2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

School Psychology, Professional Diploma

Program Description

The School Psychology Professional Diploma Program, with provisional accreditation by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), is a 66 credit professional training program, which leads to NJ certification as a school psychologist, the National Certification in School Psychology (NCSP),  and the Professional Diploma in School Psychology. Students will earn the M.A. in Educational Psychology after successful completion of the first year of the program including 30 credit hours. The curriculum, designed within the practitioner-scientist model, enables successful graduates to function as members of an interdisciplinary team of specialists within school settings. Through required coursework, practica, and internship experiences, students are provided an opportunity to develop skills in counseling, assessment, consultation, and evidence-based interventions which promote the optimal functioning of children and youth ages three to 21 years. Students also develop knowledge and skills that promote healthy and safe school climates for students, their families, and school personnel. The program stresses the need for school psychologists to understand the varied religious, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics of their students and school communities.

Prerequisites

Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Experimental Psychology (or equivalent).

Degree Requirements

  • 66 credits
  • Practica in counseling, assessment, and consultation
  • Internships (1200 hours minimum)
  • Two comprehensive examinations
  • Praxis II Exam in School Psychology

Foundation Courses 30

PSYD 5010DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

3

PSY 5230TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS

3

PSY 5320LEARNING THEORY AND APPLICATION

3

PSYD 5040ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSYD 5000PROSEM 1A ROLE AND FUNCTION

1

PSYD 5500STATISTICAL METHODS AND ANALYSIS

3

PSYD 5050EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

3

SPED 5020EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

3

EDL 5613CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION: THEORY AND PRACTICE

3

PSYD 5001PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 1B: ROLE AND FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST- PART 2

2

EDL 5502PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION I

3

Professional Courses 36

All courses in the professional sequence require matriculation in the School Psychology Professional Diploma Program, an appropriate MA degree, and permission of the coordinator.

PSYD 6010COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT

4

PSYD 6020BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL EVALUATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

3

PSYD 6030EVIDENCE BASED BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS IN SCHOOLS

3

PSYD 6000PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IIA: LAW AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

2

PSYD 6040ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION IN SCHOOLS

3

PSYD 6050PROGRAM EVALUATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH

3

PSYD 6060INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT BATTERY

3

PSYD 6070SCHOOL-FAMILY-COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION

3

PSYD 6001PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IIB: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

1

PSYD 6080ADDRESSING DIVERSITY IN SCHOOL AND CLINICAL CONTEXTS

3

PSYD 6090EXTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSYD 6100PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 3A-CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN SCHOOL SETTINGS

3

PSYD 6091EXTERNSHIP IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSYD 6101PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IIIB: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

1

Total Credit Hours: 66