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University of Maryland - College Park
Updated: 03/11/20243228 Benjamin Building
College Park, MD 20742-1125
Program Director: Cixin Wang
E-mail: cxwang@umd.edu
Program Website: https://www.education.umd.edu/CHSE/academics/specialization/schoolPsychology.html
* The University of Maryland School Psychology Program is a research-intensive, Ph.D. program in professional psychology that embodies the scientist-practitioner orientation. Faculty and students represent a breadth of theoretical orientations, research and professional interests. All students are actively engaged in research through four different research labs: Emotions, Equity, & Education Lab (Dr. Colleen O'Neal),
Temperament & Narratives Lab (Dr. Hedy Teglasi),
Bullying Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Lab (Dr. Cixin Wang), and Risk, Resilience and Culture Lab (Dr. Chunyan Yang)
Programs Offered and Program Approvals
- Doctoral level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), APA-Accredited
Other Accreditations: APA
Graduation Credit Hours: 102
Not 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? | No |
PRAXIS
No data from program has been submitted.
Respecialization
Specialist
Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
No
Doctoral
Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
Yes
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 all required courses (excluding statistics)
- 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. | - A specific required course on social justice
- Inclusion across all required courses (excluding statistics)
- Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
- Research Opportunities
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Student Outcome Data
