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University of Texas - San Antonio
Updated: 03/01/2023Department of Educational Psychology
501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.
Office DBB 4.332
San Antonio, TX 78207
Program Director: Felicia Castro-Villarreal
E-mail: felicia.castrovillarreal@utsa.edu
Program Website: https://education.utsa.edu/departments/educational-psychology/programs.html
* For those interested in starting summer, the UTSA's Department of Educational Psychology is proud to announce three new and exciting, grant opportunities that may be of interest: Project BEAMS, Project DEEP, and Project EARLY!
Additional information regarding these opportunities is provided below.
Project BEAMS
Funding Package = up to $34,000
Project BEAMS will allow UTSA school psychology students to participate in specialized professional development in school based mental health from experts in the field.
Students will be able to immediately support the San Antonio community by providing mental health services in the Southwest Independent School District.
o For additional information, please contact Dr. Victor Villarreal at Victor.Villarreal@utsa.edu
Project DEEP
Funding Package = $10,000
Project DEEP aims to co-educate aspiring teachers of the deaf, and future school psychologists via interdisciplinary training preparation.
DEEP scholars will learn and practice working with children who are deaf and/or hard of hearing.
o For additional information, please contact Dr. Jeremy Sullivan at Jeremy.Sullivan@utsa.edu.
Project EARLY
Funding Package = $25,000
Project EARLY's goal is to increase the quantity and quality of culturally-responsive early childhood specialists trained to identify and provide interventions for infants and toddlers at-risk for or diagnosed with autism.
Website: https://www.abautsa.com/project-early.html
o For additional information, please contact our Graduate Advisor of Record, Dr. Hannah MacNaul at Hannah.MacNaul@utsa.edu
If you have additional questions, or would like to discuss these opportunities further, please contact the corresponding faculty listed.
Programs Offered and Program Approvals
- Specialist level, NASP Approved/Accredited (full)
Graduation Credit Hours: 66
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
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022 |
| # of Students Taking Praxis | 17 |
Percent Qualifying for the NCSP
(Score of 147) | 100% |
| Minimum Score | 148 |
| Maximum Score | 179 |
| Median Score | 167 |
| Mean Score | 165 |
* 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
Description of Respecialization Process
RESPECIALIZATION NOT OFFERED.
PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP COURSEWORK ONLY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREREQUISITES AT UTSA.
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). | Yes |
| 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
- Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
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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. | - Inclusion across some (not all) required courses
- Extracurricular Events (e.g., Town Halls, Institute Days)
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Student Outcome Data
