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Florida International University
Updated: 03/19/2024Florida International University
College of Education ZEB 238 A
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Program Director: Andy Pham
E-mail: avpham@fiu.edu
Program Website: https://case.fiu.edu/crsp/eds-in-school-psychology/
* The Ed.S. program in School Psychology at FIU uses a scientist-practitioner model of training, with emphasis on evidence-based practices and social justice. Faculty are committed in the preparation of graduate students to work in diverse school settings.
Applicants to the program may be eligible for various funding opportunities in 1 of 2 ways: (1) Federal training grants (e.g., providing tuition waiver, and stipends for some), or (2) department funding as a graduate assistant, which is offered on a limited basis. More information is available on our main page.
Programs Offered and Program Approvals
- Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), NCATE/CAEP Recognized
Approved by the State Department of Education
Other Accreditations: SACS
Graduation Credit Hours: 73
Accessible to Working Professionals
Does not offer at least 50% of instruction via distance education
Financial Support
Student Enrollment Data
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
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? | Yes |
PRAXIS
No data from program has been submitted.
Respecialization
Specialist
Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
Yes
Description of Respecialization Process
These students apply to the program just like any other students. Then we look at their credentials. Also courses must have been taken within the past 9 years.
Internship Settings
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)
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| 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)
- Research Opportunities
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Student Outcome Data
