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University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Updated: 03/18/2024

School Psychology Program
362 Hills House South
Amherst, MA 01003

Program Director: Amanda Marcotte

E-mail: amarcotte@educ.umass.edu

Program Website: https://www.umass.edu/education/programs/psychology/specialist

Programs Offered and Program Approvals

Doctoral level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), APA-Accredited
Approved by the State Department of Education
Graduation Credit Hours: 118
Not Accessible to Working Professionals
Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full)
Approved by the State Department of Education
Graduation Credit Hours: 78
Not Accessible to Working Professionals

Financial Support

	Specialist	Doctoral
Assistantship/Traineeship
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?	Yes
Total number of students receiving an assistantship/traineeship	5	10
Minimum hours per semester	10.0	10.0
Minimum stipend/salary per week	$32.66	$32.66
Minimum tuition waiver (%)	100%	100%
Hourly Work
Do students in your program have access to hourly work?	Yes	Yes
Total number of students receiving hourly work	0	0
Minimum hours per semester	20.0	10.0
Minimum stipend/salary per week	$32.66	$32.66
Minimum tuition waiver (%)	0%	0%
Internship
Number of interns who received stipends	1	4
Number of interns who received stipends	$15000	$25000
Additional Information
Notes The University of Massachusetts Amherst will waive tuition for interns whose internship offers at least $15,000 in salary or stipend. (https://www.umass.edu/graduate/funding/externship-policies-and-procedures)

Student Enrollment Data

2023 / 2024	Specialist	Doctoral
Total Enrollment (including interns)	6	16
# of First Year Students	1	5
# of Male Students	1	3
# of Minority Students*	0	6
# of interns during the academic year	1	4
# of accepted students for 2023 / 2024	9	11
# of applicants for 2023 / 2024	33	19

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

Faculty

Name	Email	FTE	Minority
Amanda Marcotte	amarcotte@educ.umass.edu	100 %
John Hintze	hintze@educ.umass.edu	100 %
Sara Whitcomb	swhitcomb@educ.umass.edu	100 %
Sarah Fefer	sfefer@educ.umass.edu	100 %
Jesslyn Rocha Neves-McCain	jrochaneves@umass.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?	Yes

PRAXIS

No data from program has been submitted.

Respecialization

Specialist

Formal Option for Respecialization?

Evaluation through standard Admissions?

Doctoral

Formal Option for Respecialization?

Evaluation through standard Admissions?

Internship Settings

2023 / 2024	Specialist	Doctoral
Total Number of Interns	1	4
Total completing internship entirely in school settings	1
Total APA Accredited Internships		2
Total APPIC listed meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines (not APA)		2

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 some (not all) required courses 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 some (not all) required courses Inclusion across all required courses (excluding statistics) Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days) Research Opportunities

Student Outcome Data

2021 / 2022	Specialist	Doctoral
# of students completing program (including internship)	6	1
Mean # of years to complete the program	3.2	7
Median # of years to complete the program	3	7
# of students who transferred to a School Psych Doctoral Program	1
# of students that left the program prior to graduation	0	0
# of graduates employed by schools	5	1
# employed in settings other than schools	0	1
# employed in a faculty position	0	0
# entering other fields	0	0
# continuing formal education	1	0
# not employed or continuing education	0	0