or continuing education1