School Psychology Program Information

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Indiana State University

Updated: 03/29/2024

Bayh College of Education
401 N 7th Street
University Hall Room 310d
Terre Haute, IN 47809

Program Director: Carrie Ball

E-mail: carrie.ball@indstate.edu

Program Website: http://coe.indstate.edu/cdcsep/counseling/edpsych/index.htm

Programs Offered and Program Approvals
  • Doctoral level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full)
    Graduation Credit Hours: 114
    Accessible to Working Professionals
  • Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full), NCATE/CAEP Recognized
    Graduation Credit Hours: 63
    Accessible to Working Professionals
Financial Support
SpecialistDoctoral

Assistantship/Traineeship

  
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?YesYes
Total number of students receiving an assistantship/traineeship10
Minimum hours per semester160.0160.0
Minimum stipend/salary per week$190$280
Minimum tuition waiver (%)70%70%

Hourly Work

  
Do students in your program have access to hourly work?No

Internship

  
Number of interns who received stipends62
Number of interns who received stipends$24000$40000

Additional Information

  
Student Enrollment Data

2024 / 2025

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Enrollment (including interns)2814
# of First Year Students103
# of Male Students35
# of Minority Students*32
# of interns during the academic year62
# of accepted students for 2024 / 2025184
# of applicants for 2024 / 2025306
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
NameEmailFTEMinority
Carrie Ballcarrie.ball@indstate.edu100 %
Alyce Hopplealyce.hopple@indstate.edu100 %
Donna Wetzel-Deitersdonna.wetzel-deiters@indstate.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

# of Students Taking Praxis8
Percent Qualifying for the NCSP
(Score of 147)
100%
Minimum Score162
Maximum Score183
Median Score169
Mean Score169
* 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?
Yes
Minimum Graduate Credit Hours for Respecialization
28
Description of Respecialization Process
Respecialization is completed on an individual basis by considering documentation from prior coursework (e.g., course syllabi) to determine if those experiences are equatable to select course requirements.
Culminating Documentation
Syllabi from previous coursework

Doctoral

Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Internship Settings

2024 / 2025

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Number of Interns62
Total completing internship entirely in school settings61
Total completing internships entirely outside school settings1
Total APA Accredited Internships1
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 social justice that align with the NASP definition and extends beyond cultural awareness into action.
    Student Outcome Data

    2022 / 2023

    SpecialistDoctoral
    # of students completing program (including internship)62
    Mean # of years to complete the program35
    Median # of years to complete the program35
    # of students who transferred to a School Psych Doctoral Program1
    # of students that left the program prior to graduation21
    # of graduates employed by schools62