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University of Washington Tacoma

Updated: 02/14/2024

1900 Commerce Street
Campus Box 358435
Tacoma, WA 98402

Program Director: Laura Feuerborn

E-mail: feuerl@uw.edu

Program Website: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/school-education/education-specialist-school-psychology-program-eds

* This is the third year of a new EdS Degree program that is currently approved for NASP candidacy. No students have completed this program at this time.

Programs Offered and Program Approvals
  • Specialist level
    Approved by the State Department of Education
    Other Accreditations: NASP Candidacy
    Graduation Credit Hours: 98
    Accessible to Working Professionals
Financial Support
Specialist

Assistantship/Traineeship

 
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?No
Do students in your program have access to hourly work?Yes
Total number of students receiving hourly work2

Internship

 
Number of interns who received stipends10
Median Stipend / Pay per year$20000

Additional Information

 
Website
https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/soe/scholarships-funding
Note(s)
This year, 3 students in this program received merit scholarships from the School of Education and 2 were awarded diversity scholarships from Washington State Association of School Psychologists. https://www.wsasp.org/Diversity-Scholarship/
Student Enrollment Data

2023 / 2024

Specialist
Total Enrollment (including interns)36
# of First Year Students13
# of Male Students7
# of Minority Students*18
# of interns during the academic year10
# of applicants for 2023 / 202449
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
NameEmailFTEMinority
Laura Feuerbornfeuerl@uw.edu100 %
K. Kawena Begaybegayka@uw.edu100 %
Kathy Beaudoinkathymb@uw.edu100 %
Miranda Kuceramkkucera@uw.edu100 %
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
Internship Settings

2023 / 2024

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Number of Interns10
Total completing internship entirely in school settings10
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.
  • A specific required course on social justice
  • Inclusion across all required courses (excluding statistics)
  • Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
  • Research Opportunities
Student Outcome Data

2021 / 2022

Specialist
# of students that left the program prior to graduation1