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University of Maryland - College Park

Updated: 03/01/2023

3228 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 three different research labs: Emotions, Equity, & Education Lab (Dr. Colleen O'Neal), Temperament & Narratives Lab (Dr. Hedy Teglasi), and Bullying Prevention and Mental Health Promotion Lab (Dr. Cixin Wang).

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
Student Enrollment Data

2022 / 2023

Doctoral
Total Enrollment (including interns)23
# of First Year Students4
# of Male Students0
# of Minority Students*12
# of interns during the academic year6
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
NameEmailFTEMinority
Colleen O’Neal onealc01@umd.edu100 %
Hedy Teglasihteglasi@umd.edu100 %
Cixin Wangcxwang@umd.edu100 %✔
Chunyan Yang✔
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

01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022

# of Students Taking Praxis8
Percent Qualifying for the NCSP
(Score of 147)		100%
Minimum Score166
Maximum Score186
Median Score178
Mean Score177
* Refers to the % of individuals that have, at one point, passed the exam based on a score of 165 (prior to September 2014) or 147 (September 2014 and on), regardless of number of attempts.
** All data were produced using the ETS® Data Manager for The Praxis SeriesTM tests. Some data may be incomplete given that not all examinees identify their origin program.
*** Aggregated Praxis statistics (median score, minimum/maximum scores, percentage passing) are available only for programs that have had at least five students designating their program/institution as a score recipient within the reporting period.
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

2022 / 2023

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Number of Interns6
Total completing internship entirely in school settings5
Total completing internships entirely outside school settings1
Total APA Accredited Internships3
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)
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
  • Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
  • Research Opportunities
Student Outcome Data

2021 / 2022

Doctoral
# of students completing program (including internship)6
Mean # of years to complete the program6.2
Median # of years to complete the program6
# of students that left the program prior to graduation0