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University of Houston

Updated: 02/21/2023

Department of Educational Psychology
491 Farish Hall
Houston, TX 77204-5029

Program Director: Bradley Smith

E-mail: bsmith5@Central.UH.EDU

Program Website: http://coe.uh.edu/academic-programs/school-psychology/index.php

* Our program is located in the diverse city of Houston and is recognized by NASP as a Multicultural & Bilingual School Psychology Graduate Program.

Programs Offered and Program Approvals

Doctoral level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), APA-Accredited
Graduation Credit Hours: 113
Not Accessible to Working Professionals
Does not offer at least 50% of instruction via distance education

Financial Support

	Doctoral
Assistantship/Traineeship
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?	Yes
Do students in your program have access to hourly work?	Yes
Internship
Additional Information
Website https://www.uh.edu/education/degree-programs/school-psyc-phd/

Student Enrollment Data

2022 / 2023	Doctoral
Total Enrollment (including interns)	36
# of First Year Students	6
# of Male Students	7
# of Minority Students*	22
# of interns during the academic year	5
# of accepted students for 2022 / 2023	13
# of applicants for 2022 / 2023	33

* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.

Faculty

Name	Email	FTE	Minority
Bradley H. Smith	bsmith5@uh.edu	100 %
Milena Keller-Margulis	mamargulis@uh.edu	100 %
Jorge Gonzalez	jegonz24@Central.UH.EDU	100 %	✔

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?	Yes
Anticipate opening a search for a new faculty member in the upcoming academic year?	No

PRAXIS

No data from program has been submitted.

Respecialization

Doctoral

Formal Option for Respecialization?

Evaluation through standard Admissions?

Internship Settings

2022 / 2023	Specialist	Doctoral
Total Number of Interns		6
Total completing internships entirely outside school settings		6
Total APA Accredited Internships		6
Total APPIC listed meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines (not APA)		6

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 Inclusion across all required courses (excluding statistics) Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days) Research Opportunities (e.g., Faculty-led PAR, CBPR)
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.	Inclusion across all required courses (excluding statistics) Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)

Student Outcome Data