School Psychology Program Information

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Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Updated: 02/07/2024

Psychology and Counseling
1001 Leadership Place
Killeen, TX 76549

Program Director: Coady Lapierre

E-mail: lapierre@tamuct.edu

Program Website: https://www.tamuct.edu/degrees/graduate/school-psychology.html

* Specialist degree in School Psychology

Programs Offered and Program Approvals
  • Specialist level
    Graduation Credit Hours: 63
    Accessible to Working Professionals
    Does not offer at least 50% of instruction via distance education
Financial Support
Specialist

Assistantship/Traineeship

 
Do students in your program have access to an assistantship/traineeship?No

Hourly Work

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

Internship

 
Student Enrollment Data

2023 / 2024

Specialist
Total Enrollment (including interns)26
# of First Year Students7
# of Male Students3
# of Minority Students*9
# of interns during the academic year6
# of accepted students for 2023 / 20247
# of applicants for 2023 / 20248
* Note: Minority students are defined as those from ethnic/racial minorities historically underrepresented in United States colleges and universities.
Faculty
NameEmailFTEMinority
Coady Lapierrelapierre@tamuct.edu100 %
Randi Gonzalesrgonzales@tamuct.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
No data from program has been submitted.
Respecialization

Specialist

Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
Yes
Description of Respecialization Process
Students can transfer up to 12 hours from other graduate degrees into the program.

Doctoral

Formal Option for Respecialization?
No
Evaluation through standard Admissions?
No
Internship Settings

2023 / 2024

SpecialistDoctoral
Total Number of Interns6
Total completing internship entirely in school settings6
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
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

    2021 / 2022

    Specialist
    # of students completing program (including internship)6
    # of students who transferred to a School Psych Doctoral Program0
    # of students that left the program prior to graduation2
    # of graduates employed by schools6
    # employed in settings other than schools0
    # employed in a faculty position0
    # entering other fields0
    # continuing formal education1
    # not employed or continuing education0