Course Requirements - Year One: 13 Credits

Fall Semester (5.5 course credits)

• ED 230 Foundations of Learning, Cognition, and Academic Intervention
• ED 237 Common Factors in Counseling: Evidence-Baseded Approaches to Building Strong Relationships
• ED 241 Foundations and Contemporary Practices in Psychoeducational Assessment
• ED 255 Professional Practice, Ethics, and the Law in School Psychology
• ED 142 Education of the Exceptional Child
• ED 221 First Year Seminar in School Psychology Practice (half course)

Spring Semester (5.5 course credits)

• ED 243 Assessment of Cognitive Abilities
• ED 245 Social and Emotional Development in Childhood and Adolescence
• ED 249 Issues in Multicultural Theory, Research, and Practice in Schools
• ED 274 Methods of School Psychology Research
• One course in Social and Cultural Foundations of Education from among:
  • ED 161 Sociology of the School
  • ED 162 Class, Race and Gender in the History of U.S. Education
  • ED 167 Critical Race Theory Seminar: Issues in Urban Education
  • CD 164 Cultural Diversity in Child/Family Services
  • CD 177 Bilingual Children in U.S. Schools
  • PS 187 Politics in Public Education
  • CD 182 Social Policies for Children and Families (waiver required)
  • CD 143 Youth Violence in America (waiver required)
• ED 221 First Year Seminar in School Psychology Practice (half course)

Summer I (2 course credits)

• ED 253 Biological Bases of Behavior in Educational Settings
• ED 140 Behavior Management in the Classroom

Summer II (2 course credits as needed)

• ED 252 Group Dynamics in Educational Settings
• Foundations course as needed

The M.A. is awarded following completion of 13 courses and pre-practicum.

Related Information:
    Course Requirements - Year Two
    Course Requirements - Year Three

NOTE:Students entering with teaching experience, experience with children with disabilities, or an undergraduate major in special education or related field, may, with advisor permission, take one course from the approved list of courses in Exceptionalities in Learning in lieu of ED142.