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Michigan State University

Updated: 03/25/2024

620 Farm Lane
437 Erickson Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

Program Director: Kristin Rispoli

E-mail: schpsy@msu.edu

Program Website: http://education.msu.edu/cepse/SchoolPsychology/default.asp

* 100% of graduates are employed at graduation and meet "highly qualified" criteria in the settings for which they are trained.

Programs Offered and Program Approvals

Doctoral level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), APA-Accredited
Graduation Credit Hours: 115
Not Accessible to Working Professionals
Does not offer at least 50% of instruction via distance education
Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (conditional), NCATE/CAEP Recognized
Graduation Credit Hours: 60
Accessible to Working Professionals
Offers at least 50% of instruction via distance education

Financial Support

	Specialist	Doctoral
Assistantship/Traineeship
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?	Yes	Yes
Total number of students receiving an assistantship/traineeship	6	23
Minimum hours per semester		20.0
Minimum stipend/salary per week	$0	$440
Minimum tuition waiver (%)	90%	95%
Hourly Work
Do students in your program have access to hourly work?	Yes
Total number of students receiving hourly work	10	0
Minimum hours per semester	525.0	0.0
Minimum stipend/salary per week	$375	$0
Minimum tuition waiver (%)	0%	0%
Internship
Number of interns who received stipends	2	8
Number of interns who received stipends	$39251	$29900
Additional Information
Website https://education.msu.edu/cepse/school-psychology/eds/
Notes All EdS students are currently funded through School Psychology Apprenticeships (years 1-2) and Internships (year 3) in local school districts. Project FOCCUS and Project Hi2LD provide substantial tuition coverage for 2-5 students per cohort per year.

Student Enrollment Data

2023 / 2024	Specialist	Doctoral
Total Enrollment (including interns)	10	28
# of First Year Students	5	3
# of Male Students	1	5
# of Minority Students*	3	11
# of interns during the academic year	2	8
# of accepted students for 2023 / 2024	12	5
# of applicants for 2023 / 2024	58	56

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

Faculty

Name	Email	FTE	Minority
John Carlson	carlsoj@msu.edu	100 %
Sara Witmer	sbolt@msu.edu	100 %
Jana Aupperlee	aupperl3@msu.edu	100 %
Martin Volker	volkerma@msu.edu	75 %
Kristin Rispoli	rispolik@msu.edu	100 %
Courtenay Morsi Barrett	moricou@msu.edu	100 %	✔
Dante Dixson	dixsond2@msu.edu	75 %	✔

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?

Doctoral

Formal Option for Respecialization?

Internship Settings

2023 / 2024	Specialist	Doctoral
Total Number of Interns	2	8
Total completing internship entirely in school settings	2	1
Total completing internships partly in school settings		0
Total completing internships entirely outside school settings		7
Total APA Accredited Internships		8
Total APPIC listed meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines (not APA)		0
Total APPIC listed not meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines		0
Total meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines not APPIC listed		0
Total not APPIC listed and not meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines		0

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

Student Outcome Data

2021 / 2022	Specialist	Doctoral
# of students completing program (including internship)	3	2
Mean # of years to complete the program	3	5.5
Median # of years to complete the program	3	5.5
# of students who transferred to a School Psych Doctoral Program	0
# of students that left the program prior to graduation	0	0
# of graduates employed by schools	3	0
# employed in settings other than schools	0	2
# employed in a faculty position	0	0
# entering other fields	0	0
# continuing formal education	0	0
# not employed or continuing education	0	0