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? | Yes |
| Anticipate opening a search for a new faculty member in the upcoming academic year? | Yes |
Specialist
Formal Option for Respecialization?
Yes
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
Yes
Minimum Graduate Credit Hours for Respecialization
41
Description of Respecialization Process
students can apply to the specialist level portion of the program (a minimum of 41 credits) , their transcripts are reviewed and any courses they do not have that are in the Master degree program in School Psychology are added to their Specialist degree program
Culminating Documentation
Specialist degree in School Psychology
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.”
