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California State University - Fresno

Updated: 03/22/2024

Dept of Psychology
2576 East San Ramon ST11
Fresno, CA 93740

Program Director: Hong Ni

E-mail: hongni@csufresno.edu

Program Website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/csm/psych/degrees-programs/graduate/school.html

Programs Offered and Program Approvals
  • Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), NCATE/CAEP Recognized
    Approved by the State Department of Education
    Graduation Credit Hours: 71
    Not 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 work3
Minimum hours per semester40.0
Minimum stipend/salary per week$60
Minimum tuition waiver (%)0%

Internship

 
Number of interns who received stipends12
Median Stipend / Pay per year$23000

Additional Information

 
Website
https://csm.fresnostate.edu/psych/degrees-programs/graduate/school.html
Student Enrollment Data

2023 / 2024

Specialist
Total Enrollment (including interns)36
# of First Year Students12
# of Male Students7
# of Minority Students*9
# of interns during the academic year12
# of accepted students for 2023 / 202412
# of applicants for 2023 / 202486
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
NameEmailFTEMinority
Hong Nihongni@csufresno.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
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
Yes
Description of Respecialization Process
Individual basis – prior coursework and relevant experience.
Culminating Documentation
Recommendation for credential
Internship Settings

2023 / 2024

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Number of Interns120
Total completing internship entirely in school settings120
Total completing internships partly in school settings0
Total completing internships entirely outside school settings0
Total APA Accredited Internships0
Total APPIC listed meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines (not APA)0
Total APPIC listed not meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines0
Total meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines not APPIC listed0
Total not APPIC listed and not meeting CDSPP Internship Guidelines0
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
  • 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 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
# of students completing program (including internship)12
Mean # of years to complete the program3
Median # of years to complete the program3
# of students who transferred to a School Psych Doctoral Program0
# of students that left the program prior to graduation0
# of graduates employed by schools13
# employed in settings other than schools0
# employed in a faculty position0
# entering other fields0
# continuing formal education0
# not employed or continuing education0